The psalmist praises God for his delivery from evils: puts his whole trust in him; and foretells the coming of Christ.

¹ Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.

² Let Israel now say: For he is good, for his mercy is forever.

³ Let the house of Aaron now say: For his mercy is forever.

⁴ Let those who fear the Lord now say: For his mercy is forever.

⁵ In my tribulation, I called upon the Lord. And the Lord heeded me with generosity.

⁶ The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me.

⁷ The Lord is my helper. And I will look down upon my enemies.

⁸ It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in man.

⁹ It is good to hope in the Lord, rather than to hope in leaders.

¹⁰ All the nations have surrounded me. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.

¹¹ Surrounding me, they closed in on me. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.

¹² They surrounded me like a swarm, and they burned like fire among the thorns. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.

¹³ Having been pushed, I was overturned so as to fall. But the Lord took me up.

¹⁴ The Lord is my strength and my praise. And he has become my salvation.

¹⁵ A voice of exultation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the just.

¹⁶ The right hand of the Lord has wrought virtue. The right hand of the Lord has exalted me. The right hand of the Lord has wrought virtue.

¹⁷ I will not die, but I will live. And I will declare the works of the Lord.

¹⁸ When chastising, the Lord chastised me. But he has not delivered me over to death.

¹⁹ Open the gates of justice to me. I will enter them, and I will confess to the Lord.

²⁰ This is the gate of the Lord. The just will enter by it.

²¹ I will confess to you because you have heard me. And you have become my salvation.

²² The stone which the builders have rejected, this has become the head of the corner.¹

1. 117:22The Latin phrase translated as ‘head of the corner’ is a Latin translation of the same Hebrew expression. It is a fitting description of Christ, since He is the Head of all Creation. It can also be translated as ‘cornerstone.’(Conte)

²³ By the Lord has this been done, and it is a wonder before our eyes.

²⁴ This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us exult and rejoice in it.

²⁵ O Lord, grant salvation to me. O Lord, grant good prosperity.

²⁶ Blessed is he who arrives in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

²⁷ The Lord is God, and he has enlightened us. Establish a solemn day amid a dense crowd, even to the horn of the altar.¹

1. 117:27The word ‘condensis’ often refers to a dense thicket of woods. However, in this context (of something dense like a thicket of trees that reaches even to the altar) the meaning is clearly of a thick crowd attending a solemn ceremony.(Conte)

²⁸ You are my God, and I will confess to you. You are my God, and I will exalt you. I will confess to you, for you have heeded me. And you have become my salvation.

²⁹ Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.