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118:1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever! 118:2 Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever." 118:3 Let the house of Aaron say, "His steadfast love endures forever." 118:4 Let those who fear the LORD say, "His steadfast love endures forever." 118:5 Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me in a broad place. 118:6 With the LORD on my side I do not fear. What can mortals do to me? 118:7 The LORD is on my side to help me; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. 118:8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to put confidence in mortals. 118:9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. 118:10 All nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 118:11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 118:12 They surrounded me like bees; they blazed like a fire of thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 118:13 I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me. 118:14 The LORD is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation. 118:15 There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the LORD does valiantly; 118:16 the right hand of the LORD is exalted; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly." 118:17 I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD. 118:18 The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not give me over to death. 118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. 118:20 This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. 118:21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. 118:22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. 118:23 This is the LORD's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. 118:24 This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. 118:25 Save us, we beseech you, O LORD! O LORD, we beseech you, give us success! 118:26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD. 118:27 The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar. 118:28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you. 118:29 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.