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Psalm 118:24

“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”

Psalm 118:24, King James Version (KJV)

“This is the day that the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!”

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Psalm 118 (KJV)

  1. 1O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
  2. 2Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
  3. 3Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
  4. 4Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
  5. 5I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.
  6. 6The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
  7. 7The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
  8. 8It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
  9. 9It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
  10. 10All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
  11. 11They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
  12. 12They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
  13. 13Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
  14. 14The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
  15. 15The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
  16. 16The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
  17. 17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
  18. 18The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
  19. 19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:
  20. 20This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.
  21. 21I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
  22. 22The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
  23. 23This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
  24. 24This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
  25. 25Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
  26. 26Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
  27. 27God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
  28. 28Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
  29. 29O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Related verses

Passages that readers often connect with Psalm 118:24, in the King James Version.

  • Psalm 84:10

    For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

  • Isaiah 58:13

    If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

  • Nehemiah 8:10

    Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

  • 1 Kings 8:66

    On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:26–28

    And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day. …

  • Revelation 1:10

    I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

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1769 standardized text (eBible.org eng-kjv). Public domain outside the United Kingdom. Text courtesy of the Crosswire Bible Society and eBible.org. World English Bible Protestant Edition (eBible engwebp, 2026-09-15 snapshot). Public domain. World English Bible is a trademark of eBible.org. Text unmodified; footnotes and formatting omitted. Related verses: OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0), from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.