Today we continue our reading in the Old Testament book of Psalms in the Amplified Bible translation with Psalm chapter 111 from the Word of God.
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[00:00:04] Psalm 118 O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. For His lovingkindness endures forever. O let Israel say, His lovingkindness endures forever. O let the house of Aaron say, His lovingkindness endures forever.
[00:00:30] O let those who reverently fear the Lord say, His lovingkindness endures forever. Out of my distress I called on the Lord. The Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is on my side. I will not fear. What can mere man do to me? The Lord is on my side.
[00:00:57] He is among those who help me. Therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. All nations encompassed me. In the name of the Lord, I will surely cut them off.
[00:01:26] They encompassed me, yes. They surrounded me on every side. In the name of the Lord, I will cut them off. They swarmed around me like bees. They flare up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns. In the name of the Lord, I will surely cut them off. You, my enemy, pushed me violently so that I was falling.
[00:01:55] But the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and song. And he has become my salvation. The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. The right hand of the Lord is exalted.
[00:02:22] The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. I will not die, but live and declare the works and recount the illustrious acts of the Lord. The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death. Open to me the temple gates of righteousness. I shall enter through them. I shall give thanks to the Lord.
[00:02:51] This is the gates of the Lord. The righteous will enter through it. I will give thanks to you for you have heard and answered me and you have become my salvation, my rescuer, my savior. The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is from the Lord and is his doing.
[00:03:20] It is marvelous in our eyes. This day in which God has saved me is the day which the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. O Lord, save now, we beseech you. O Lord, we beseech you. Send now prosperity and give us success.
[00:03:46] Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you from the house of the Lord. You who come into his sanctuary under his guardianship. The Lord is God and he has given us light, illuminating us with his grace and freedom and joy.
[00:04:11] Bind the festival sacrifices with cords to the horns of the altar. You are my God and I give thanks to you. You are my God. I extol you. O give thanks to the Lord for he is good. For his loving kindness endures forever.
[00:04:38] Thank you for tuning in to the The Audio Bible today. This has been Psalm chapter 118 from the word of God.