Psalm 118 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Praise to God for His Everlasting Mercy

Psa 118:1

Psa 118:1Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

Psa 118:2

Psa 118:2Let Israel now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”

Psa 118:3

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

Psa 118:4

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

Psa 118:5

Psa 118:5I called on the LORD in distress;
The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place.

Psa 118:6

Psa 118:6The LORD is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?

Psa 118:7

Psa 118:7The LORD is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.

Psa 118:8

Psa 118:8It is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in man.

Psa 118:9

Psa 118:9It is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in princes.

Psa 118:10

Psa 118:10All nations surrounded me,
But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

Psa 118:11

Psa 118:11They surrounded me,
Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

Psa 118:12

Psa 118:12They surrounded me like bees;
They were quenched like a fire of thorns;
For in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

Psa 118:13

Psa 118:13You pushed me violently, that I might fall,
But the LORD helped me.

Psa 118:14

Psa 118:14The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.[fn]

Psa 118:15

Psa 118:15The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.

Psa 118:16

Psa 118:16The right hand of the LORD is exalted;
The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.

Psa 118:17

Psa 118:17I shall not die, but live,
And declare the works of the LORD.

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 to me the gates of righteousness;
I will go through them,
And I will praise the LORD.

Psa 118:20

Psa 118:20This is the gate of the LORD,
Through which the righteous shall enter.

Psa 118:21

Psa 118:21I will praise You,
For You have answered me,
And have become my salvation.

Psa 118:22

Psa 118:22The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.

Psa 118:23

Psa 118:23This was the LORD’s doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.

Psa 118:24

Psa 118:24This is the day the LORD has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psa 118:25

Psa 118:25Save now, I pray, O LORD;
O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity.

Psa 118:26

Psa 118:26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.

Psa 118:27

Psa 118:27God is the LORD,
And He has given us light;
Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

Psa 118:28

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

Psa 118:29

Psa 118:29Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

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NKJV Footnotes

(118:14)

Compare Exodus 15:2

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