# Psalms 118.1

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> **1. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.**
>
> 2. Let Israel now say, That his lovingkindness endureth for ever. 3. Let the house of Aaron now say, That his lovingkindness endureth for ever. (Psalms 118:1-3, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> **1. Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.**
>
> 2. Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever. 3. Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever. (Psalms 118:1-3, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> **1. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.**
>
> 2. Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 3. Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. (Psalms 118:1-3, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> **1. Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness.**
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> 2. I pray you, let Israel say, That, to the age [is] His kindness. 3. I pray you, let the house of Aaron say, That, to the age [is] His kindness. (Psalms 118:1-3, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [H2617 - hesed](/codex/h2617-hesed/), *hesed*, Strong's H2617
- [H5769 - olam](/codex/h5769-olam/), *olam*, Strong's H5769
- [H2896 - tov](/codex/h2896-tov/), *tov*, Strong's H2896
- [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH*, Strong's H3068

## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.