Chapter 118
The LORD Is on My Side
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Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;… His loving devotion endures forever.
𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤊𐤉 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ לְעוֹלָ֣ם hō·w·ḏū Yah·weh kî- ṭō·wḇ kî ḥas·dōw lə·‘ō·w·lām — WLC · 1
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Let Israel… say…, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤍𐤀 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֖י יֹֽאמַר־ נָ֥א חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ לְעוֹלָ֣ם yiś·rā·’êl kî yō·mar- nā ḥas·dōw lə·‘ō·w·lām — WLC · 2
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Let the house of Aaron… say…, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤍𐤀 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌
בֵֽית־ אַהֲרֹ֑ן כִּ֖י יֹֽאמְרוּ־ נָ֥א חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ לְעוֹלָ֣ם ḇêṯ- ’a·hă·rōn kî yō·mə·rū- nā ḥas·dōw lə·‘ō·w·lām — WLC · 3
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Let those who fear the LORD… say…, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤍𐤀 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌
יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֖י יֹֽאמְרוּ־ נָ֭א חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ לְעוֹלָ֣ם yir·’ê Yah·weh kî yō·mə·rū- nā ḥas·dōw lə·‘ō·w·lām — WLC · 4
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In [my] distress I called to the LORD, [and He] answered [and set me] free.
𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤌𐤑𐤓 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤉𐤄 𐤉𐤄 𐤏𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤌𐤓𐤇𐤁
מִֽן־ הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ יָֽהּ׃ עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב min- ham·mê·ṣar qā·rā·ṯî yāh yāh ‘ā·nā·nî ḇam·mer·ḥāḇ — WLC · 5
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The LORD [is] on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤌𐤄 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤉
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־ אָדָֽם׃ יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י Yah·weh lî lō ’î·rā mah- ’ā·ḏām ya·‘ă·śeh lî — WLC · 6
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The LORD [is] on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤉 𐤁𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 𐤁𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤉
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃ Yah·weh lî bə·‘ō·zə·rāy wa·’ă·nî ’er·’eh ḇə·śō·nə·’āy — WLC · 7
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It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤋𐤇𐤎𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤁𐤈𐤇 𐤁𐤀𐤃𐤌
ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בָּאָדָֽם׃ ṭō·wḇ la·ḥă·sō·wṯ Yah·weh mib·bə·ṭō·aḥ bā·’ā·ḏām — WLC · 8
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It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤋𐤇𐤎𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤁𐤈𐤇 𐤁𐤍𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤌
ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃ ṭō·wḇ la·ḥă·sō·wṯ Yah·weh mib·bə·ṭō·aḥ bin·ḏî·ḇîm — WLC · 9
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All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD vvv I cut them off.
𐤊𐤋 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤎𐤁𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤔𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤋𐤌
כָּל־ גּוֹיִ֥ם סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃ kāl- gō·w·yim sə·ḇā·ḇū·nî bə·šêm Yah·weh kî ’ă·mî·lam — WLC · 10
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They surrounded me vvv on every side, but in the name of the LORD vvv I cut them off.
𐤎𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤂𐤌 𐤎𐤁𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤔𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤋𐤌
סַבּ֥וּנִי גַם־ סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃ sab·bū·nî ḡam- sə·ḇā·ḇū·nî bə·šêm Yah·weh kî ’ă·mî·lam — WLC · 11
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They swarmed around me like bees, [but] they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD vvv I cut them off.
𐤎𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤃𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤃𐤏𐤊𐤅 𐤊𐤀𐤔 𐤒𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤔𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤋𐤌
סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קוֹצִ֑ים בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃ sab·bū·nî ḵiḏ·ḇō·w·rîm dō·‘ă·ḵū kə·’êš qō·w·ṣîm bə·šêm Yah·weh kî ’ă·mî·lam — WLC · 12
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I was pushed so hard… I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
𐤃𐤇𐤄 𐤃𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤉 𐤋𐤍𐤐𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤍𐤉
דַּחֹ֣ה דְחִיתַ֣נִי לִנְפֹּ֑ל וַ֖יהוָ֣ה עֲזָרָֽנִי׃ da·ḥōh ḏə·ḥî·ṯa·nî lin·pōl Yah·weh ‘ă·zā·rā·nî — WLC · 13
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The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
𐤉𐤄 𐤏𐤆𐤉 𐤅𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤋𐤉 𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄
יָ֑הּ עָזִּ֣י וְזִמְרָ֣ת וַֽיְהִי־ לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃ yāh ‘āz·zî wə·zim·rāṯ way·hî- lî lî·šū·‘āh — WLC · 14
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Shouts of joy and salvation [resound] in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!
𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤓𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄 𐤁𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤇𐤉𐤋
ק֤וֹל׀ רִנָּ֬ה וִֽישׁוּעָ֗ה בְּאָהֳלֵ֥י צַדִּיקִ֑ים יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃ qō·wl rin·nāh wî·šū·‘āh bə·’ā·ho·lê ṣad·dî·qîm yə·mîn Yah·weh ‘ō·śāh ḥā·yil — WLC · 15
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The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”
𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤌𐤄 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤇𐤉𐤋
יְמִ֣ין יְ֭הוָה רוֹמֵמָ֑ה יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃ yə·mîn Yah·weh rō·w·mê·māh yə·mîn Yah·weh ‘ō·śāh ḥā·yil — WLC · 16
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I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤉𐤄 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉
לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי־ אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר יָֽהּ׃ מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י lō ’ā·mūṯ kî- ’eḥ·yeh wa·’ă·sap·pêr yāh ma·‘ă·śê — WLC · 17
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The LORD disciplined me severely…, but He has not given me over to death.
𐤉𐤄 𐤉𐤎𐤓 𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤍𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕
יָּ֑הּ יַסֹּ֣ר יִסְּרַ֣נִּי לֹ֣א נְתָנָֽנִי׃ וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת yāh yas·sōr yis·sə·ran·nî lō nə·ṯā·nā·nî wə·lam·mā·weṯ — WLC · 18
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Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter… and give thanks to the LORD.
𐤐𐤕𐤇𐤅 𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉 𐤑𐤃𐤒 𐤀𐤁𐤀 𐤁𐤌 𐤀𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤉𐤄
פִּתְחוּ־ לִ֥י שַׁעֲרֵי־ צֶ֑דֶק אָֽבֹא־ בָ֝ם אוֹדֶ֥ה יָֽהּ׃ piṯ·ḥū- lî ša·‘ă·rê- ṣe·ḏeq ’ā·ḇō- ḇām ’ō·w·ḏeh yāh — WLC · 19
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This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤔𐤏𐤓 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤁𐤅
זֶֽה־ הַשַּׁ֥עַר לַיהוָ֑ה צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יָבֹ֥אוּ בֽוֹ׃ zeh- haš·ša·‘ar Yah·weh ṣad·dî·qîm yā·ḇō·’ū ḇōw — WLC · 20
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I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.
𐤀𐤅𐤃𐤊 𐤊𐤉 𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤕𐤄𐤉 𐤋𐤉 𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄
א֭וֹדְךָ כִּ֣י עֲנִיתָ֑נִי וַתְּהִי־ לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃ ’ō·wḏ·ḵā kî ‘ă·nî·ṯā·nî wat·tə·hî- lî lî·šū·‘āh — WLC · 21
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The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone…
𐤀𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤅 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤐𐤍𐤄
אֶ֭בֶן הַבּוֹנִ֑ים מָאֲס֣וּ הָ֝יְתָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ פִּנָּֽה׃ ’e·ḇen hab·bō·w·nîm mā·’ă·sū hā·yə·ṯāh lə·rōš pin·nāh — WLC · 22
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- This is from the LORD, [and] it [is] marvelous in our eyes.
𐤌𐤀𐤕 𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤉𐤀 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅
מֵאֵ֣ת זֹּ֑את הָ֣יְתָה יְ֭הוָה הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃ mê·’êṯ zōṯ hā·yə·ṯāh Yah·weh hî nip̄·lāṯ bə·‘ê·nê·nū — WLC · 23
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This is the day [that] the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 𐤁𐤅
זֶה־ הַ֭יּוֹם יְהוָ֑ה עָשָׂ֣ה נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃ zeh- hay·yō·wm Yah·weh ‘ā·śāh nā·ḡî·lāh wə·niś·mə·ḥāh ḇōw — WLC · 24
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O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD,… cause us to prosper…!
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏𐤄 𐤀𐤍𐤀 𐤍𐤀 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤍𐤀 𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤉𐤇𐤄 𐤍𐤀
יְ֭הוָה הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה אָנָּ֣א נָּ֑א יְ֝הוָ֗ה אָֽנָּ֥א הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה נָּֽא׃ Yah·weh hō·wō·šî·‘āh ’ān·nā nā Yah·weh ’ān·nā haṣ·lî·ḥāh nā — WLC · 25
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Blessed [is] he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.
𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤊 𐤄𐤁𐤀 𐤁𐤔𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤊𐤌
בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה מִבֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם bā·rūḵ hab·bā bə·šêm Yah·weh mib·bêṯ Yah·weh bê·raḵ·nū·ḵem — WLC · 26
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The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤓 𐤋𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤎𐤓𐤅 𐤇𐤂 𐤁𐤏𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤃 𐤒𐤓𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇
יְהוָה֮ אֵ֤ל׀ וַיָּ֪אֶר לָ֥נוּ אִסְרוּ־ חַ֥ג בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים עַד־ קַ֝רְנ֗וֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ Yah·weh ’êl way·yā·’er lā·nū ’is·rū- ḥaḡ ba·‘ă·ḇō·ṯîm ‘aḏ- qar·nō·wṯ ham·miz·bê·aḥ — WLC · 27
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You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, [and] I will exalt You.
𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤅𐤃𐤊 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤌𐤊
אַתָּ֣ה אֵלִ֣י וְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ׃ ’at·tāh ’ê·lî wə·’ō·w·ḏe·kā ’ĕ·lō·hay ’ă·rō·wm·me·kā — WLC · 28
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Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤊𐤉 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ לְעוֹלָ֣ם hō·w·ḏū Yah·weh kî- ṭō·wḇ kî ḥas·dōw lə·‘ō·w·lām — WLC · 29