Psalm 118:14-26
Easter Evening – A Women’s Lectionary
14 The LordA is my strengthB and my might;C
he has becomeD my salvation.E
15 There are glad songsF of victoryG in the tentsH of the righteous:I
“The right handJ of the LordK doesL valiantly;M
16 the right hand of the LordN is exalted;O
the right hand of the LordP does valiantly.”
17 I shall not die,Q but I shall live,R
and recountS the deedsT of the Lord.U
18 The LordV has punished me severely,W
but he did not give me overX to death.Y
19 OpenZ to me the gatesAA of righteousness,BB
that I may enterCC through them
and give thanksDD to the Lord.EE
20 This is the gate of the Lord;FF
the righteous shall enter through it.
21 I thank you that you have answeredGG me
and have become my salvation.
22 The stoneHH that the buildersII rejectedJJ
has become the chiefKK cornerstone.LL
23 This isMM the Lord’sNN doing;
it is marvelousOO in our eyes.PP
24 This is the dayQQ that the LordRR has made;SS
let us rejoiceTT and be gladUU in it.
25 SaveVV us,WW we beseechXX you, O Lord!YY
O Lord,ZZ we beseech you, give us success!AAA, BBB
26 Blessed isCCC the one who comes in the nameDDD of the Lord.EEE
We bless you from the houseFFF of the Lord.GGG
Image credit: “Pile of Rubble” by Mirco Wilhelm, 2009.