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Psalm 118:5-20
The Message
Psalm 118:5-20
The Message
5-16 Pushed to the wall, I called to God;
from the wide open spaces, he answered.
God’s now at my side and I’m not afraid;
who would dare lay a hand on me?
God’s my strong champion;
I flick off my enemies like flies.
Far better to take refuge in God
than trust in people;
Far better to take refuge in God
than trust in celebrities.
Hemmed in by barbarians,
in God’s name I rubbed their faces in the dirt;
Hemmed in and with no way out,
in God’s name I rubbed their faces in the dirt;
Like swarming bees, like wild prairie fire, they hemmed me in;
in God’s name I rubbed their faces in the dirt.
I was right on the cliff-edge, ready to fall,
when God grabbed and held me.
God’s my strength, he’s also my song,
and now he’s my salvation.
Hear the shouts, hear the triumph songs
in the camp of the saved?
“The hand of God has turned the tide!
The hand of God is raised in victory!
The hand of God has turned the tide!”
17-20 I didn’t die. I lived!
And now I’m telling the world what God did.
God tested me, he pushed me hard,
but he didn’t hand me over to Death.
Swing wide the city gates—the righteous gates!
I’ll walk right through and thank God!
This Temple Gate belongs to God,
so the victors can enter and praise.
Psalm 118:5-20
New International Version
Psalm 118:5-20
New International Version
5 When hard pressed,(A) I cried to the Lord;
he brought me into a spacious place.(B)
6 The Lord is with me;(C) I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?(D)
7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper.(E)
I look in triumph on my enemies.(F)
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord(G)
than to trust in humans.(H)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.(I)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(J)
11 They surrounded me(K) on every side,(L)
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
12 They swarmed around me like bees,(M)
but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;(N)
in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(O)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
but the Lord helped me.(P)
14 The Lord is my strength(Q) and my defense[a];
he has become my salvation.(R)
15 Shouts of joy(S) and victory
resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand(T) has done mighty things!(U)
16 The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
17 I will not die(V) but live,
and will proclaim(W) what the Lord has done.
18 The Lord has chastened(X) me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.(Y)
19 Open for me the gates(Z) of the righteous;
I will enter(AA) and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord(AB)
through which the righteous may enter.(AC)
Footnotes
- Psalm 118:14 Or song
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