1O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good;
for His mercy endureth forever.
2Let Israel now say,
that His mercy endureth forever.
3Let the house of Aaron now say,
that His mercy endureth forever.
4Let them that fear the Lord now say,
that His mercy endureth forever.
5From my distress I called upon the Lord;
the Lord answered me in the open.
6The Lord is for me; I will not fear:
what can man do unto me?
7The Lord is for me with them that help me,
and I shall see my desire upon them that hate me.
8It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in man.
9It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
10All nations compassed me about,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
11They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
12They compassed me about like bees;
they are quenched as the fire of thorns:
for in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
13Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall,
but the Lord helped me.
14The Lord is my strength and song,
and is become my salvation.
15The voice of rejoicing and salvation
is in the tabernacles of the righteous:
the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
16The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
17I shall not die, but I shall live,
and recount the deeds of the Lord.
18The Lord hath chastened me sore,
but He hath not given me over unto death.
19Open to me the gates of righteousness:
I will enter through them, I will praise the Lord.
20This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.
21I will praise Thee; for Thou hast heard me,
and art become my salvation.
22The stone which the builders rejected
is become the head stone of the corner.
23From the Lord did this come to pass;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
24This is the day which the Lord hath made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25We beseech Thee, O Lord, save now;
We beseech Thee, O Lord, prosper now.
26Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
we bless you out of the house of the Lord.
27God is the Lord, and shineth upon us:
bind the sacrifice with cords,
even unto the horns of the altar.
28Thou art my God, and I will praise Thee;
my God; I will exalt Thee.
29O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good:
for His mercy endureth forever.
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, both now and ever,
and unto ages of ages. Amen.
1O give thanks unto the | Lord; ( for He ) is good;*
for His mercy endur- | eth for- ( ev- ) er.
2Let | Is- ( raèl ) now say,*
that His mercy endur- | eth for- ( ev- ) er.
3Let the house of | Aar- ( on ) now say,*
that His mercy endur- | eth for- ( ev- ) er.
4Let them that | fear ( the Lord ) now say,*
that His mercy endur- | eth for- ( ev- ) er.
5From my distress I | called ( upon ) the Lord;*
the Lord answered me | in the ( op- ) en.
6The Lord is for me; | I ( will ) not fear:*
what can man | do un- ( to ) me?
7The Lord is for me with | them ( that ) help me,*
and I shall see my desire upon | them that ( hate ) me.
8It is better to take | ref- ( uge in ) the Lord*
… | than to ( trust in ) man.
9It is better to take | ref- ( uge in ) the Lord*
than to | trust in ( princ- ) es.
10All nations | com- ( passed me ) about,*
but in the name of the | Lord I ( cut them ) down.
11They compassed me about; yea, they | com- ( passed me ) about,*
but in the name of the | Lord I ( cut them ) down.
12They compassed me about | like bees;†
they are quenched | as ( the fire ) of thorns:*
for in the name of the | Lord I ( cut them ) down.
13Thou hast thrust sore at me | that ( I ) might fall,*
but | the Lord ( helped ) me.
14The Lord | is ( my strength ) and song,*
and is become | my sal- ( va- ) tion.
15The voice of rejoicing and salva- | tion†
is in the tabernacles | of ( the ) righteous:*
the right hand of the Lord | doeth ( valiant- ) ly.
16The right hand of the Lord | is ( ex- ) alted;*
the right hand of the Lord | doeth ( valiant- ) ly.
17I shall not | die, ( but I ) shall live,*
and recount the | deeds of ( the ) Lord.
18The Lord hath | chast- ( ened ) me sore,*
but He hath not given me | over ( unto ) death.
19Open to me the | gates ( of right- ) eousness:*
I will enter through them, | I will ( praise the ) Lord.
20This is the | gate ( of ) the Lord;*
the righteous shall | enter ( through ) it.
21I will praise Thee; for | Thou ( hast ) heard me,*
and art become | my sal- ( va- ) tion.
22The stone which the build- | ers ( re- ) jected*
is become the head stone | of the ( cor- ) ner.
23From the Lord | did ( this come ) to pass;*
it is | marv- ’lous ( in our ) eyes.
24This is the day | which ( the Lord ) hath made;*
let us rejoice | and be ( glad in ) it.
25We beseech | Thee, ( O Lord, ) save now;*
We beseech Thee, | O Lord, ( prosper ) now.
26Blessed is he that cometh in the | name ( of ) the Lord:*
we bless you out of the | house of ( the ) Lord.
27God is the Lord, and shineth upon | us:†
bind the | sac- ( rifice ) with cords,*
even unto the horns | of the ( al- ) tar.
28Thou art my God, and | I ( will ) praise Thee;*
my God; I | will ex- ( alt ) Thee.
29O give thanks unto the | Lord; ( for He ) is good:*
for His mercy endur- | eth for- ( ev- ) er.
and to the | Holy ( Spir- ) it;
as it was in the beginning, both | now ( and ) ever,*
and unto ages of | ages. ( A- ) men.
The 118th Psalm is sung before the 119th Psalm at Prime on Sundays.