My Inspiration - Psalm 118

Psalm 118

 ¹O GIVE thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever!

    ²Let Israel now say that His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.
    ³Let the house of Aaron [the priesthood] now say that His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.
    ⁴Let those now who reverently and worshipfully fear the Lord say that His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.
    ⁵Out of my distress I called upon the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free and in a large place.
    ⁶The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
    ⁷The Lord is on my side and takes my part, He is among those who help me; therefore shall I see my desire established upon those who hate me.
    ⁸It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
    ⁹It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
    ¹⁰All nations (the surrounding tribes) compassed me about, but in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!
    ¹¹They compassed me about, yes, they surrounded me on every side; but in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!
    ¹²They swarmed about me like bees, they blaze up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns; in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!
    ¹³You [my adversary] thrust sorely at me that I might fall, but the Lord helped me.
    ¹⁴The Lord is my Strength and Song; and He has become my Salvation.
    ¹⁵The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents and private dwellings of the [uncompromisingly] righteous: the right hand of the Lord does valiantly and achieves strength!
    ¹⁶The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly and achieves strength!
    ¹⁷I shall not die but live, and shall declare the works and recount the illustrious acts of the Lord.
    ¹⁸The Lord has chastened me sorely, but He has not given me over to death.
    ¹⁹Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness; I will enter through them, and I will confess and praise the Lord.
    ²⁰This is the gate of the Lord; the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall enter through it.
    ²¹I will confess, praise, and give thanks to You, for You have heard and answered me; and You have become my Salvation and Deliverer.
    ²²The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
    ²³This is from the Lord and is His doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
    ²⁴This is the day which the Lord has brought about; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
    ²⁵Save now, we beseech You, O Lord; send now prosperity, O Lord, we beseech You, and give to us success!
    ²⁶Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; we bless you from the house of the Lord [you who come into His sanctuary under His guardianship].
    ²⁷The Lord is God, Who has shown and given us light [He has illuminated us with grace, freedom, and joy]. Decorate the festival with leafy boughs and bind the sacrifices to be offered with thick cords [all over the priest's court, right up] to the horns of the altar.
    ²⁸You are my God, and I will confess, praise, and give thanks to You; You are my God, I will extol You.
    ²⁹O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.