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118:1  Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.
118:2  Let Israel say now: Yes, his mercy endures forever.
118:3  Let the house of Aaron say now: Yes, his mercy endures forever.
118:4  Let those who fear the Lord say now: Yes, his mercy endures forever.
118:5  Under pressure I cried to the Lord. The Lord answered me. He set me in a wide-open space.
118:6  The Lord is with me. I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?
118:7  The Lord, who is with me, is my helper, so I will look in triumph on my enemies.
118:8  It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people.
118:9  It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in human benefactors.
118:10  All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I cut them off.
118:11  They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I cut them off.
118:12  They surrounded me like bees, but they were extinguished as quickly as a fire of thorns. In the name of the Lord I cut them off.
118:13  You pushed me hard to make me fall, but the Lord helped me.
118:14  My strength and song is the Lord, and he has become salvation for me.
118:15  Loud shouts of victory are heard in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord has done a mighty deed!
118:16  The right hand of the Lord is lifted high! The right hand of the Lord has done a mighty deed!”
118:17  I will not die. No, I will live, and I will proclaim the works of the Lord.
118:18  The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has not handed me over to death.
118:19  Open for me the gates of righteousness. I will enter them. I will give thanks to the Lord.
118:20  This is the gate to the Lord. The righteous enter it.
118:21  I will give you thanks, because you answered me, and you have become salvation for me.
118:22  The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
118:23  This is from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes.
118:24  This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
118:25  O Lord, please save us now. O Lord, grant us success.
118:26  Blessed is he 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 makes light shine on us. Bind the festival with branches as far as the horns of the altar.
118:28  You are my God, and I will give you thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt you.
118:29  Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.