Psalms 118 with the Church Fathers

¹Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. ²Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” ³Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” ⁴Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” ⁵In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free. ⁶The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? ⁷The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me. ⁸It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. ⁹It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. ¹⁰All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. ¹¹They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. ¹²They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off. ¹³I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me. ¹⁴The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. ¹⁵Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor! ¹⁶The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!” ¹⁷I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done. ¹⁸The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death. ¹⁹Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD. ²⁰This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. ²¹I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation. ²²The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. ²³This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes. ²⁴This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. ²⁵O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper! ²⁶Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you. ²⁷The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. ²⁸You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You. ²⁹Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.