Psalm 110-113

English Standard Version

Sit at My Right Hand

A Psalm of David.

110 ^(A)The Lord says to my Lord:
^(B)“Sit at my right hand,
^(C)until I make your enemies your ^(D)footstool.”

²The Lord sends forth ^(E)from Zion
    ^(F)your mighty scepter.
    ^(G)Rule in the midst of your enemies!
³^(H)Your people will ^(I)offer themselves freely
    on the day of your ^(J)power,^[a]
    in ^(K)holy garments;^[b]
from the womb of the morning,
    the dew of your youth will be yours.^[c]
⁴^(L)The Lord has ^(M)sworn
    and will ^(N)not change his mind,
^(O)“You are ^(P)a priest ^(Q)forever
    after the order of ^(R)Melchizedek.”

⁵The Lord is at your ^(S)right hand;
    he will ^(T)shatter kings on ^(U)the day of his wrath.
⁶He will ^(V)execute judgment among the nations,
    ^(W)filling them with corpses;
he will ^(X)shatter chiefs^[d]
    over the wide earth.
⁷He will ^(Y)drink from the brook by the way;
    therefore he will lift up his head.

Great Are the Lord's Works

111 ^[e] ^(Z)Praise the Lord!
I ^(AA)will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
    in the company of ^(AB)the upright, in the congregation.
²Great are the ^(AC)works of the Lord,
    ^(AD)studied by all who delight in them.
³^(AE)Full of splendor and majesty is his work,
    and his ^(AF)righteousness endures forever.
⁴He has ^(AG)caused his wondrous works to be remembered;
    the Lord is gracious and merciful.
⁵He provides food for those who fear him;
    he ^(AH)remembers his covenant forever.
⁶He has shown his people the power of his works,
    in giving them the inheritance of the nations.
⁷The works of his hands are faithful and just;
    all his precepts are ^(AI)trustworthy;
⁸they are ^(AJ)established forever and ever,
    to be performed with ^(AK)faithfulness and uprightness.
⁹He sent ^(AL)redemption to his people;
    he has ^(AM)commanded his covenant forever.
    ^(AN)Holy and awesome is his name!
¹⁰^(AO)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    all those who practice it have ^(AP)a good understanding.
    His ^(AQ)praise endures forever!

The Righteous Will Never Be Moved

112 ^[f] ^(AR)Praise the Lord!
^(AS)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
    who ^(AT)greatly delights in his commandments!
²His ^(AU)offspring will be mighty in the land;
    ^(AV)the generation of the upright will be blessed.
³^(AW)Wealth and riches are in his house,
    and his ^(AX)righteousness endures forever.
⁴Light dawns in the darkness ^(AY)for the upright;
    he is gracious, merciful, and ^(AZ)righteous.
⁵It is well with the man who ^(BA)deals generously and lends;
    who conducts his affairs with justice.
⁶For the righteous will ^(BB)never be moved;
    ^(BC)he will be remembered forever.
⁷He is not ^(BD)afraid of bad news;
    his ^(BE)heart is firm, ^(BF)trusting in the Lord.
⁸His heart is steady;^[g] he will not be afraid,
    until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
⁹He has ^(BG)distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
    his righteousness endures forever;
    his ^(BH)horn is exalted in honor.
¹⁰The wicked man sees it and is angry;
    he ^(BI)gnashes his teeth and ^(BJ)melts away;
    ^(BK)the desire of the wicked will perish!

Who Is like the Lord Our God?

113 ^(BL)Praise the Lord!
^(BM)Praise, O ^(BN)servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!

²^(BO)Blessed be the name of the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore!
³^(BP)From the rising of the sun to its setting,
^(BQ)the name of the Lord is ^(BR)to be praised!

⁴The Lord is ^(BS)high above all nations,
    and his ^(BT)glory above the heavens!
⁵^(BU)Who is like the Lord our God,
    who is seated on high,
⁶who ^(BV)looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?
⁷He ^(BW)raises the poor from the dust
    and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
⁸to make them ^(BX)sit with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
⁹He ^(BY)gives the barren woman a home,
    making her the joyous mother of children.
^(BZ)Praise the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 110:3 Or on the day you lead your forces
Psalm 110:3 Masoretic Text; some Hebrew manuscripts and Jerome on the holy mountains
Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Psalm 110:6 Or the head
Psalm 111:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Psalm 112:8 Or established (compare 111:8)