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New Testament
Psalm 118
Psalm 118
The Stone the Builders Rejected
Introduction
1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.
2Let Israel say now: Yes, his mercy endures forever.
3Let the house of Aaron say now: Yes, his mercy endures forever.
4Let those who fear the Lord say now: Yes, his mercy endures forever.
The Messiah's Trust During Distress
The Lord answered me.
He set me in a wide-open space.
6The Lord is with me.
I will not be afraid.
What can people do to me?
7The Lord, who is with me, is my helper,
so I will look in triumph on my enemies.
8It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in people.
9It is better to take refuge in the Lord
10All the nations surrounded me,
11They surrounded me, yes they surrounded me,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them off.
12They surrounded me like bees,
but they were extinguished as quickly as a fire of thorns.
In the name of the Lord I cut them off.
13You pushed me hard to make me fall,
but the Lord helped me.
The Messiah's Joy in Victory
14My strength and song is the Lord,
and he has become salvation for me.
15Loud shouts of victory are heard in the tents of the righteous:
“The right hand of the Lord has done a mighty deed!
16The right hand of the Lord is lifted high!
The right hand of the Lord has done a mighty deed!”
17I will not die. No, I will live,
and I will proclaim the works of the Lord.
18The Lord has chastened me severely,
but he has not handed me over to death.
19Open for me the gates of righteousness.
I will enter them. I will give thanks to the Lord.
20This is the gate to the Lord.
The righteous enter it.
21I will give you thanks,
because you answered me,
and you have become salvation for me.
The Joy in Victory of Messiah's Followers
23This is from the Lord.
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24This is the day the Lord has made.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
O Lord, grant us success.
26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
27The Lord is God,
and he makes light shine on us.
28You are my God, and I will give you thanks.
You are my God, and I will exalt you.
Conclusion
29Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever.
Footnotes
- 118:5 Yah, the short form of the divine name, is used here, also in the next line, and in verses 14, 17, 18, 19.
- 118:9 The Hebrew word refers to rich people who have the willingness and the means to help the needy.
- 118:10 Or perhaps a rare homonym push them away
- 118:22 Literally the head of the corner. Other possible translations are the capstone or the keystone.
- 118:25 The Hebrew for please save us now is hosanna.
- 118:27 To avoid imposing a guess on the text, the translation retains a literal translation of this very difficult line. It seems to mean: It's the festival! Decorate the route with boughs and march in a procession toward the horns of the altar. Many suggest it means: Decorate the festival sacrificial animal with boughs and tie it to the horns of the altar, but Israelite worshippers did not approach the altar. Only priests did that, and by then the sacrifice had been cut into pieces.