{"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/kjv/psalms/118","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T17:54:01.268Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 <i>he is</i> good: because his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Let Israel now say, that his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, <i>and set me</i> in a large place."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The LORD <i>is</i> on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see <i>my desire</i> upon them that hate me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"<i>It is</i> better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"<i>It is</i> 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; yea, 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":"Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The LORD <i>is</i> my strength and song, and is become my salvation."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The voice of rejoicing and salvation <i>is</i> in the tabernacles 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 go into them, <i>and</i> 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 thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"The stone <i>which</i> the builders refused is become the head <i>stone</i> of the corner."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"This is the LORD'S doing; it <i>is</i> marvellous in our eyes."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"This <i>is</i> the day <i>which</i> the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Blessed <i>be</i> he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"God <i>is</i> the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, <i>even</i> unto the horns of the altar."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Thou <i>art</i> my God, and I will praise thee: <i>thou art</i> my God, I will exalt thee."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"O give thanks unto the LORD; for <i>he is</i> good: for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 118 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 118](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/118)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/118 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}