Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Psalms 118:7-23 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

7. The Lord is my helper. I will see my enemies defeated.

8. It is better to trust in the Lord than to trust in people.

9. It is better to trust in the Lord than to trust in great leaders.

10. Many enemies surrounded me, but with the Lord’S power I defeated them.

11. They surrounded me again and again, but I defeated them with the Lord’S power.

12. They surrounded me like a swarm of bees, but they were quickly destroyed like a fast-burning bush. I defeated them with the Lord’S power.

13. My enemy attacked me and almost destroyed me, but the Lord helped me.

14. The Lord is my strength and my reason for singing. He saved me!

15. You can hear the victory celebration in the homes of those who live right. The Lord has shown his great power again!

16. The Lord’S arm is raised in victory. The Lord has shown his great power again.

17. I will live and not die, and I will tell what the Lord has done.

18. The Lord punished me, but he did not let me die.

19. Gates of goodness, open for me, and I will come in and worship the Lord.

20. Those are the Lord’S gates, and only good people can go through them.

21. Lord, I thank you for answering my prayer. I thank you for saving me.

22. The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone.

23. The Lord made this happen, and we think it is wonderful!