Psalm 118

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

1 Oh, a give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
b For His mercy endures forever.

2 c Let Israel now say,
"His mercy endures forever."
3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
"His mercy endures forever."
4 Let those who fear the LORD now say,
"His mercy endures forever."

5 d I called on the LORD in distress;
The LORD answered me and e set me in a broad place.
6 f The LORD is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 g The LORD is for me among those who help me;
Therefore h I shall see my desire on those who hate me.

8 i It is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in man.
9 j It is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in princes.

10 All nations surrounded me,
But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
11 They k surrounded me,
Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
12 They surrounded me l like bees;
They were quenched m like a fire of thorns;
For in the name of the LORD I will 1 destroy them.
13 You pushed me violently, that I might fall,
But the LORD helped me.

14 n The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation. 2
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
16 o The right hand of the LORD is exalted;
The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.

17 p I shall not die, but live,
And q declare the works of the LORD.
18 The LORD has r chastened 3 me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.

19 s Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I will go through them,
And I will praise the LORD.
20 t This is the gate of the LORD,
u Through which the righteous shall enter.
21 I will praise You,
For You have v answered me,
And have become my salvation.
22 w The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
23 4 This was the LORD's doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day the LORD has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

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

26 x Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.
27 God is the LORD,
And He has given us y light;
Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

28 You are my God, and I will praise You;
z You are my God, I will exalt You.
29 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

  1. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 16:8
    Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
    1 Chronicles 16:34
    Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
    Jeremiah 33:11
    The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say: "Praise the LORD of hosts, For the LORD is good, For His mercy endures forever" - and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,' says the LORD.
  2. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 5:13
    Indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying: " For He is good, For His mercy endures forever," that the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud.
    2 Chronicles 7:3
    When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the LORD, saying: "For He is good, For His mercy endures forever.
    Ezra 3:11
    And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD: "For He is good, For His mercy endures forever toward Israel." Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
    Psalms 136:1 - 26
    Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 115:9
    O Israel, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 120:1
    In my distress I cried to the LORD, And He heard me.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 18:19
    He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 27:1
    The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
    Psalms 56:9
    When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me.
    Romans 8:31
    What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
    Hebrews 13:6
    So we may boldly say: "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 54:4
    Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is with those who uphold my life.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 59:10
    My God of mercy shall come to meet me; God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.
  9. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 32:7
    Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor ...
    2 Chronicles 32:8
    With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the...
    Psalms 40:4
    Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trus...
    Isaiah 31:1
    Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, And...
    Isaiah 31:3
    Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; And the...
    Isaiah 57:13
    When you cry out, Let your collection of idols ...
    Jeremiah 17:5
    Thus says the LORD: "Cursed is the man who trus...
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 146:3
    Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 88:17
    They came around me all day long like water; They engulfed me altogether.
  12. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 1:44
    And the Amorites who dwelt in that mountain came out against you and chased you as bees do, and drove you back from Seir to Hormah.
  13. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 7:6
    For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
    Nahum 1:10
    For while tangled like thorns, And while drunken like drunkards, They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried.
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 15:2
    The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father's God, and I will exalt Him.
    Isaiah 12:2
    Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; 'For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.'
  15. Cross References
    Exodus 15:6
    Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces.
  16. Cross References
    Psalms 6:5
    For in death there is no remembrance of You; In the grave who will give You thanks?
    Habakkuk 1:12
    Are You not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O LORD, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction.
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 73:28
    But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, That I may declare all Your works.
  18. Cross References
    Psalms 73:14
    For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning.
    Jeremiah 31:18
    I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself: 'You have chastised me, and I was chastised, Like an untrained bull; Restore me, and I will return, For You are the LORD my God.
    1 Corinthians 11:32
    But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
    2 Corinthians 6:9
    As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not killed.
  19. Cross References
    Isaiah 26:2
    Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.
  20. Cross References
    Psalms 24:7
    Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.
  21. Cross References
    Isaiah 35:8
    A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray.
    Revelation 21:27
    But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
    Revelation 22:14
    Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
    Revelation 22:15
    But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.
  22. Cross References
    Psalms 116:1
    I LOVE the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications.
  23. Cross References
    Matthew 21:42
    Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the...
    Mark 12:10
    Have you not even read this Scripture: 'The sto...
    Mark 12:11
    This was the LORD 's doing, And it is marvelous...
    Luke 20:17
    Then He looked at them and said, "What then is ...
    Acts 4:11
    "This is the 'stone which was rejected by you b...
    Ephesians 2:20
    Having been built on the foundation of the apos...
    1 Peter 2:7
    Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; ...
    1 Peter 2:8
    And "A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense...
  24. Cross References
    Matthew 21:9
    Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David! ' Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' Hosanna in the highest!
    Matthew 23:39
    "for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!'"
    Mark 11:9
    Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!
    Luke 13:35
    "See! Your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly, I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!'"
    Luke 19:38
    Saying: " 'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!' Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!
  25. Cross References
    Esther 8:16
    The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor.
    1 Peter 2:9
    But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
  26. Cross References
    Exodus 15:2
    The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father's God, and I will exalt Him.
    Isaiah 25:1
    O LORD, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
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