Psalms in Worship—Psalm 118:1–2, 19–29 A Victory Psalm for Palm Sunday and Easter

Leader:

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his steadfast love endures forever!
Let Israel say,
 

All:

  “His steadfast love endures forever.”
 

Leader:

Open to me the gates of righteousness,
    that I may enter through them
    and give thanks to the Lord.

This is the gate of the Lord;
    the righteous shall enter through it.
 

All:

I thank you that you have answered me
    and have become my salvation.
 

Leader:

The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the chief cornerstone.

This is the Lord doing;
 

All:

    it is marvelous in our eyes.
 

Leader:

This is the day that the Lord has made;
 

All:

    let us rejoice and be glad in it.
 

Leader:

Save us, we beseech you, O Lord!
    O Lord, we beseech you, give us success!
 

All:

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
    We bless you from the house of the Lord.
 

Leader:

The Lord is God,
    and he has given us light.
Bind the festal procession with branches,
    up to the horns of the altar.
 

All:

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
    you are my God; I will extol you.
 

Leader:

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
 

All:

   for his steadfast love endures forever.