Psalm 118:1-29 NLT

[1] Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. [2] Let all Israel repeat: "His faithful love endures forever." [3] Let Aaron's descendants, the priests, repeat: "His faithful love endures forever." [4] Let all who fear the LORD repeat: "His faithful love endures forever." [5] In my distress I prayed to the LORD, and the LORD answered me and set me free. [6] The LORD is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? [7] Yes, the LORD is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me. [8] It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in people. [9] It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. [10] Though hostile nations surrounded me, I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD. [11] Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, but I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD. [12] They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a crackling fire. But I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD. [13] My enemies did their best to kill me, but the LORD rescued me. [14] The LORD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. [15] Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things! [16] The strong right arm of the LORD is raised in triumph. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things! [17] I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the LORD has done. [18] The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not let me die. [19] Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the LORD. [20] These gates lead to the presence of the LORD, and the godly enter there. [21] I thank you for answering my prayer and giving me victory! [22] The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. [23] This is the LORD's doing, and it is wonderful to see. [24] This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. [25] Please, LORD, please save us. Please, LORD, please give us success. [26] Bless the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD. [27] The LORD is God, shining upon us. Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar. [28] You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you! [29] Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.