Psalms 118 — T4T
118Verse 1Tell Yahweh that you thank him very much for the good things that he has done for youHe faithfully loves us, his people, forever.Verse 2You Israeli people should repeatedly shout,“He faithfully loves us, his people, forever!”Verse 3You priests who are descendants of Aaron should repeatedly shout,“He faithfully loves us, his people, forever!”Verse 4All you who revere him should repeatedly shout,“He faithfully loves us, his people, forever!”Verse 5When I was distressed, I called out to Yahweh,and he answered me and set me free from my worries/troubles.Verse 6Yahweh is ◄on my side/helping me►,so I will not be afraid of anything.
No one [RHQ] can do anything that will prevent God from blessing me forever.Verse 7Yes, Yahweh is ◄on my side/helping me►,so I will look triumphantly at my enemies while he defeats them.Verse 8It is better to trust in Yahwehthan to ◄depend on/trust in► people.Verse 9It is better to trust Yahweh to protect usthan to trust that influential/important people will protect us.Verse 10Armies of [MTY] many nations surrounded me,but Yahweh enabled me to defeat them by his power [MTY].Verse 11They completely surrounded me,but I defeated them all by the power of Yahweh.Verse 12They swarmed around me like angry bees;they were like a fire that blazes strongly, but only briefly, in a thornbush,
but I defeated them by the power [MTY] that Yahweh gave me.Verse 13My enemies attacked me fiercely and almost defeated me,but Yahweh helped me.Verse 14Yahweh is the one who makes me strong,
and he is the one about whom I always sing;he has saved me from my enemies.Verse 15Listen to the joyful songs of victory being sung in the tents of godly/righteous people!They sing, “Yahweh has defeated our enemies by his mighty power [MTY];Verse 16he has raised his strong right arm to show he has defeated his enemies.Yahweh has completely defeated them!”Verse 17I will not be killed in battle;I will live to proclaim the great things that Yahweh has done.Verse 18Yahweh has punished me severely,but he has not allowed ◄me to die/my enemies to kill me►.Verse 19You gatekeepers, open for me the gates of the templein order that I may enter and thank Yahweh.Verse 20Those are the gates through which we enter the temple to worship Yahweh;godly/righteous people enter those gates.Verse 21Yahweh, I thank you that you answered my prayer,and you saved me from my enemies.Verse 22Yahweh’s promised/chosen king is like [MET] the stone which the builders rejectedwhen they were building a house,but that stone became the ◄cornerstone/most important stone in the building►.
Verse 23◄This was done by Yahweh/Yahweh has done this►,
and it is a wonderful thing for us to see.
Verse 24This is the day in which we remember that Yahweh acted powerfully to defeat our enemies;we will rejoice and be glad/happy today.Verse 25Yahweh, we plead with you to keep rescuing us from our enemies.Yahweh, please help us ◄accomplish/do well► what we want to do.Verse 26Yahweh, bless the one who will come with your authority [MTY].And from the temple we ◄bless/ask Yahweh to bless► all of you.Verse 27Yahweh is God,and he has caused his light to shine on us.Come, carrying palm branches, and join the people who are starting the festival as they go to the altar.Verse 28Yahweh, you are the God whom I worship, and I will praise you!You are my God, and I will tell everyone that you are great!Verse 29Thank Yahweh, because he does good things for usHe will faithfully love us forever.
No one [RHQ] can do anything that will prevent God from blessing me forever.Verse 7Yes, Yahweh is ◄on my side/helping me►,so I will look triumphantly at my enemies while he defeats them.Verse 8It is better to trust in Yahwehthan to ◄depend on/trust in► people.Verse 9It is better to trust Yahweh to protect usthan to trust that influential/important people will protect us.Verse 10Armies of [MTY] many nations surrounded me,but Yahweh enabled me to defeat them by his power [MTY].Verse 11They completely surrounded me,but I defeated them all by the power of Yahweh.Verse 12They swarmed around me like angry bees;they were like a fire that blazes strongly, but only briefly, in a thornbush,
but I defeated them by the power [MTY] that Yahweh gave me.Verse 13My enemies attacked me fiercely and almost defeated me,but Yahweh helped me.Verse 14Yahweh is the one who makes me strong,
and he is the one about whom I always sing;he has saved me from my enemies.Verse 15Listen to the joyful songs of victory being sung in the tents of godly/righteous people!They sing, “Yahweh has defeated our enemies by his mighty power [MTY];Verse 16he has raised his strong right arm to show he has defeated his enemies.Yahweh has completely defeated them!”Verse 17I will not be killed in battle;I will live to proclaim the great things that Yahweh has done.Verse 18Yahweh has punished me severely,but he has not allowed ◄me to die/my enemies to kill me►.Verse 19You gatekeepers, open for me the gates of the templein order that I may enter and thank Yahweh.Verse 20Those are the gates through which we enter the temple to worship Yahweh;godly/righteous people enter those gates.Verse 21Yahweh, I thank you that you answered my prayer,and you saved me from my enemies.Verse 22Yahweh’s promised/chosen king is like [MET] the stone which the builders rejectedwhen they were building a house,but that stone became the ◄cornerstone/most important stone in the building►.
Verse 23◄This was done by Yahweh/Yahweh has done this►,
and it is a wonderful thing for us to see.
Verse 24This is the day in which we remember that Yahweh acted powerfully to defeat our enemies;we will rejoice and be glad/happy today.Verse 25Yahweh, we plead with you to keep rescuing us from our enemies.Yahweh, please help us ◄accomplish/do well► what we want to do.Verse 26Yahweh, bless the one who will come with your authority [MTY].And from the temple we ◄bless/ask Yahweh to bless► all of you.Verse 27Yahweh is God,and he has caused his light to shine on us.Come, carrying palm branches, and join the people who are starting the festival as they go to the altar.Verse 28Yahweh, you are the God whom I worship, and I will praise you!You are my God, and I will tell everyone that you are great!Verse 29Thank Yahweh, because he does good things for usHe will faithfully love us forever.