Psalms Chapter 118

1 Be grateful to Yahveh because he’s good;

                        his love lasts forever.

2 Let Israel say,

                        “His love lasts forever.”

3 Let the house of Aaron house say,

                        “His love lasts forever.”

4 Let those that respect Yahveh say,

                        “His love lasts forever.”                                   

Ps 118:1-4

5 I called on Yahveh in my distress;

      he answered me and set me free.

6 HeY is on my side; so I won’t be afraid;

      what can mortals do to me?

7 He’s beside me to help me;

      so I’ll look in triumph at those who hate me.

8 It’s better to take refuge in Yahveh than trust in people,

         9to take refuge in him than put trust in rulers.                 

Ps 118:5-9

10 All the nations surrounded me;

                        in Yahvehs name I destroyed them.

11 They surrounded me on every side;

                        in Yahveh’s name I destroyed them.

12 They swarmed around me like bees;

      they stung like burning thorns;

                        in Yahveh’s name I destroyed them.

13 They shoved me back so hard I started to fall,

      but Yahveh came to my aid.

14 He’s my strength and song;

      he’s my salvation.                                                            

Ps 118:10-14

15 Joyful shouting over deliverance

         goes on in the tents of good people;

         Yahveh’s right hand has done valiantly.

16 HeY has lifted high his right hand;

         hisY right hand has done mighty things.

         17I’ll live to tell what he’s done.

18 He disciplined me severely,

         but he didn’t let me die.                                                   

Ps 118:15-18

19 Open the gate to goodness for me

      so I can go in and thank Yahveh.

20 This is his gate;

      good people enter through it.

21 Thank you for answering me;

         you’ve become my salvation.                                          

Ps 118:19-21

22 The stone the builders rejected

      has become the cornerstone.

23 That’s Yahveh’s doing;

         it’s amazing to us.

24 Today is a day Yahveh has made;

         let’s celebrate and be happy in it.

25 Yahveh, save us

         and send us prosperity.

26 Blessed is the one that comes in Yahveh’s name;

      we bless you from hisY Temple.

27 Yahveh is God; he gives us light;

      tie the festival sacrifice to the horns of the altar.

28 You’re my God; I thank you;

      you’re my God; I praise you.

29 Give thanks to Yahveh because he’s good;

                        his love lasts forever.                                      

Ps 118:22-29

From the CYV translation by Virgil Warren, PhD