Psalm 117:1-119:16

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Psalm 117

¹Praise the Lord,^(A) all you nations;^(B)
extol him, all you peoples.
²For great is his love^(C) toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord^(D) endures forever.

Praise the Lord.^[a]

Psalm 118

¹Give thanks to the Lord,^(E) for he is good;^(F)
his love endures forever.^(G)

²Let Israel say:^(H)
    “His love endures forever.”^(I)
³Let the house of Aaron say:^(J)
    “His love endures forever.”
⁴Let those who fear the Lord^(K) say:
    “His love endures forever.”

⁵When hard pressed,^(L) I cried to the Lord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.^(M)
⁶The Lord is with me;^(N) I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(O)
⁷The Lord is with me; he is my helper.^(P)
    I look in triumph on my enemies.^(Q)

⁸It is better to take refuge in the Lord^(R)
    than to trust in humans.^(S)
⁹It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.^(T)
¹⁰All the nations surrounded me,
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(U)
¹¹They surrounded me^(V) on every side,^(W)
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
¹²They swarmed around me like bees,^(X)
    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;^(Y)
    in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(Z)
¹³I was pushed back and about to fall,
    but the Lord helped me.^(AA)
¹⁴The Lord is my strength^(AB) and my defense^[b];
    he has become my salvation.^(AC)

¹⁵Shouts of joy^(AD) and victory
    resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand^(AE) has done mighty things!^(AF)
¹⁶    The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
    the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
¹⁷I will not die^(AG) but live,
    and will proclaim^(AH) what the Lord has done.
¹⁸The Lord has chastened^(AI) me severely,
    but he has not given me over to death.^(AJ)
¹⁹Open for me the gates^(AK) of the righteous;
    I will enter^(AL) and give thanks to the Lord.
²⁰This is the gate of the Lord^(AM)
    through which the righteous may enter.^(AN)
²¹I will give you thanks, for you answered me;^(AO)
    you have become my salvation.^(AP)

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

²⁵Lord, save us!^(AU)
Lord, grant us success!

²⁶Blessed is he who comes^(AV) in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.^[c]^(AW)
²⁷The Lord is God,^(AX)
    and he has made his light shine^(AY) on us.
With boughs in hand,^(AZ) join in the festal procession
    up^[d] to the horns of the altar.^(BA)

²⁸You are my God, and I will praise you;
you are my God,^(BB) and I will exalt^(BC) you.

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

Psalm 119^[e]

א Aleph

¹Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,^(BD)
    who walk^(BE) according to the law of the Lord.^(BF)
²Blessed^(BG) are those who keep his statutes^(BH)
    and seek him^(BI) with all their heart—^(BJ)
³they do no wrong^(BK)
    but follow his ways.^(BL)
⁴You have laid down precepts^(BM)
    that are to be fully obeyed.^(BN)
⁵Oh, that my ways were steadfast
    in obeying your decrees!^(BO)
⁶Then I would not be put to shame^(BP)
    when I consider all your commands.^(BQ)
⁷I will praise you with an upright heart
    as I learn your righteous laws.^(BR)
⁸I will obey your decrees;
    do not utterly forsake me.^(BS)

ב Beth

⁹How can a young person stay on the path of purity?^(BT)
    By living according to your word.^(BU)
¹⁰I seek you with all my heart;^(BV)
    do not let me stray from your commands.^(BW)
¹¹I have hidden your word in my heart^(BX)
    that I might not sin^(BY) against you.
¹²Praise be^(BZ) to you, Lord;
    teach me^(CA) your decrees.^(CB)
¹³With my lips I recount
    all the laws that come from your mouth.^(CC)
¹⁴I rejoice in following your statutes^(CD)
    as one rejoices in great riches.
¹⁵I meditate on your precepts^(CE)
    and consider your ways.
¹⁶I delight^(CF) in your decrees;
    I will not neglect your word.

Footnotes

Psalm 117:2 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Psalm 118:14 Or song
Psalm 118:26 The Hebrew is plural.
Psalm 118:27 Or Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it
Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet; moreover, the verses of each stanza begin with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.