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His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!

² Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
³ Let the house of Aaron say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
⁴ Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”

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

⁸ It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in man.
⁹ It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.

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

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

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

¹⁹ 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;
the righteous shall enter through it.
²¹ I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
²² The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.^[b]
23 This is the Lord's doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
²⁴ This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵ Save us, we pray, O Lord!
O Lord, we pray, give us success!

²⁶ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
²⁷ The Lord is God,
and he has made his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
up to the horns of the altar!

²⁸ You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will extol you.
²⁹ Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 118:13 Hebrew You (that is, the enemy) pushed me hard
2. Psalm 118:22 Hebrew the head of the corner

Cross references:

1. Psalm 118:1 : ver. 29; See Ps. 100:5
2. Psalm 118:2 : [Ps. 115:9, 10, 11]
3. Psalm 118:3 : [See ver. 2 above]; [Ps. 115:9, 10, 11]
4. Psalm 118:4 : [See ver. 2 above]; [Ps. 115:9, 10, 11]
5. Psalm 118:5 : [Jonah 2:1]
6. Psalm 118:5 : [Ps. 116:4]
7. Psalm 118:5 : See Ps. 18:19
8. Psalm 118:6 : Ps. 56:9; Cited Heb. 13:6
9. Psalm 118:6 : See Ps. 23:4; 56:4, 11
10. Psalm 118:7 : Ps. 54:4
11. Psalm 118:7 : See Ps. 54:7
12. Psalm 118:8 : [Ps. 40:4; 62:8]
13. Psalm 118:8 : Ps. 146:3
14. Psalm 118:9 : [See ver. 8 above]; Ps. 146:3
15. Psalm 118:10 : [Ps. 88:17]
16. Psalm 118:12 : Deut. 1:44
17. Psalm 118:12 : [Ps. 58:9]
18. Psalm 118:13 : [Ps. 140:4]
19. Psalm 118:14 : See Ps. 27:1
20. Psalm 118:15 : Ex. 15:6; Luke 1:51
21. Psalm 118:15 : Ps. 60:12
22. Psalm 118:16 : [See ver. 15 above]; Ps. 60:12
23. Psalm 118:17 : [Hab. 1:12]
24. Psalm 118:17 : Ps. 73:28; 107:22; [Ps. 6:5]
25. Psalm 118:18 : [Jer. 30:11; 2 Cor. 6:9]
26. Psalm 118:19 : Isa. 26:2; [Ps. 24:7, 9]
27. Psalm 118:20 : Rev. 21:27; 22:14; [Isa. 35:8]
28. Psalm 118:21 : Ps. 116:1
29. Psalm 118:21 : [See ver. 14 above]; See Ps. 27:1
30. Psalm 118:22 : Cited Matt. 21:42; Mark 12:10, 11; Luke 20:17; [Isa. 28:16]; Acts 4:11; Eph. 2:20; 1 Pet. 2:4-7
31. Psalm 118:26 : Matt. 21:9; 23:39; Mark 11:9; Luke 13:35; 19:38
32. Psalm 118:26 : Ps. 129:8
33. Psalm 118:27 : Ps. 18:28; 97:11; [Esth. 8:16; 1 Pet. 2:9]
34. Psalm 118:27 : See Ex. 27:2
35. Psalm 118:28 : See Ps. 99:5
36. Psalm 118:29 : ver. 1