{"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/erv/psalms/118","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T14:18:46.207Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":118,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":117,"nextChapter":119,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":29},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"O GIVE thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Let Israel now say, 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 now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Out of my distress I called upon the LORD: 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 unto me?"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The LORD is on my side among them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon 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: in the name of the LORD I will cut them off."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: in the name of the LORD I will cut them off."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: in the name of the LORD I will cut them off."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The LORD is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The LORD 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, I will give thanks unto the LORD."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter into it."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"I will give thanks unto thee, for thou hast answered me, and art become my salvation."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"The stone which the builders rejected is become the head 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 hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Save now, we beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, we beseech thee, send now prosperity."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"The LORD is God, and he hath given us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 118 (ERV)","markdown":"[Psalms 118](https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/118)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/118 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}