{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/118","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T23:29:21.821Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":118,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":117,"nextChapter":119,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":29},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endures for ever."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Let Israel now say, that his mercy endures for ever."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endures for ever."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endures for ever."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"I called on the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do to me?"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The LORD takes my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire on them that hate me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"They compassed me about; yes, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"You have thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD does valiantly."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD does valiantly."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The LORD has chastened me sore: but he has not given me over to death."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"I will praise you: for you have heard me, and are become my salvation."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"This is the LORD's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"This is the day which the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Save now, I beseech you, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech you, send now prosperity."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Blessed be he that comes in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"God is the LORD, which has showed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"You are my God, and I will praise you: you are my God, I will exalt you."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 118 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 118](https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/118)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/118 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}