19 Open the gates of righteousness for me;
I will enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.(A)
20 This is the Lord’s gate;
the righteous will enter through it.(B)
21 I will give thanks to you
because you have answered me
and have become my salvation.(C)
22 The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.(D)
23 This came from the Lord;
it is wondrous in our sight.(E)
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
let’s rejoice and be glad in it.(F)

25 Lord, save us!
Lord, please grant us success!(G)
26 He who comes in the name
of the Lord is blessed.(H)
From the house of the Lord we bless you.(I)
27 The Lord is God and has given us light.
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords
to the horns of the altar.(J)
28 You are my God, and I will give you thanks.
You are my God; I will exalt you.(K)
29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his faithful love endures forever.(L)

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19 Open for me the gates(A) of the righteous;
    I will enter(B) and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord(C)
    through which the righteous may enter.(D)
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;(E)
    you have become my salvation.(F)

22 The stone(G) the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;(H)
23 the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous(I) in our eyes.
24 The Lord has done it this very day;
    let us rejoice today and be glad.(J)

25 Lord, save us!(K)
    Lord, grant us success!

26 Blessed is he who comes(L) in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.[a](M)
27 The Lord is God,(N)
    and he has made his light shine(O) on us.
With boughs in hand,(P) join in the festal procession
    up[b] to the horns of the altar.(Q)

28 You are my God, and I will praise you;
    you are my God,(R) and I will exalt(S) you.

29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 118:26 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. Psalm 118:27 Or Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it