{"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/drb/psalms/118","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T16:37:34.461Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":118,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":117,"nextChapter":119,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":29},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Give praise to Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Let Israel now say that he is good: that his mercy endureth for ever. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Let them that fear the Lord now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"In my trouble I called upon the Lord: and the Lord heard me, and enlarged me. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The Lord is my helper, I will not fear what man can do unto me. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The Lord is my helper: and I will look over my enemies. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"It is good to confide in the Lord, rather than to have confidence in man. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in princes. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"All nations compassed me about; and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Surrounding me they compassed me about: and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"They surrounded me like bees, and they burned like fire among thorns: and in the name of the Lord I was revenged on them "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Being pushed I was overturned that I might fall: but the Lord supported me. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The Lord is my strength and my praise: and he is become my salvation. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The voice of rejoicing and of salvation is in the tabernacles of the just. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength: the right hand of the Lord hath exulted me: the right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"I shall not die, but live: and shall declare the works of the Lord. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The Lord chastising hath chastised me: but he hath not delivered me over to death. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Open ye to me the gates of justice: I will go into them, and give praise to the Lord. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"This is the gate of the Lord, the just shall enter into it. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"I will give glory to thee because thou hast heard me: and art become my salvation. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"The stone which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"This is the Lord's doing: and it is wonderful in our eyes. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"This is the day which the Lord hath made: let us be glad and rejoice therein. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"O Lord, save me: O Lord, give good success. "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Blessed be he that cometh in the name Lord. We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"The Lord is God, and he hath shone upon us. Appoint a solemn day, with shady boughs, even to the horn of the alter. "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, and I will exalt thee. I will praise thee, because thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. "},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"O praise ye the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 118 (DRB)","markdown":"[Psalms 118](https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/118)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/118 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}