Let Us Rejoice

¹⁹ Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness; I will enter through them, and I will confess and praise the Lord.

²⁰ This is the gate of the Lord; the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall enter through it.

²¹ I will confess, praise, and give thanks to You, for You have heard and answered me; and You have become my Salvation and Deliverer.

²² The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.

²³ This is from the Lord and is His doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.

²⁴ This is the day which the Lord has brought about; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵ Save now, we beseech You, O Lord; send now prosperity, O Lord, we beseech You, and give to us success!

²⁶ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; we bless you from the house of the Lord [you who come into His sanctuary under His guardianship].

²⁷ The Lord is God, Who has shown and given us light [He has illuminated us with grace, freedom, and joy]. Decorate the festival with leafy boughs and bind the sacrifices to be offered with thick cords [all over the priest’s court, right up] to the horns of the altar.

²⁸ You are my God, and I will confess, praise, and give thanks to You; You are my God, I will extol You.

²⁹ O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.

~Psalm 118:19-29 (AMP)