Psalms 118
The psalmist expresses gratitude to the Lord for his mercy and salvation, recalling a time of tribulation when the Lord heeded his call for help. The Lord is praised as a helper and strength, and the psalmist declares that it is better to trust in the Lord than in man or leaders. The psalmist also describes being surrounded by enemies, but the Lord avenged him and became his salvation. The psalm concludes with a declaration of the Lord's power and a call to confess his goodness and mercy.
Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is foreverLet Israel now say: For he is good, for his mercy is foreverLet the house of Aaron now say: For his mercy is foreverLet those who fear the Lord now say: For his mercy is foreverIn my tribulation, I called upon the Lord. And the Lord heeded me with generosityThe Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to meThe Lord is my helper. And I will look down upon my enemiesIt is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in manIt is good to hope in the Lord, rather than to hope in leadersAll the nations have surrounded me. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over themSurrounding me, they closed in on me. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over themThey surrounded me like a swarm, and they burned like fire among the thorns. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over themHaving been pushed, I was overturned so as to fall. But the Lord took me upThe Lord is my strength and my praise. And he has become my salvationA voice of exultation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the justThe right hand of the Lord has wrought virtue. The right hand of the Lord has exalted me. The right hand of the Lord has wrought virtueI will not die, but I will live. And I will declare the works of the LordWhen chastising, the Lord chastised me. But he has not delivered me over to deathOpen the gates of justice to me. I will enter them, and I will confess to the LordThis is the gate of the Lord. The just will enter by itI will confess to you because you have heard me. And you have become my salvationThe stone which the builders have rejected, this has become the head of the cornerBy the Lord has this been done, and it is a wonder before our eyesThis is the day that the Lord has made. Let us exult and rejoice in itO Lord, grant salvation to me. O Lord, grant good prosperityBlessed is he who arrives in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you from the house of the LordThe Lord is God, and he has enlightened us. Establish a solemn day amid a dense crowd, even to the horn of the altarYou are my God, and I will confess to you. You are my God, and I will exalt you. I will confess to you, for you have heeded me. And you have become my salvationConfess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever
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