# Psalm 118

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/118

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. Praise Yahweh, for he is good, for his kindness endures forever.
2. Let Israel now say that his steadfast love endures forever.
3. Let the house of Aaron now say that his kindness endures forever.
4. Let those who fear Yahweh now say that his kindness is forever.
5. From my distress I called to Yah; Yah answered me in a spacious place.
6. Yahweh is for me; I will not fear—what can man do to me?
7. Yahweh is for me among those who help me, and I will see those who hate me.
8. It is better to trust in Yahweh than to rely on man.
9. Trust in Yahweh is better than trust in princes.
10. All nations encircled me, but in the name of Yahweh I will cut them down.
11. They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; in the name of Yahweh I will cut them off.
12. They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like burning thorns. For in the name of Yahweh I will cut them off.
13. You thrust me violently to make me fall, but Yahweh helped me.
14. Yah is my strength and song, and he became my salvation.
15. The sound of joyful cries and deliverance is in the tents of the righteous. The right hand of Yahweh performs mighty deeds.
16. Yahweh's right hand is exalted; Yahweh's right hand acts valiantly.
17. I will not die, for I will live and recount Yah's works.
18. Yah has chastened me severely, but he has not delivered me to death.
19. Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter them and give thanks to Yah.
20. This is the gate of Yahweh; the righteous will enter it.
21. I thank you, for you answered me and have become my salvation.
22. The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
23. This has come from Yahweh; it is wondrous in our eyes.
24. This is the day Yahweh has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25. Please, Yahweh, save us now! Please, Yahweh, prosper us now!
26. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of Yahweh; from the house of Yahweh we bless you.
27. Yahweh is God, and he has shone light upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
28. You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, I will exalt you.
29. Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his favor endures forever.

## Nearby chapters

[Psalm 117](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/117.md)
[Psalm 119](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/119.md)

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