Psalm 118

Abraham Coles

5 I called on Him in my distress,
And He enlarged and set me free.
6 Since He is on my side, I will
7 Not fear what man can do to me.

8 It's better far to trust in Him,
9 Than help of princes to enjoy;
10 All nations compass me about,
I in His Name will them destroy.

11 They compass me about like bees,
12 And use their stings to me annoy;
Quenched are they like the fire of thorns —
I in His Name will them destroy.

13 They thrust at me that I might fall;
Jehovah hastened to my aid —
14 Jehovah is my strength and song,
And He is my salvation made.

15 The voice of joy and triumph sounds
In all the dwellings of the just;
16 Jehovah mightily has wrought,
And lifted Israel from the dust.

17 I shall not die, but live; and will
Recount His works while I have breath:
18 Though he has sorely chastened me,
He has not given o'er to death.

19 Open the gates of righteousness,
20 And I will enter and give thanks;
21 The righteous shall march through, and praise
Ascend from their exulting ranks.

22 The stone the builders did reject,
And in their ignorance despise,
Head of the corner He has made —
23 A thing most wondrous in our eyes.

24 This is the day the Lord has made;
We'll triumph and rejoice therein!
25 Save now, Jehovah, I beseech;
Let new prosperity begin.

26 Blessed be he, the coming one,
That enters in Jehovah's Name!
We from Jehovah's House you bless,
From whom the great deliverance came.

27 The Lord is God, He gives us light —
The victim to the altar bind!
28 Thou art my God, I will Thee thank,
Will Thee extol with heart and mind.

29 Give thanks to God, for He is good,
His mercy is for evermore;
Exhaustless is it as the sea,
A sea unbounded by a shore.