Psalm 118:1-21

English Standard Version

^2 (B)Let Israel say,
    “His steadfast love endures forever.”
^3 (C)Let the house of Aaron say,
    “His steadfast love endures forever.”
^4 (D)Let those who fear the Lord say,
    “His steadfast love endures forever.”

^5 (E)Out of my distress I ^(F)called on the Lord;
    the Lord answered me and set me ^(G)free.
^6 (H)The Lord is on my side; ^(I)I will not fear.
    What can man do to me?
^7 (J)The Lord is on my side as my helper;
    I shall ^(K)look in triumph on those who hate me.

^8 (L)It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    ^(M)than to trust in man.
⁹ It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    ^(N)than to trust in princes.

^10 (O)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 (P)They surrounded me like bees;
    they went out like ^(Q)a fire among thorns;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
¹³ I was ^(R)pushed hard,^[a] so that I was falling,
    but the Lord helped me.

¹⁴ The Lord is my strength and my song;
    ^(S)he has become my salvation.
¹⁵ Glad songs of salvation
    are in the tents of the righteous:
^(T)“The right hand of the Lord ^(U)does valiantly,
¹⁶     the right hand of the Lord exalts,
    the right hand of the Lord ^(V)does valiantly!”

^17 (W)I shall not die, but I shall live,
    and ^(X)recount the deeds of the Lord.
¹⁸ The Lord has ^(Y)disciplined me severely,
    but he has not given me over to death.

^19 (Z)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;
    ^(AA)the righteous shall enter through it.
²¹ I thank you that ^(AB)you have answered me
    ^(AC)and have become my salvation.