Psalms 118

118 ¹ Make una give our Papa thanks, because E good; im Covenant love dey last forever.

² Make Israel talk say, “Im Covenant love dey last forever.” ³ Make di house of Aaron talk say, “Im Covenant love dey last forever.” ⁴ Make dem wey dey fear our Papa talk say, “Im Covenant love dey last forever.”

⁵ For inside my trouble I call my Papa; E answer me come set me free. ⁶ My Papa dey with me; I no go fear. Wetin person fit do me? ⁷ My Papa dey with me as my helper; I go look di people wey hate me with victory.

⁸ E better make person run go hide for our Papa pass make e put im trust for people. ⁹ E better make person run go hide for our Papa pass make e put im trust for princes. ¹⁰ All di nations surround me; for di name of our Papa I cut dem off. ¹¹ Dem surround me, surround me for every side; for di name of our Papa I cut dem off. ¹² Dem surround me like bee dem; dem quench like fire wey dem light with thorn; for di name of our Papa I cut dem off. ¹³ Dem push me so tey I nearly fall, but our Papa helep me. ¹⁴ My Papa na my strength and my song; E don become my salvation.

¹⁵ Songs of joy and salvation dey inside di tents of di correct-and-holy people: “Di right hand of our Papa don do plenty mighty things.” ¹⁶ Di right hand of our Papa dey raise up high; di right hand of our Papa don do plenty mighty things. ¹⁷ I no go die, but I go live, and I go tell wetin my Papa don do. ¹⁸ My Papa don discipline me well well, but E no hand me over to death.

¹⁹ Open di gates of correct-and-holy way for me, make I fit enter through dem come give my Papa thanks. ²⁰ Na dis be di gate of our Papa; di correct-and-holy people go enter through am. ²¹ I thank You say You don answer me come become my salvation.

²² Di stone wey di builders reject don become di cornerstone. ^a a v22 Jesus take dis verse talk about imsef (Matthew 21:42), and Peter declare am about am for front of di rulers (Acts 4:11) — di stone wey dem reject na Oga Jesus, wey dem make di cornerstone of our Papa house. ²³ Na our Papa do dis; e be wonderful thing for our eyes. ²⁴ Na dis be di day wey our Papa don make; make we rejoice and happy for inside am.

²⁵ Save us now, we dey beg, O our Papa! O our Papa, we dey beg, give us success! ²⁶ Blessing dey for di one wey dey come for di name of our Papa — blessing dey for Jesus our King! We bless una from di house of our Papa. ^b b v26 Di crowd sing dis verse over Jesus as E dey enter Jerusalem (Matthew 21:9; John 12:13) — di One wey dey come for our Papa name na Jesus di King. ²⁷ Our Papa na our Papa, and E don make im light shine on us. Tie di festival sacrifice with rope, reach di horns of di altar.

²⁸ You be my Papa, and I go give thanks to You; You be my Papa, I go lift You up high.

²⁹ Make una give our Papa thanks, because E good; im Covenant love dey last forever.