Thanksgiving for Victory
1Give thanks to theLORD, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.a
2Let Israel say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”b
3Let the house of Aaron say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”c
4Let those who fear theLORD say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”d
5I called to theLORD in distress;e
theLORD answered me
and put me in a spacious place.f,g
6TheLORD is for me;I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?h
7TheLORD is my helper,
Therefore,I will look in triumph on those who hate me.i
8It is better to take refuge in theLORD
than to trust in man.j
9It is better to take refuge in theLORD
than to trust in nobles.k
10All the nations surrounded me;
in the name of•Yahweh I destroyed them.l
11They surrounded me,yes,they surrounded me;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.m
12They surrounded me like bees;n
they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.o
13Youp pushed meq hard to make me fall,
but theLORD helped me.r
14TheLORD is my strength and my song;
He has become my salvation.s
15There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the righteous:
“TheLORD’s right hand performs valiantly!t
16TheLORD’s right hand is raised.
TheLORD’s right hand performs valiantly! ”u
17I will not die,but I will live
and proclaim what theLORD has done.v
18TheLORD disciplined me severely
but did not give me over to death.w
19Open the gates of righteousness for me;
I will enter through them
and give thanks to theLORD.x
20This is the gate of theLORD;
the righteous will enter through it.y
21I will give thanks to You
because You have answered me
and have become my salvation.z
22The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.aa
23This came from theLORD;
it is wonderful in our eyes.ab
24This is the day theLORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.ac
25LORD, save us!
LORD, please grant us success!ad
26He who comes in the name
of theLORD is blessed.ae
From the house of theLORD we bless you.af
27TheLORD is God and has given us light.
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords
to the horns of the altar.ag
28You are my God,and I will give You thanks.
You are my God;I will exalt You.ah
29Give thanks to theLORD, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.ai
Footnotes:
a.118:1 2Ch 5:13; Ezr 3:11; Ps 100:5
b.118:2 Ps 115:9
c.118:3 Ps 115:10; 135:19
d.118:4 Ps 22:23; 115:11
e.118:5 Ps 18:6; 120:1
f.118:5 Oranswered me with freedom
g.118:5 Ps 18:19
h.118:6 Ps 56:4,11; Heb 13:6
i.118:7 Ps 54:4,7; 59:10
j.118:8 Ps 40:4; 108:12; Jr 17:5
k.118:9 Ps 146:3
l.118:10 Ps 3:6; 88:17
m.118:11 Ps 18:40
n.118:12 Dt 1:44
o.118:12 Ps 58:9; Nah 1:10
p.118:13 Perhaps the enemy
q.118:13 LXX, Syr, Jer readI was pushed
r.118:13 Ps 140:4
s.118:14 Ex 15:2; Ps 27:1; Is 12:2
t.118:15 Ex 15:6; Lk 1:51
u.118:16 Ps 89:13
v.118:17 Ps 73:28; Hab 1:12
w.118:18 Ps 86:13; Jr 30:11; 2Co 6:9
x.118:19 Is 26:2
y.118:20 Ps 24:3-6; Rv 22:14
z.118:21 Ps 116:1
aa.118:22 Lk 20:17; Ac 4:11; 1Pt 2:4,7
ab.118:23 Mt 21:42; Mk 12:11
ac.118:24 Ps 31:7
ad.118:25 Neh 2:20; Ps 122:6-7
ae.118:25-26 Mt 21:9; Mk 11:9-10; Lk 13:35; Jn 12:13
af.118:26 Ps 129:8
ag.118:27 Ex 27:2; Ps 18:28; 1Pt 2:9
ah.118:28 Is 25:1
ai.118:29 2Ch 5:13; Ezr 3:11; Ps 100:5