# Psalm 118 
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1. Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! 
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2. Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 
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3. Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 
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4. Let those who fear the LORD say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 
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5. Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. 
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6. The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? 
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7. The LORD is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. 
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8. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. 
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9. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. 
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10. All nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 
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11. They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 
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12. They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 
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13. I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me. 
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14. The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. 
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15. Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD does valiantly, 
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16. the right hand of the LORD exalts, the right hand of the LORD does valiantly!” 
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17. I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD. 
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18. The LORD has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death. 
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19. Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. 
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20. This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. 
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21. I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. 
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22. The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 
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23. This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. 
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24. This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. 
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25. Save us, we pray, O LORD! O LORD, we pray, give us success! 
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26. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD. 
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27. The LORD is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar! 
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28. You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. 
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29. Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! 

(ESV)