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Psalm 118

Yahweh’s Lovingkindness Endures Forever

Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
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Oh let Israel say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
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Oh let the house of Aaron say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
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Oh let those who fear Yahweh say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”

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From my distress I called upon Yah;
Yah answered me and set me in a large place.
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Yahweh is for me; I will not fear;
What can man do to me?
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Yahweh is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
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It is better to take refuge in Yahweh
Than to trust in man.
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It is better to take refuge in Yahweh
Than to trust in nobles.

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All nations surrounded me;
In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.
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They surrounded me, indeed, they surrounded me;
In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.
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They surrounded me like bees;
They were extinguished as a fire of thorns;
In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.
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You pushed me down violently to make me fall,
But Yahweh helped me.
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Yah is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.

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The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.
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The right hand of Yahweh is exalted;
The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.
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I will not die; indeed I will live,
And recount the works of Yah.
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Yah has disciplined me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.

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Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to Yah.
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This is the gate of Yahweh;
The righteous will enter through it.
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I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me,
And You have become my salvation.

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The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief corner stone.
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This is from Yahweh;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
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This is the day which Yahweh has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
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O Yahweh, save!
O Yahweh, succeed!
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Blessed is the one who comes in the name of Yahweh;
We have blessed you from the house of Yahweh.
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Yahweh is God, and He has given us light;
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
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You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, I exalt You.
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Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.