The Book of Psalms
Chapter 117
1 – Give praise to Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 – Let Israel now say that he is good: that his mercy endureth for ever.
3 – Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
4 – Let them that fear the Lord now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
5 – In my trouble I called upon the Lord: and the Lord heard me, and enlarged me.
6 – The Lord is my helper, I will not fear what man can do unto me.
7 – The Lord is my helper: and I will look over my enemies.
8 – It is good to confide in the Lord, rather than to have confidence in man.
9 – It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in princes.
10 – All nations compassed me about; and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them.
11 – Surrounding me they compassed me about: and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them.
12 – They surrounded me like bees, and they burned like fire among thorns: and in the name of the Lord I was revenged on them
13 – Being pushed I was overturned that I might fall: but the Lord supported me.
14 – The Lord is my strength and my praise: and he is become my salvation.
15 – The voice of rejoicing and of salvation is in the tabernacles of the just.
16 – The right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength: the right hand of the Lord hath exulted me: the right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength.
17 – I shall not die, but live: and shall declare the works of the Lord.
18 – The Lord chastising hath chastised me: but he hath not delivered me over to death.
19 – Open ye to me the gates of justice: I will go into them, and give praise to the Lord.
20 – This is the gate of the Lord, the just shall enter into it.
21 – I will give glory to thee because thou hast heard me: and art become my salvation.
22 – The stone which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner.
23 – This is the Lord’s doing: and it is wonderful in our eyes.
24 – This is the day which the Lord hath made: let us be glad and rejoice therein.
25 – O Lord, save me: O Lord, give good success.
26 – Blessed be he that cometh in the name Lord. We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.
27 – The Lord is God, and he hath shone upon us. Appoint a solemn day, with shady boughs, even to the horn of the alter.
28 – Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, and I will exalt thee. I will praise thee, because thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
29 – O praise ye the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
The Catholic Bible Online. Scriptures are from The Douay Rheims Catholic Bible 1582-1610 a.d. Version In the Public Domain. The Douay Rheims Bible is a translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate into English undertaken by members of the English College, Douai in the service of the Catholic Church.