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This Is the Day

29 versesThanksgivingThe psalm has no heading in the text, so no author is named

Psalm 118 summary: what it means

Psalm 118 is a thanksgiving song that begins and ends with the same call: give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. In between, one voice tells his story. He called from distress and was answered, he was surrounded by nations like bees, he was pushed hard to make him fall, and the LORD helped him. He will not die, but live, and declare what the LORD has done.

The psalm then moves to the gates. The speaker asks for the gates of righteousness to open so he can enter and give thanks. There the voices speak of a stone the builders rejected becoming the cornerstone, and of this day that the LORD has made. It ends with blessing, light, sacrifice and the opening line repeated.

Psalm 118: This Is the Day

World English Bible, public domain. allpsalms.com/psalm-118

Psalm 118 commentary: explained verse by verse

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,for his loving kindness endures forever.

The opening line gives two reasons to thank God: he is good, and his loving kindness endures forever. The second phrase becomes a refrain in verses 2 to 4. The psalm ends with the same words.

Also read Psalm 103:17, 1 Chronicles 16:8, Psalm 107:1, Psalm 100:5

Let Israel now saythat his loving kindness endures forever.

After the opening call to give thanks, the psalm names who should answer. Israel, the whole people, is asked to say it first: his loving kindness endures forever. The KJV reads let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

Also read Psalm 145:10, Hebrews 13:15, Galatians 6:16, 1 Peter 2:9-10

Let the house of Aaron now saythat his loving kindness endures forever.

The second group is the house of Aaron, the priestly family. They are asked to repeat the same line as Israel, so the refrain builds as each group joins in. The KJV has mercy where the WEB has loving kindness.

Also read Psalm 134:1-3, Revelation 4:7-11, Revelation 1:6, Revelation 5:8-10

Now let those who fear the LORD saythat his loving kindness endures forever.

The refrain is handed to those who fear the LORD. After Israel in verse 2 and the house of Aaron in verse 3, the call reaches everyone who reveres God. All three groups say the same thing.

Also read Psalm 22:23, Revelation 19:5

Out of my distress, I called on the LORD.The LORD answered me with freedom.

The story begins: out of distress the speaker called on the LORD, and the LORD answered him with freedom. The picture moves from being hemmed in to being set free.

Also read Psalm 77:2, Psalm 31:8, Psalm 18:6, Psalm 107:19

The LORD is on my side. I will not be afraid.What can man do to me?

With the LORD on his side, the speaker will not be afraid. The question what can man do to me expects a small answer. His confidence rests on who stands with him.

Also read Psalm 23:4, Micah 7:8-10, Psalm 27:1-3, Psalm 46:11

The LORD is on my side among those who help me.Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

The LORD is on his side among those who help him, so he will look in triumph at those who hate him. The verse repeats the start of verse 6 and adds the outcome.

Also read Psalm 112:8, 1 Chronicles 12:18, Psalm 54:4, Psalm 54:7

It is better to take refuge in the LORD,than to put confidence in man.

This is the first of two matching lines. Taking refuge in the LORD is set against putting confidence in man, and the psalm judges the first to be better. It follows from verse 6, where the writer asks what man can do to him. The KJV reads it is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

Also read Psalm 62:8-9, Micah 7:5-7, Psalm 40:4, Jeremiah 17:5-7

It is better to take refuge in the LORD,than to put confidence in princes.

The second line repeats verse 8 but raises the stakes from man to princes. Even people with power and position are a weaker refuge than the LORD. The KJV reads it is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.

Also read Isaiah 30:15-17, Isaiah 31:1, Isaiah 36:6-7, Isaiah 31:8

All the nations surrounded me,but in the LORD’s name I cut them off.

The danger is described as the writer being surrounded by all the nations. His answer is the LORD's name, and the same phrase, in the LORD's name I cut them off, comes back in the next two verses. The KJV reads in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.

Also read 2 Samuel 5:1-25, 2 Samuel 10:1-19, Zechariah 12:3, 2 Samuel 8:1-18

They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me.In the LORD’s name I indeed cut them off.

They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me, and in the LORD's name I cut them off. The repetition shows how hemmed in he was. The name of the LORD is where the victory comes from.

Also read Psalm 22:12-16, Psalm 88:17, 1 Samuel 23:26, 1 Chronicles 19:10

They surrounded me like bees.They are quenched like the burning thorns.In the LORD’s name I cut them off.

The enemies swarmed like bees and were quenched like burning thorns. Thorns flare up and burn out fast. For the third time the speaker says that in the LORD's name he cut them off.

Also read 2 Chronicles 14:11-12, Psalm 8:9, Psalm 58:9, Nahum 1:10

You pushed me back hard, to make me fall,but the LORD helped me.

Here the writer speaks directly to the enemy. You pushed me back hard, to make me fall, he says, and then comes the turn: but the LORD helped me. The KJV has thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall.

Also read 2 Samuel 17:1-3, 1 Samuel 20:3, Hebrews 2:14, Psalm 18:17-18

The LORD is my strength and song.He has become my salvation.

The LORD is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation. God is not only the source of help but the subject of the song about it.

Also read Exodus 15:2-6, Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 45:17, Psalm 18:2

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous.“The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.

The scene moves from battle to the tents of the righteous, where the sound is rejoicing. The song they sing begins here: the right hand of the LORD does valiantly. It is repeated in the next verse, so the whole camp seems to be singing it together.

Also read Acts 2:46-47, Exodus 15:6, Psalm 44:3, Deuteronomy 12:12

The right hand of the LORD is exalted!The right hand of the LORD does valiantly!”

Also read Acts 2:32-36, Exodus 15:6

I will not die, but live,and declare the LORD’s works.

I will not die, but live, and declare the LORD's works. The speaker's survival has a purpose: telling what God has done.

Also read Isaiah 38:16-20, Psalm 40:10, Romans 14:7-9, Habakkuk 1:12

The LORD has punished me severely,but he has not given me over to death.

The LORD punished him severely, but did not give him over to death. The verse admits the hardship was real and came from God. It also insists it had a limit.

Also read Jonah 2:6, 2 Corinthians 1:9-11, Hebrews 12:10-11, Psalm 66:10-12

Open to me the gates of righteousness.I will enter into them.I will give thanks to the LORD.

The writer now stands at a gate and asks for it to be opened. He calls them the gates of righteousness, and his reason for entering is to give thanks to the LORD. The KJV reads open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD.

Also read Isaiah 26:2, Psalm 116:18-19, Psalm 95:2, Isaiah 38:20

This is the gate of the LORD;the righteous will enter into it.

This verse answers the request in verse 19. It names the gate as the LORD's gate and says who enters it: the righteous. The KJV words it this gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.

Also read Isaiah 35:8-10, Isaiah 26:2, Psalm 24:3-4, Revelation 22:14-15

I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me,and have become my salvation.

At the gate, the speaker thanks God for answering him and becoming his salvation. The distress of verse 5 has been answered. The words become my salvation repeat verse 14.

Also read Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 49:8, Psalm 69:33-34, Psalm 118:14

The stone which the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone.

The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Something thrown aside as useless is now the stone the building depends on. In the flow of the psalm, it follows the story of someone pushed down and then rescued.

Also read Zechariah 4:7, Mark 12:10-11, Ephesians 2:20-22, Matthew 21:42

This is the LORD’s doing.It is marvelous in our eyes.

Verse 22 described a rejected stone becoming the cornerstone. This verse gives the reason: it is the LORD's doing, not the builders'. The people can only look on and call it marvelous. The KJV reads this is the LORD's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

Also read Acts 3:14-15, Acts 2:32-36, Ephesians 1:19-22, Job 5:9

This is the day that the LORD has made.We will rejoice and be glad in it!

This is the day that the LORD has made, and we will rejoice and be glad in it. In context, the day is the day of rescue the psalm has just described. The joy is a response to a particular act of God.

Also read Revelation 1:10, Matthew 28:1-8, Psalm 84:10, 1 Kings 8:66

Save us now, we beg you, LORD!LORD, we beg you, send prosperity now.

Also read Psalm 20:9, Psalm 22:21, Psalm 69:13, Psalm 90:17

Blessed is he who comes in the LORD’s name!We have blessed you out of the LORD’s house.

Also read Mark 11:9-10, John 12:13, Numbers 6:23-26, Matthew 21:9

The LORD is God, and he has given us light.Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.

The people confess that the LORD is God and that he has given them light. Then they call for the sacrifice to be bound with cords to the horns of the altar, which ties the thanksgiving to worship at the altar. The KJV has God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light.

Also read Exodus 38:2, Hebrews 13:15, Psalm 37:6, Psalm 51:18-19

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you.You are my God, I will exalt you.

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you, I will exalt you. The speaker turns from speaking about God to speaking to him. It is a personal vow of thanks.

Also read Isaiah 12:2, Psalm 146:2, Psalm 145:1, Exodus 15:2

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,for his loving kindness endures forever.

The psalm ends with its first line: give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. After the whole story of rescue, the refrain carries more weight the second time.

Also read Ezra 3:11, Psalm 103:17, Isaiah 63:7, Psalm 118:1

A prayer from Psalm 118

LORD, I give thanks to you, for you are good, and your loving kindness endures forever. Out of my distress I called on you, and you answered me with freedom. You are on my side, so I will not be afraid. It is better to take refuge in you than to put confidence in people or in princes. When I was pushed back hard and nearly fell, you helped me. You are my strength and my song. Open to me the gates of righteousness, and I will enter and give thanks. This is the day that you have made, and I will rejoice and be glad in it. You are my God. Amen.

Psalm 118 Bible study questions

  1. In verses 2 to 4, which three groups are asked to say that his loving kindness endures forever?
  2. In verses 10 to 12, what images describe the enemies, and what phrase does the writer repeat each time?
  3. Verses 8 and 9 say it is better to take refuge in the LORD than in people or princes: where do you tend to place your confidence?
  4. Verse 22 speaks of a rejected stone becoming the cornerstone: what does that picture suggest to you about how God sees what others set aside?
  5. Psalm 136:1 opens with the same words as Psalm 118:1: how does each psalm use the refrain about loving kindness?

Questions about Psalm 118

What does Psalm 118 mean?

It is a song of thanks for rescue. One voice tells how the LORD answered him in distress and saved him from enemies, and others join in praising the LORD's loving kindness that endures forever.

Who wrote Psalm 118?

The psalm has no heading in the text, so the author is not named.

What does Psalm 118:24 mean?

It says this is the day that the LORD has made, and we will rejoice and be glad in it. In the psalm, the day is the day of rescue just described, and rejoicing is the response to what God has done.

What does Psalm 118:22 mean?

It says the stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Something discarded as useless has become the stone the building rests on.

What does Psalm 118:6 mean?

The speaker says the LORD is on his side, so he will not be afraid, and asks what man can do to him. His confidence rests on God being with him.

What does Psalm 118:17 mean?

I will not die, but live, and declare the LORD's works. The speaker sees his survival as a reason to tell what God has done.

Psalm 118 KJV: the King James Version

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.1

Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.2

Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.3

Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.4

I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.5

The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?6

The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.7

It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.8

It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.9

All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.10

They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.11

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.12

Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.13

The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.14

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.15

The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.16

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.17

The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.18

Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:19

This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.20

I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.21

The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.22

This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.23

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.24

Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.25

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.26

God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.27

Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.28

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.29

Psalm 118 in Hebrew

The Hebrew text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. Verse numbers follow the Hebrew Bible, which counts a psalm's heading as verse 1, so they can run one ahead of English Bibles.

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1 הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃

2 יֹֽאמַר־נָ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃

3 יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֥א בֵֽית־אַהֲרֹ֑ן כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃

4 יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֭א יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃

5 מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ׃

6 יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י אָדָֽם׃

7 יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃

8 ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בָּאָדָֽם׃

9 ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃

10 כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃

11 סַבּ֥וּנִי גַם־סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃

12 סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קוֹצִ֑ים בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃

13 דַּחֹ֣ה דְחִיתַ֣נִי לִנְפֹּ֑ל וַ֖יהוָ֣ה עֲזָרָֽנִי׃

14 עָזִּ֣י וְזִמְרָ֣ת יָ֑הּ וַֽיְהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃

15 ק֤וֹל ׀ רִנָּ֬ה וִֽישׁוּעָ֗ה בְּאָהֳלֵ֥י צַדִּיקִ֑ים יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃

16 יְמִ֣ין יְ֭הוָה רוֹמֵמָ֑ה יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃

17 לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ׃

18 יַסֹּ֣ר יִסְּרַ֣נִּי יָּ֑הּ וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת לֹ֣א נְתָנָֽנִי׃

19 פִּתְחוּ־לִ֥י שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶ֑דֶק אָֽבֹא־בָ֝ם אוֹדֶ֥ה יָֽהּ׃

20 זֶֽה־הַשַּׁ֥עַר לַיהוָ֑ה צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יָבֹ֥אוּ בֽוֹ׃

21 א֭וֹדְךָ כִּ֣י עֲנִיתָ֑נִי וַתְּהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃

22 אֶ֭בֶן מָאֲס֣וּ הַבּוֹנִ֑ים הָ֝יְתָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ פִּנָּֽה׃

23 מֵאֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֑את הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃

24 זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃

25 אָנָּ֣א יְ֭הוָה הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה נָּֽא׃

26 בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם מִבֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

27 אֵ֤ל ׀ יְהוָה֮ וַיָּ֪אֶר לָ֥נוּ אִסְרוּ־חַ֥ג בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים עַד־קַ֝רְנ֗וֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

28 אֵלִ֣י אַתָּ֣ה וְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ׃

29 הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃

Psalm 118 in the Catholic Douay-Rheims Bible

The Douay-Rheims Bible, 1899 edition, public domain. It follows the Greek and Latin numbering, so this psalm is Psalm 117 there.

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1 Give praise to Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

2 Let Israel now say that he is good: that his mercy endureth for ever.

3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

4 Let them that fear the Lord now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

5 In my trouble I called upon the Lord: and the Lord heard me, and enlarged me.

6 The Lord is my helper, I will not fear what man can do unto me.

7 The Lord is my helper: and I will look over my enemies.

8 It is good to confide in the Lord, rather than to have confidence in man.

9 It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in princes.

10 All nations compassed me about; and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them.

11 Surrounding me they compassed me about: and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them.

12 They surrounded me like bees, and they burned like fire among thorns: and in the name of the Lord I was revenged on them.

13 Being pushed I was overturned that I might fall: but the Lord supported me.

14 The Lord is my strength and my praise: and he is become my salvation.

15 The voice of rejoicing and of salvation is in the tabernacles of the just.

16 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.

17 I shall not die, but live: and shall declare the works of the Lord.

18 The Lord chastising hath chastised me: but he hath not delivered me over to death.

19 Open ye to me the gates of justice: I will go into them, and give praise to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord, the just shall enter into it.

21 I will give glory to thee because thou hast heard me: and art become my salvation.

22 The stone which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner.

23 This is the Lord’s doing: and it is wonderful in our eyes.

24 This is the day which the Lord hath made: let us be glad and rejoice therein.

25 O Lord, save me: O Lord, give good success.

26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name Lord. We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

27 The Lord is God, and he hath shone upon us. Appoint a solemn day, with shady boughs, even to the horn of the alter.

28 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.

29 O praise ye the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 118 in Latin

The Clementine Vulgate, public domain, where this psalm is Psalm 117.

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1 Alleluja. Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus, quoniam in sæculum misericordia ejus.

2 Dicat nunc Israël: Quoniam bonus, quoniam in sæculum misericordia ejus.

3 Dicat nunc domus Aaron: Quoniam in sæculum misericordia ejus.

4 Dicant nunc qui timent Dominum: Quoniam in sæculum misericordia ejus.

5 De tribulatione invocavi Dominum, et exaudivit me in latitudine Dominus.

6 Dominus mihi adjutor; non timebo quid faciat mihi homo.

7 Dominus mihi adjutor, et ego despiciam inimicos meos.

8 Bonum est confidere in Domino, quam confidere in homine.

9 Bonum est sperare in Domino, quam sperare in principibus.

10 Omnes gentes circuierunt me, et in nomine Domini, quia ultus sum in eos.

11 Circumdantes circumdederunt me, et in nomine Domini, quia ultus sum in eos.

12 Circumdederunt me sicut apes, et exarserunt sicut ignis in spinis: et in nomine Domini, quia ultus sum in eos.

13 Impulsus eversus sum, ut caderem, et Dominus suscepit me.

14 Fortitudo mea et laus mea Dominus, et factus est mihi in salutem.

15 Vox exsultationis et salutis in tabernaculis justorum.

16 Dextera Domini fecit virtutem; dextera Domini exaltavit me: dextera Domini fecit virtutem.

17 Non moriar, sed vivam, et narrabo opera Domini.

18 Castigans castigavit me Dominus, et morti non tradidit me.

19 Aperite mihi portas justitiæ: ingressus in eas confitebor Domino.

20 Hæc porta Domini: justi intrabunt in eam.

21 Confitebor tibi quoniam exaudisti me, et factus es mihi in salutem.

22 Lapidem quem reprobaverunt ædificantes, hic factus est in caput anguli.

23 A Domino factum est istud, et est mirabile in oculis nostris.

24 Hæc est dies quam fecit Dominus; exsultemus, et lætemur in ea.

25 O Domine, salvum me fac; o Domine, bene prosperare.

26 Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini: benediximus vobis de domo Domini.

27 Deus Dominus, et illuxit nobis. Constituite diem solemnem in condensis, usque ad cornu altaris.

28 Deus meus es tu, et confitebor tibi; Deus meus es tu, et exaltabo te. Confitebor tibi quoniam exaudisti me, et factus es mihi in salutem.

29 Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus, quoniam in sæculum misericordia ejus.

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Psalm 118 at a glance

Verses29
Heading in the textNo heading
Attributed toThe psalm has no heading in the text, so no author is named.
TypeThanksgiving
Number in Greek and Latin BiblesPsalm 117

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Psalm 118 in other translations

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Where Psalm 118 belongs

Book 5 of the Psalms

How this page was made

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Lucas Pradella

Last checked 25 September 2026 · How pages are checked

I built AllPsalms because I could not find one site that covered all 150 psalms properly. I am a Christian and a reader of the psalms, not a scholar or a minister. What I can do is the work: put every psalm in one place, in plain English, with the text unedited and every claim sourced.

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