118:1 O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: because his mercy [endureth] for ever.
118:1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

118:2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.
118:2 Let Israel now say, "His mercy endures forever."

118:3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.
118:3 Let the house of Aaron now say, "His mercy endures forever."

118:4 Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.
118:4 Let those who fear the LORD now say, "His mercy endures forever."

118:5 I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, [and set me] in a large place.
118:5 I called on the LORD in distress; The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place.

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

118:7 The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me.
118:7 The LORD is for me among those who help me; Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.

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

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

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

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

118:12 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
118:12 They surrounded me like bees; They were quenched like a fire of thorns; For in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

118:13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
118:13 You pushed me violently, that I might fall, But the LORD helped me.

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

118:15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation [is] in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
118:15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.

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

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

118:18 The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
118:18 The LORD has chastened me severely, But He has not given me over to death.

118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, [and] I will praise the LORD:
118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, And I will praise the LORD.

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

118:21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
118:21 I will praise You, For You have answered me, And have become my salvation.

118:22 The stone [which] the builders refused is become the head [stone] of the corner.
118:22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.

118:23 This is the LORD'S doing; it [is] marvellous in our eyes.
118:23 This was the LORD'S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.

118:24 This [is] the day [which] the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
118:24 This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

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

118:26 Blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
118:26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.

118:27 God [is] the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, [even] unto the horns of the altar.
118:27 God is the LORD, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

118:28 Thou [art] my God, and I will praise thee: [thou art] my God, I will exalt thee.
118:28 You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You.

118:29 O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
118:29 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.