Praise and Thanksgiving: Psalms 117 and 118

The script presents the full text of Psalm 117 and Psalm 118. Psalm 117 calls all nations and peoples to praise the Lord for his great merciful kindness and enduring truth. Psalm 118 gives thanks to the Lord for his goodness and everlasting mercy, invites Israel, the house of Aaron, and those who fear the Lord to repeat that mercy endures forever, and recounts calling on the Lord in distress and being answered. It contrasts trusting in the Lord with trusting in man or princes, describes being surrounded by nations yet prevailing in the Lord’s name, and affirms the Lord as strength, song, and salvation. The psalm speaks of rejoicing among the righteous, being chastened but not given over to death, and entering the gates of righteousness to praise the Lord. It includes the declaration that the rejected stone has become the cornerstone, rejoices in the day the Lord has made, asks the Lord to save and send prosperity, blesses the one who comes in the Lord’s name, and ends with worship, sacrifice at the altar, and repeated thanksgiving for the Lord’s enduring mercy.

00:00 Psalm 117 — A Call for All Nations to Praise
00:21 Psalm 118 Begins — Give Thanks for Enduring Mercy
00:40 Help in Distress — The Lord on My Side
01:08 Surrounded by Enemies — Victory in the Name of the Lord
01:32 Strength, Song, and Salvation — Rejoicing in God’s Deliverance
02:01 Gates of Righteousness — Entering to Praise
02:15 Cornerstone & The Day the Lord Has Made
02:29 Save Now & Blessing in the Lord’s Name
02:46 Final Thanksgiving — Praise and Exalt the Lord