Psalm 118:5-17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.(A)
6 With the Lord on my side I do not fear.
What can mortals do to me?(B)
7 The Lord is on my side to help me;
I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.(C)
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in mortals.(D)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.(E)
10 All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!(F)
11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
12 They surrounded me like bees;
they blazed[a] like a fire of thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
13 I was pushed hard,[b] so that I was falling,
but the Lord helped me.(G)
14 The Lord is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation.(H)
15 There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:
“The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;(I)
16 the right hand of the Lord is exalted;
the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.”(J)
17 I shall not die, but I shall live
and recount the deeds of the Lord.(K)
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