Bible: Psalms 113-118
Psalm 113 1
113:1 Praise the
Praise, you servants of the
praise the name of the
113:2 May the
now and forevermore!
113:3 From east to west 2
the
113:4 The
his splendor reaches beyond the sky. 3
113:5 Who can compare to the
who sits on a high throne? 4
113:6 He bends down to look 5
at the sky and the earth.
113:7 He raises the poor from the dirt,
and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile, 6
113:8 that he might seat him with princes,
with the princes of his people.
113:9 He makes the barren woman of the family 7
a happy mother of children. 8
Praise the
Psalm 114 9
114:1 When Israel left Egypt,
when the family of Jacob left a foreign nation behind, 10
114:2 Judah became his sanctuary,
Israel his kingdom.
114:3 The sea looked and fled; 11
the Jordan River 12 turned back. 13
114:4 The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs. 14
114:5 Why do you flee, O sea?
Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?
114:6 Why do you skip like rams, O mountains,
like lambs, O hills?
114:7 Tremble, O earth, before the Lord –
before the God of Jacob,
114:8 who turned a rock into a pool of water,
a hard rock into springs of water! 15
Psalm 115 16
115:1 Not to us, O
But to your name bring honor, 17
for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness. 18
115:2 Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
115:3 Our God is in heaven!
He does whatever he pleases! 19
115:4 Their 20 idols are made of silver and gold –
they are man-made. 21
115:5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see,
115:6 ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell,
115:7 hands, but cannot touch,
feet, but cannot walk.
They cannot even clear their throats. 22
115:8 Those who make them will end up 23 like them,
as will everyone who trusts in them.
115:9 O Israel, trust in the
He is their deliverer 24 and protector. 25
115:10 O family 26 of Aaron, trust in the
He is their deliverer 27 and protector. 28
115:11 You loyal followers of the
He is their deliverer 30 and protector. 31
115:12 The
he will bless the family 34 of Israel,
he will bless the family of Aaron.
115:13 He will bless his loyal followers, 35
both young and old. 36
115:14 May he increase your numbers,
yours and your children’s! 37
115:15 May you be blessed by the
the creator 38 of heaven and earth!
115:16 The heavens belong to the
but the earth he has given to mankind. 40
115:17 The dead do not praise the
nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death. 41
115:18 But we will praise the
now and forevermore.
Praise the
Psalm 116 42
116:1 I love the
because he heard my plea for mercy, 43
116:2 and listened to me. 44
As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help. 45
116:3 The ropes of death tightened around me, 46
the snares 47 of Sheol confronted me.
I was confronted 48 with trouble and sorrow.
116:4 I called on the name of the
“Please
116:5 The
our God is compassionate.
116:6 The
I was in serious trouble 51 and he delivered me.
116:7 Rest once more, my soul, 52
for the
116:8 Yes, 54
and kept my feet from stumbling.
116:9 I will serve 56 the
in the land 57 of the living.
116:10 I had faith when I said,
“I am severely oppressed.”
116:11 I rashly declared, 58
“All men are liars.”
116:12 How can I repay the
for all his acts of kindness to me?
116:13 I will celebrate my deliverance, 59
and call on the name of the
116:14 I will fulfill my vows to the
before all his people.
116:15 The
the lives of his faithful followers. 60
116:16 Yes,
I am your lowest slave. 61
You saved me from death. 62
116:17 I will present a thank offering to you,
and call on the name of the
116:18 I will fulfill my vows to the
before all his people,
116:19 in the courts of the
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the
Psalm 117 63
117:1 Praise the
Applaud him, all you foreigners! 64
117:2 For his loyal love towers 65 over us,
and the
Praise the
Psalm 118 66
118:1 Give thanks to the
and his loyal love endures! 67
118:2 Let Israel say,
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:3 Let the family 68 of Aaron say,
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:4 Let the loyal followers of the
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:5 In my distress 70 I cried out to the
The
118:6 The
What can people do to me? 73
118:7 The
I look in triumph on those who hate me.
118:8 It is better to take shelter 76 in the
than to trust in people.
118:9 It is better to take shelter in the
than to trust in princes.
118:10 All the nations surrounded me. 77
Indeed, in the name of the
118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me.
Indeed, in the name of the
118:12 They surrounded me like bees.
But they disappeared as quickly 80 as a fire among thorns. 81
Indeed, in the name of the
118:13 “You aggressively attacked me 82 and tried to knock me down, 83
but the
118:14 The
he has become my deliverer.” 85
118:15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. 86
The
118:16 the
the
118:17 I will not die, but live,
and I will proclaim what the
118:18 The
but he did not hand me over to death.
118:19 Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! 91
I will enter through them and give thanks to the
118:20 This is the
the godly enter through it.
118:21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me,
and have become my deliverer.
118:22 The stone which the builders discarded 92
has become the cornerstone. 93
118:23 This is the
We consider it amazing! 94
118:24 This is the day the
We will be happy and rejoice in it.
118:25 Please
Please
118:26 May the one who comes in the name of the
We will pronounce blessings on you 98 in the
118:27 The
Tie the offering 101 with ropes
to the horns of the altar! 102
118:28 You are my 103 God and I will give you thanks!
You are my God and I will praise you!
118:29 Give thanks to the
and his loyal love endures! 104