Psalm 118:1-2

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Psalm 118

¹Give thanks to the Lord,^(A) for he is good;^(B)
his love endures forever.^(C)

²Let Israel say:^(D)
“His love endures forever.”^(E)

Psalm 118:14-24

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¹⁴The Lord is my strength^(A) and my defense^[a];
he has become my salvation.^(B)

¹⁵Shouts of joy^(C) and victory
    resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand^(D) has done mighty things!^(E)
¹⁶    The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
    the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
¹⁷I will not die^(F) but live,
    and will proclaim^(G) what the Lord has done.
¹⁸The Lord has chastened^(H) me severely,
    but he has not given me over to death.^(I)
¹⁹Open for me the gates^(J) of the righteous;
    I will enter^(K) and give thanks to the Lord.
²⁰This is the gate of the Lord^(L)
    through which the righteous may enter.^(M)
²¹I will give you thanks, for you answered me;^(N)
    you have become my salvation.^(O)

²²The stone^(P) the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;^(Q)
²³the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous^(R) in our eyes.
²⁴The Lord has done it this very day;
    let us rejoice today and be glad.^(S)

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Footnotes

Psalm 118:14 Or song

Joshua 10:16-27

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Five Amorite Kings Killed

¹⁶Now the five kings had fled^(A) and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. ¹⁷When Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah, ¹⁸he said, “Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it. ¹⁹But don’t stop; pursue your enemies! Attack them from the rear and don’t let them reach their cities, for the Lord your God has given them into your hand.”

²⁰So Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely,^(B) but a few survivors managed to reach their fortified cities.^(C) ²¹The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.

²²Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.” ²³So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon. ²⁴When they had brought these kings^(D) to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet^(E) on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet^(F) on their necks.

²⁵Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous.^(G) This is what the Lord will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.” ²⁶Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until evening.

²⁷At sunset^(H) Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day.^(I)

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1 Corinthians 5:6-8

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⁶Your boasting is not good.^(A) Don’t you know that a little yeast^(B) leavens the whole batch of dough?^(C) ⁷Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.^(D) ⁸Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread^(E) of sincerity and truth.