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Psalm 118

¹O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
²Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
³Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
⁴Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
⁵I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
⁶The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
⁷The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
⁸It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
⁹It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
¹⁰All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.
¹¹They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
¹²They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
¹³Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.
¹⁴The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
¹⁵The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
¹⁶The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
¹⁷I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
¹⁸The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
¹⁹Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:
²⁰This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.
²¹I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
²²The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
²³This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
²⁴This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
²⁵Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
²⁶Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.
²⁷God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
²⁸Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
²⁹O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

¹²Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
¹³I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
¹⁴And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
¹⁵And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
¹⁶Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
¹⁷And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
¹⁸And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
¹⁹Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
²⁰And the Lord hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
²¹And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

2For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
²But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
³For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
⁴But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
⁵For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
⁶Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
⁷But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
⁸So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
⁹For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
¹⁰Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
¹¹As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
¹²That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
¹³For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.