{"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/dbt/psalms/118","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T00:35:03.806Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":118,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":117,"nextChapter":119,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":29},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Oh let Israel say, that his loving-kindness endureth for ever."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Oh let the house of Aaron say, that his loving-kindness endureth for ever."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Oh let them that fear Jehovah say, that his loving-kindness endureth for ever."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"I called upon Jah in distress; Jah answered me and set me in a large place."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Jehovah is for me, I will not fear; what can man do unto me?"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Jehovah is for me among them that help me; and I shall see my desire upon them that hate me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"It is better to trust in Jehovah than to put confidence in man;"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"It is better to trust in Jehovah than to put confidence in nobles."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"All nations encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"They encompassed me, yea, encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Thou hast thrust hard at me that I might fall; but Jehovah helped me."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"My strength and song is Jah, and he is become my salvation."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The voice of triumph and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly;"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The right hand of Jehovah is exalted, the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jah."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them; Jah will I praise."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"This is the gate of Jehovah: the righteous shall enter therein."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"I will give thee thanks, for thou hast answered me, and art become my salvation."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"The stone which the builders rejected hath become the head of the corner:"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"This is of Jehovah; it is wonderful in our eyes."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"This is the day that Jehovah hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Oh save, Jehovah, I beseech thee; Jehovah, I beseech thee, oh send prosperity!"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah. We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Thou art my God, and I will give thee thanks; my God, I will exalt thee."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 118 (DBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 118](https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/118)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/118 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}