Psalm 115-118
New American Standard Bible
Heathen Idols Contrasted with the Lord.
115 (A)Not to us, Lord, not to us,
But (B)to Your name give glory,
Because of Your mercy, because of Your [a]truth.
2 (C)Why should the nations say,
“(D)Where, then, is their God?”
3 But our (E)God is in the heavens;
He (F)does whatever He pleases.
4 Their (G)idols are silver and gold,
The (H)work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, but they (I)cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
6 They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
7 [b]They have hands, but they cannot feel;
[c]They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
8 (J)Those who make them [d]will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
9 (K)Israel, (L)trust in the Lord;
He is their (M)help and their shield.
10 House of (N)Aaron, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
11 You who [e](O)fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord (P)has been mindful of us; He will bless us.
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will (Q)bless those who [f]fear the Lord,
(R)The small together with the great.
14 May the Lord (S)increase you,
You and your children.
15 May you be blessed of the Lord,
(T)Maker of heaven and earth.
16 The heavens are (U)the heavens of the Lord,
But (V)the earth He has given to the sons of mankind.
17 The (W)dead do not praise [g]the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into (X)silence;
18 But as for us, we will (Y)bless [h]the Lord
From this time and forever.
[i]Praise [j]the Lord!
Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.
116 (Z)I love the Lord, because He (AA)hears
My voice and my pleas.
2 Because He has (AB)inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The (AC)snares of death encompassed me
And the [k]terrors of [l]Sheol [m]came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4 Then (AD)I called upon the name of the Lord:
“Please, Lord, (AE)save my [n]life!”
5 (AF)Gracious is the Lord, and (AG)righteous;
Yes, our God is (AH)compassionate.
6 The Lord watches over (AI)the simple;
I was (AJ)brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your (AK)rest, my soul,
For the Lord has (AL)dealt generously with you.
8 For You have (AM)rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling.
9 I shall walk before the Lord
In the [o](AN)land of the living.
10 I (AO)believed when I said,
“I am (AP)greatly afflicted.”
11 I (AQ)said in my alarm,
“(AR)All people are liars.”
12 What shall I (AS)repay to the Lord
For all His (AT)benefits [p]to me?
13 I will lift up the (AU)cup of salvation,
And (AV)call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will (AW)pay my vows to the Lord;
May it be (AX)in the presence of all His people!
15 (AY)Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones.
16 O Lord, [q]I surely am (AZ)Your slave,
I am Your slave, the (BA)son of Your female slave,
You have (BB)unfastened my restraints.
17 I will offer You (BC)a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And (BD)call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will (BE)pay my vows to the Lord,
May it be in the presence of all His people,
19 In the (BF)courtyards of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, (BG)Jerusalem!
[r]Praise [s]the Lord!
A Psalm of Praise.
117 (BH)Praise the Lord, all nations;
Sing His praises, all peoples!
2 For His (BI)mercy toward us is [t]great,
And the [u](BJ)truth of the Lord is everlasting.
[v]Praise [w]the Lord!
Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.
118 (BK)Give thanks to the Lord, for (BL)He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.
2 Let (BM)Israel say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
3 Oh let the (BN)house of Aaron say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
4 Let those (BO)who [x]fear the Lord say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
5 From my (BP)distress I called upon [y]the Lord;
[z]The Lord answered me and (BQ)put me in an open space.
6 The Lord is (BR)for me; I will (BS)not fear;
(BT)What can man do to me?
7 The Lord is for me (BU)among those who help me;
Therefore I will (BV)look with satisfaction on those who hate me.
8 It is (BW)better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in people.
9 It is (BX)better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in noblemen.
10 All nations (BY)surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly (BZ)fend them off.
11 They (CA)surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
12 They surrounded me (CB)like bees;
They were extinguished like a (CC)fire of thorn bushes;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
13 You (CD)pushed me violently so that I [aa]was falling,
But the Lord (CE)helped me.
14 [ab](CF)The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become (CG)my salvation.
15 The sound of (CH)joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The (CI)right hand of the Lord performs valiantly.
16 The (CJ)right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord performs valiantly.
17 I (CK)will not die, but live,
And (CL)tell of the works of [ac]the Lord.
18 [ad]The Lord has (CM)disciplined me severely,
But He has (CN)not turned me over to death.
19 (CO)Open the gates of righteousness to me;
I will enter through them, I will give thanks to [ae]the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
The (CP)righteous will enter through it.
21 I will give thanks to You, for You have (CQ)answered me,
And You have (CR)become my salvation.
22 A (CS)stone which the builders rejected
Has become the [af]chief cornerstone.
23 This came about from the Lord;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let’s (CT)rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Please, O Lord, (CU)do save us;
Please, O Lord, do send (CV)prosperity!
26 (CW)Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have (CX)blessed you from the house of the Lord.
27 (CY)The Lord is God, and He has given us (CZ)light;
Bind the festival sacrifice [ag]to the (DA)horns of the altar with cords.
28 (DB)You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, (DC)I exalt You.
29 (DD)Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.
Footnotes
- Psalm 115:1 Or faithfulness
- Psalm 115:7 Lit Their hands
- Psalm 115:7 Lit Their feet
- Psalm 115:8 Or are like them
- Psalm 115:11 Or revere
- Psalm 115:13 Or revere
- Psalm 115:17 Heb Yah
- Psalm 115:18 Heb Yah
- Psalm 115:18 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 115:18 Heb Yah
- Psalm 116:3 Lit straits
- Psalm 116:3 I.e., the netherworld
- Psalm 116:3 Lit found me
- Psalm 116:4 Or soul
- Psalm 116:9 Lit lands
- Psalm 116:12 Lit upon
- Psalm 116:16 Or because I am
- Psalm 116:19 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 116:19 Heb Yah
- Psalm 117:2 Lit superior to us
- Psalm 117:2 Or faithfulness
- Psalm 117:2 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 117:2 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:4 Or revere
- Psalm 118:5 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:5 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:13 Or fell
- Psalm 118:14 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:17 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:18 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:19 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:22 Lit head of the corner
- Psalm 118:27 Lit unto
Psalm 115-118
Amplified Bible
Pagan Idols Contrasted with the Lord.
115 Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth and faithfulness.
2
Why should the nations say,
“Where, now, is their God?”
3
But our God is in heaven;
He does whatever He pleases.
4
The idols [of the nations] are silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.
5
They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
6
They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
7
They have hands, but they cannot feel;
They have feet, but they cannot walk;
Nor can they make a sound with their throats.
8
Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.(A)
9
O Israel, trust and take refuge in the Lord! [Be confident in Him, cling to Him, rely on His word!]
He is their help and their shield.
10
O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
11
You who [reverently] fear the Lord, trust in Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
12
The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless,
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13
He will bless those who fear and worship the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder],
Both the small and the great.(B)
14
May the Lord give you [great] increase,
You and your children.
15
May you be blessed of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
16
The heavens are the heavens of the Lord,
But the earth He has given to the children of men.
17
The dead do not praise the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into silence;
18
But as for us, we will bless and affectionately and gratefully praise the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.
116 I love the Lord, because He hears [and continues to hear]
My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).
2
Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.
3
The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4
Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, please save my life!”
5
Gracious is the Lord, and [consistently] righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.
6
[a]The Lord protects the simple (childlike);
I was brought low [humbled and discouraged], and He saved me.
7
Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.(C)
8
For You have rescued my life from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling and falling.
9
I will walk [in submissive wonder] before the Lord
In the land of the living.
10
I believed [and clung to my God] when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.”(D)
11
I said in my alarm,
“All men are liars.”
12
What will I give to the Lord [in return]
For all His benefits toward me?
[How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?]
13
I will lift up the cup of salvation
And call on the name of the Lord.
14
I will pay my vows to the Lord,
Yes, in the presence of all His people.
15
[b]Precious [and of great consequence] in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones [so He watches over them].
16
O Lord, truly I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid;
You have unfastened my chains.
17
I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call on the name of the Lord.
18
I will pay my vows to the Lord,
Yes, in the presence of all His people,
19
In the courts of the Lord’s house (temple)—
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
A Psalm of Praise.
117 O praise the Lord, all you nations!
Praise Him, all you people!(E)
2
For His lovingkindness prevails over us [and we triumph and overcome through Him],
And the truth of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.
118 O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
2
Oh let Israel say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
3
Oh let the house of Aaron say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
4
Oh let those who [reverently] fear the Lord, say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
5
Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
The Lord answered me and set me free.
6
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.
What can [mere] man do to me?(F)
7
The Lord is on my side, He is among those who help me;
Therefore I will look [in triumph] on those who hate me.
8
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in man.
9
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in princes.
10
All nations encompassed me;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
11
They encompassed me, yes, they surrounded me [on every side];
In the name of the Lord I will cut them off.
12
They swarmed around me like bees;
They flare up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.(G)
13
You [my enemy] pushed me violently so that I was falling,
But the Lord helped me.
14
The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
15
The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
16
The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
17
I will not die, but live,
And declare the works and recount the illustrious acts of the Lord.
18
The Lord has disciplined me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.(H)
19
Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.
20
This is the gate of the Lord;
The righteous will enter through it.(I)
21
I will give thanks to You, for You have heard and answered me;
And You have become my salvation [my Rescuer, my Savior].
22
The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the [c]chief corner stone.
23
This is from the Lord and is His doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.(J)
24
This [day in which God has saved me] is the day which the Lord has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25
O Lord, save now, we beseech You;
O Lord, we beseech You, send now prosperity and give us success!
26
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord [you who come into His sanctuary under His guardianship].(K)
27
The Lord is God, and He has given us light [illuminating us with His grace and freedom and joy].
Bind the festival sacrifices with [d]cords to the horns of the altar.
28
You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
[You are] my God, I extol You.
29
O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 116:6 In Jewish tradition this became a common saying to explain how some people could do ill-advised things and not suffer for them.
- Psalm 116:15 The ancient rabbis interpreted this verse to mean that it is hard for God to declare death upon the righteous.
- Psalm 118:22 This refers either to the prominent stone at the top of a corner tower, or perhaps more likely to the stone at the foundation of a corner, the first stone laid for a structure (cf Eph 2:20). The special significance of the latter is that the shape of its sides determined how the walls were laid out. The verse refers prophetically to Jesus the Messiah (see Matt 21:42 etc.), but the ancient rabbis interpreted it as a reference to David, who started as a humble shepherd, not the background one would expect for a king. Some prophetic passages refer to an event in the past that is a precursor or foreshadowing of the future prophetic event.
- Psalm 118:27 Lit branches. In Jewish tradition this is interpreted as a ritual for the Feast of Booths. The term “festival” is understood as a reference to the lulav, several branches bound together and later placed against the altar so that they reach to the top of the horns and bend over the altar.
Psalm 115-118
English Standard Version
To Your Name Give Glory
115 (A)Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
(B)for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
2 Why should the nations say,
(C)“Where is their God?”
3 (D)Our God is in the heavens;
(E)he does all that he pleases.
4 (F)Their idols are silver and gold,
(G)the work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, (H)but do not speak;
eyes, but do not see.
6 They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
7 They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
and they do not make a sound in their throat.
8 (I)Those who make them become like them;
so do all who trust in them.
9 O (J)Israel,[a] (K)trust in the Lord!
He is their (L)help and their shield.
10 O (M)house of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and (N)their shield.
11 You (O)who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us;
he will bless (P)the house of Israel;
he will bless (Q)the house of Aaron;
13 he will (R)bless those who fear the Lord,
(S)both the small and the great.
14 May the Lord (T)give you increase,
you and your children!
15 May (U)you be blessed by the Lord,
(V)who made heaven and earth!
16 The heavens are the Lord's heavens,
but the earth he has given to the children of man.
17 (W)The dead do not praise the Lord,
nor do any who go down into (X)silence.
18 But (Y)we will bless the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.
(Z)Praise the Lord!
I Love the Lord
116 I (AA)love the Lord, because he has (AB)heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2 Because he (AC)inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 (AD)The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4 Then (AE)I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
5 (AF)Gracious is the Lord, and (AG)righteous;
our God is (AH)merciful.
6 The Lord preserves (AI)the simple;
when (AJ)I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return, O my soul, to your (AK)rest;
for the Lord has (AL)dealt bountifully with you.
8 For (AM)you have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling;
9 I will walk before the Lord
(AN)in the land of the living.
10 (AO)I believed, (AP)even when[b] I spoke:
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11 (AQ)I said in my alarm,
(AR)“All mankind are liars.”
12 What shall I (AS)render to the Lord
for all his benefits to me?
13 I will lift up (AT)the cup of salvation
and (AU)call on the name of the Lord,
14 I will (AV)pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15 (AW)Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his (AX)saints.
16 O Lord, I am your (AY)servant;
I am your servant, (AZ)the son of your maidservant.
You have (BA)loosed my bonds.
17 I will (BB)offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and (BC)call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will (BD)pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19 in (BE)the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
(BF)Praise the Lord!
The Lord's Faithfulness Endures Forever
117 (BG)Praise the Lord, all nations!
Extol him, all peoples!
2 For (BH)great is his steadfast love toward us,
and (BI)the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
(BJ)Praise the Lord!
His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
118 (BK)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 (BL)Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
3 (BM)Let the house of Aaron say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
4 (BN)Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
5 (BO)Out of my distress I (BP)called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me (BQ)free.
6 (BR)The Lord is on my side; (BS)I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 (BT)The Lord is on my side as my helper;
I shall (BU)look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 (BV)It is better to take refuge in the Lord
(BW)than to trust in man.
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
(BX)than to trust in princes.
10 (BY)All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
12 (BZ)They surrounded me like bees;
they went out like (CA)a fire among thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
13 I was (CB)pushed hard,[c] so that I was falling,
but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and my song;
(CC)he has become my salvation.
15 Glad songs of salvation
are in the tents of the righteous:
(CD)“The right hand of the Lord (CE)does valiantly,
16 the right hand of the Lord exalts,
the right hand of the Lord (CF)does valiantly!”
17 (CG)I shall not die, but I shall live,
and (CH)recount the deeds of the Lord.
18 The Lord has (CI)disciplined me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.
19 (CJ)Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
(CK)the righteous shall enter through it.
21 I thank you that (CL)you have answered me
(CM)and have become my salvation.
22 (CN)The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.[d]
23 This is the Lord's doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save us, we pray, O Lord!
O Lord, we pray, give us success!
26 (CO)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
We (CP)bless you from the house of the Lord.
27 The Lord is God,
and he has made (CQ)his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
up to (CR)the horns of the altar!
28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will (CS)extol you.
29 (CT)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Footnotes
- Psalm 115:9 Masoretic Text; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac O house of Israel
- Psalm 116:10 Or believed, indeed; Septuagint believed, therefore
- Psalm 118:13 Hebrew You (that is, the enemy) pushed me hard
- Psalm 118:22 Hebrew the head of the corner
Psalm 115-118
King James Version
115 Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
9 O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.
14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.
16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
17 The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.
18 But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord.
116 I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
6 The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.
12 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?
13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
16 O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
19 In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
117 O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.
118 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
4 Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
5 I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
10 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.
11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
12 They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
18 The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:
20 This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.
21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
23 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.
27 God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
28 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
29 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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