{"book":"Psalms","slug":"psalms","ch":118,"genre":"poetry","sub":"The Book of Psalms","prev":"psalms/117","next":"psalms/119","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"His loving devotion endures forever."}],"h":"The LORD Is on My Side","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":2,"t":"Let Israel say,“ His loving devotion endures forever.”","f":["LXX the house of Israel"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Let Israel say,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"“ His loving devotion endures forever.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"Let the house of Aaron say,“ His loving devotion endures forever.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Let the house of Aaron say,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"“ His loving devotion endures forever.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"Let those who fear the LORD say,“ His loving devotion endures forever.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Let those who fear the LORD say,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"“ His loving devotion endures forever.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"In [my] distress I called to the LORD, [and He] answered [and set me] free.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"In [my] distress I called to the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and He] answered [and set me] free."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":6,"t":"The LORD [is] on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?","f":["Or The LORD is with me; also in verse 7; LXX The Lord is my helper","Cited in Hebrews 13:6"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The LORD [is] on my side; I will not be afraid."},{"style":"indent2","t":"What can man do to me?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"The LORD [is] on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The LORD [is] on my side; He is my helper."},{"style":"indent2","t":"Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"It is better to take refuge in the LORD"},{"style":"indent2","t":"than to trust in man."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"It is better to take refuge in the LORD"},{"style":"indent2","t":"than to trust in princes."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"All the nations surrounded me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but in the name of the LORD I cut them off."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":11,"t":"They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They surrounded me on every side,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but in the name of the LORD I cut them off."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"They swarmed around me like bees, [but] they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They swarmed around me like bees,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[but] they were extinguished like burning thorns;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in the name of the LORD I cut them off."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I was pushed so hard I was falling,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but the LORD helped me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The LORD is my strength and my song,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and He has become my salvation."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"Shouts of joy and salvation [resound] in the tents of the righteous:“ The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Shouts of joy and salvation [resound] in the tents of the righteous:"},{"style":"indent2","t":"“ The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":16,"t":"The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The right hand of the LORD is exalted!"},{"style":"indent2","t":"The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I will not die, but I will live"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and proclaim what the LORD has done."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The LORD disciplined me severely,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but He has not given me over to death."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Open to me the gates of righteousness,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":20,"t":"This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"This is the gate of the LORD;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the righteous shall enter through it."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I will give You thanks, for You have answered me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and You have become my salvation."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.","f":["Hebrew the head of the corner; cited in Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, Acts 4:11, and 1 Peter 2:7"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The stone the builders rejected"},{"style":"indent2","t":"has become the cornerstone."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"This is from the LORD, [and] it [is] marvelous in our eyes.","f":["Cited in Matthew 21:42 and Mark 12:11"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"This is from the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and] it [is] marvelous in our eyes."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"This is the day [that] the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"This is the day [that] the LORD has made;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"we will rejoice and be glad in it."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!","f":["Hebrew hosia-na, meaning save, we pray or save now; see Matthew 21:9, Matthew 21:15, Mark 11:9, and John 12:13."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"O LORD, save us, we pray."},{"style":"indent2","t":"We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":26,"t":"Blessed [is] he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.","f":["Cited in Matthew 21:9, Matthew 23:39, Mark 11:9, Luke 13:35, Luke 19:38, and John 12:13"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Blessed [is] he who comes in the name of the LORD."},{"style":"indent2","t":"From the house of the LORD we bless you."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":27,"t":"The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.","f":["Or Join in the festal procession with boughs in hand, up to the horns of the altar."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The LORD is God;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He has made His light to shine upon us."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Bind the festal sacrifice with cords"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to the horns of the altar."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":28,"t":"You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, [and] I will exalt You.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You are my God, and I will give You thanks."},{"style":"indent2","t":"You are my God, [and] I will exalt You."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":29,"t":"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"His loving devotion endures forever."}],"style":"indent1"}]}