Psalm 118 :: New International Version (NIV)

Psa 118:1

Psa 118:1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Psa 118:2

Psa 118:2Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.”

Psa 118:3

Psa 118:3Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.”

Psa 118:4

Psa 118:4Let those who fear the LORD say: “His love endures forever.”

Psa 118:5

Psa 118:5When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.

Psa 118:6

Psa 118:6The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?

Psa 118:7

Psa 118:7The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies.

Psa 118:8

Psa 118:8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in humans.

Psa 118:9

Psa 118:9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

Psa 118:10

Psa 118:10All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.

Psa 118:11

Psa 118:11They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.

Psa 118:12

Psa 118:12They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.

Psa 118:13

Psa 118:13I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me.

Psa 118:14

Psa 118:14The LORD is my strength and my defense[fn]; he has become my salvation.

Psa 118:15

Psa 118:15Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!

Psa 118:16

Psa 118:16The LORD’s right hand is lifted high; the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!”

Psa 118:17

Psa 118:17I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.

Psa 118:18

Psa 118:18The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

Psa 118:19

Psa 118:19Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.

Psa 118:20

Psa 118:20This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter.

Psa 118:21

Psa 118:21I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.

Psa 118:22

Psa 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;

Psa 118:23

Psa 118:23the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

Psa 118:24

Psa 118:24The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

Psa 118:25

Psa 118:25LORD, save us! LORD, grant us success!

Psa 118:26

Psa 118:26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.[fn]

Psa 118:27

Psa 118:27The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine on us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up[fn] to the horns of the altar.

Psa 118:28

Psa 118:28You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, and I will exalt you.

Psa 118:29

Psa 118:29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

See the NIV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).

NIV Footnotes

(118:14)

Or song

(118:26)

The Hebrew is plural.

(118:27)

Or Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it

For more information on this translation, see the NIV Preface.

Psalm Chapter 118 — Additional Translations:

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Psalm 118 :: New International Version (NIV)

NIV Footnotes

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