Psalm 118

A Psalm of Thanksgiving and Deliverance

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