Psalms 117
1 Alleluia.
Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his
mercy endures for ever.
2 Let now the house of Israel say,
that he is good: for his mercy
endures for ever.
3 Let now the house of Aaron say, that
he is good: for his mercy
endures for ever.
4 Let now all that fear the Lord say,
that he is good: for his mercy
endures for ever.
5 I called on the Lord out of
affliction: and he hearkened to me,
so as to bring me into a wide place.
6 aHeb. 13. 6.
The Lord is my helper; and I will not fear what man shall do to me.
7 The Lord is my helper; and I shall
see my desire upon mine enemies.
8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to trust in
man. 9 It is better to hope in the Lord, than to hope in
princes.
10 All nations compassed me about:
but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.
11 They completely compassed me
about: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.
12 They compassed me about as bees
do a honeycomb, and they burst into flame as fire
among thorns: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.
13 I was thrust, and sorely shaken,
that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and my
song, and is become my salvation.
15 The voice of exultation and
salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord
has wrought mightily. 16 The right
hand of the Lord has exalted me: the right hand of the Lord has wrought
powerfully. 17 I shall not die, but
live, and recount the works of the Lord.
18 The Lord has chastened me sore:
but he has not given me up to death.
19 Open to me the gates of
righteousness: I will go into them, and give praise to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord: the
righteous shall enter by it. 21 I
will give thanks to thee; because thou hast heard me, and art become my
salvation. 22 bMat. 21. 42.
The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the
corner. 23 This has been done of the
Lord; and it is wonderful in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord has
made: let us exult and rejoice in it.
25 O Lord, save now: O Lord, send now
prosperity. 26 cMat. 21. 9.
Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of
the house of the Lord.
27 God is the Lord, and he has shined
upon us: celebrate the feast with
dPossibly, the multitude, q. d. cœtu frequenti.thick branches, binding the victims even to the
horns of the altar. 28 Thou art my
God, and I will give thee thanks: thou art my God, and I will exalt thee. I
will give thanks to thee, for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
29 Give thanks to the Lord; for he is
good: for his mercy endures for ever.