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Psalm 113-118
New King James Version
Psalm 113-118
New King James Version
The Majesty and Condescension of God
113 Praise[a] the Lord!
(A)Praise, O servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord!
2 (B)Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and forevermore!
3 (C)From the rising of the sun to its going down
The Lord’s name is to be praised.
4 The Lord is (D)high above all nations,
(E)His glory above the heavens.
5 (F)Who is like the Lord our God,
Who dwells on high,
6 (G)Who humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in the heavens and in the earth?
7 (H)He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the (I)needy out of the ash heap,
8 That He may (J)seat him with princes—
With the princes of His people.
9 (K)He grants the [b]barren woman a home,
Like a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord!
The Power of God in His Deliverance of Israel(L)
114 When (M)Israel went out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob (N)from a people [c]of strange language,
2 (O)Judah became His sanctuary,
And Israel His dominion.
3 (P)The sea saw it and fled;
(Q)Jordan turned back.
4 (R)The mountains skipped like rams,
The little hills like lambs.
5 (S)What ails you, O sea, that you fled?
O Jordan, that you turned back?
6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams?
O little hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 (T)Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a fountain of waters.
The Futility of Idols and the Trustworthiness of God
115 Not (U)unto us, O Lord, not unto us,
But to Your name give glory,
Because of Your mercy,
Because of Your truth.
2 Why should the [d]Gentiles say,
(V)“So where is their God?”
3 (W)But our God is in heaven;
He does whatever He pleases.
4 (X)Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands.
5 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
Eyes they have, but they do not see;
6 They have ears, but they do not hear;
Noses they have, but they do not smell;
7 They have hands, but they do not handle;
Feet they have, but they do not walk;
Nor do they mutter through their throat.
8 (Y)Those who make them are like them;
So is everyone who trusts in them.
9 (Z)O Israel, trust in the Lord;
(AA)He is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord [e]has been mindful of us;
He will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 (AB)He will bless those who fear the Lord,
Both small and great.
14 May the Lord give you increase more and more,
You and your children.
15 May you be (AC)blessed by the Lord,
(AD)Who made heaven and earth.
16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s;
But the earth He has given to the children of men.
17 (AE)The dead do not praise the Lord,
Nor any who go down into silence.
18 (AF)But we will bless the Lord
From this time forth and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!
Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death
116 I (AG)love the Lord, because He has heard
My voice and my supplications.
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 (AH)The [f]pains of death surrounded me,
And the [g]pangs of Sheol [h]laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called upon the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!”
5 (AI)Gracious is the Lord, and (AJ)righteous;
Yes, our God is merciful.
6 The Lord preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your (AK)rest, O my soul,
For (AL)the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
8 (AM)For You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the Lord
(AN)In the land of the living.
10 (AO)I believed, therefore I spoke,
“I am greatly afflicted.”
11 (AP)I said in my haste,
(AQ)“All men are liars.”
12 What shall I render to the Lord
For all His benefits toward me?
13 I will take up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the Lord.
14 (AR)I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people.
15 (AS)Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His saints.
16 O Lord, truly (AT)I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, (AU)the son of Your maidservant;
You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to You (AV)the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people,
19 In the (AW)courts of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
[i]Praise the Lord!
Let All Peoples Praise the Lord
117 Praise (AX)the Lord, all you Gentiles!
[j]Laud Him, all you peoples!
2 For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
And (AY)the truth of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord!
Praise to God for His Everlasting Mercy
2 (BB)Let Israel now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
5 (BC)I called on the Lord in distress;
The Lord answered me and (BD)set me in a broad place.
6 (BE)The Lord is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 (BF)The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore (BG)I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
8 (BH)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
9 (BI)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.
10 All nations surrounded me,
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
11 They (BJ)surrounded me,
Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
12 They surrounded me (BK)like bees;
They were quenched (BL)like a fire of thorns;
For in the name of the Lord I will [k]destroy them.
13 You pushed me violently, that I might fall,
But the Lord helped me.
14 (BM)The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
16 (BN)The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
17 (BO)I shall not die, but live,
And (BP)declare the works of the Lord.
18 The Lord has (BQ)chastened[l] me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.
19 (BR)Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I will go through them,
And I will praise the Lord.
20 (BS)This is the gate of the Lord,
(BT)Through which the righteous shall enter.
21 I will praise You,
For You have (BU)answered me,
And have become my salvation.
22 (BV)The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
23 [m]This was the Lord’s doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I pray, O Lord;
O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
26 (BW)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.
27 God is the Lord,
And He has given us (BX)light;
Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will praise You;
(BY)You are my God, I will exalt You.
29 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 113:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 113:9 childless
- Psalm 114:1 who spoke unintelligibly
- Psalm 115:2 nations
- Psalm 115:12 has remembered us
- Psalm 116:3 Lit. cords
- Psalm 116:3 distresses
- Psalm 116:3 Lit. found me
- Psalm 116:19 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 117:1 Praise
- Psalm 118:12 cut them off
- Psalm 118:18 disciplined
- Psalm 118:23 Lit. This is from the Lord
Psalm 113-118
New International Version
Psalm 113-118
New International Version
Psalm 113
Praise the Lord, you his servants;(B)
praise the name of the Lord.
2 Let the name of the Lord be praised,(C)
both now and forevermore.(D)
3 From the rising of the sun(E) to the place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.
4 The Lord is exalted(F) over all the nations,
his glory above the heavens.(G)
5 Who is like the Lord our God,(H)
the One who sits enthroned(I) on high,(J)
6 who stoops down to look(K)
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poor(L) from the dust
and lifts the needy(M) from the ash heap;
8 he seats them(N) with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He settles the childless(O) woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 114
1 When Israel came out of Egypt,(P)
Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
2 Judah(Q) became God’s sanctuary,(R)
Israel his dominion.
3 The sea looked and fled,(S)
the Jordan turned back;(T)
4 the mountains leaped(U) like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5 Why was it, sea, that you fled?(V)
Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
6 Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,
you hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, earth,(W) at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 who turned the rock into a pool,
the hard rock into springs of water.(X)
Psalm 115(Y)
1 Not to us, Lord, not to us
but to your name be the glory,(Z)
because of your love and faithfulness.(AA)
2 Why do the nations say,
“Where is their God?”(AB)
3 Our God is in heaven;(AC)
he does whatever pleases him.(AD)
4 But their idols are silver and gold,(AE)
made by human hands.(AF)
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(AG)
eyes, but cannot see.
6 They have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.
7 They have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk,
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
8 Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.
9 All you Israelites, trust(AH) in the Lord—
he is their help and shield.
10 House of Aaron,(AI) trust in the Lord—
he is their help and shield.
11 You who fear him,(AJ) trust in the Lord—
he is their help and shield.
12 The Lord remembers(AK) us and will bless us:(AL)
He will bless his people Israel,
he will bless the house of Aaron,
13 he will bless those who fear(AM) the Lord—
small and great alike.
14 May the Lord cause you to flourish,(AN)
both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
the Maker of heaven(AO) and earth.
16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,(AP)
but the earth he has given(AQ) to mankind.
17 It is not the dead(AR) who praise the Lord,
those who go down to the place of silence;
18 it is we who extol the Lord,(AS)
both now and forevermore.(AT)
Psalm 116
1 I love the Lord,(AV) for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry(AW) for mercy.(AX)
2 Because he turned his ear(AY) to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death(AZ) entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name(BA) of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!(BB)”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;(BC)
our God is full of compassion.(BD)
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low,(BE) he saved me.(BF)
8 For you, Lord, have delivered me(BI) from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord(BJ)
in the land of the living.(BK)
10 I trusted(BL) in the Lord when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;(BM)
11 in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”(BN)
12 What shall I return to the Lord
for all his goodness(BO) to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name(BP) of the Lord.
14 I will fulfill my vows(BQ) to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight(BR) of the Lord
is the death of his faithful servants.(BS)
16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;(BT)
I serve you just as my mother did;(BU)
you have freed me from my chains.(BV)
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering(BW) to you
and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows(BX) to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts(BY) of the house of the Lord—
in your midst, Jerusalem.(BZ)
Praise the Lord.[c]
Psalm 117
1 Praise the Lord,(CA) all you nations;(CB)
extol him, all you peoples.
2 For great is his love(CC) toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord(CD) endures forever.
Praise the Lord.[d]
Psalm 118
2 Let Israel say:(CH)
“His love endures forever.”(CI)
3 Let the house of Aaron say:(CJ)
“His love endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord(CK) say:
“His love endures forever.”
5 When hard pressed,(CL) I cried to the Lord;
he brought me into a spacious place.(CM)
6 The Lord is with me;(CN) I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?(CO)
7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper.(CP)
I look in triumph on my enemies.(CQ)
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord(CR)
than to trust in humans.(CS)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.(CT)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(CU)
11 They surrounded me(CV) on every side,(CW)
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
12 They swarmed around me like bees,(CX)
but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;(CY)
in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(CZ)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
but the Lord helped me.(DA)
14 The Lord is my strength(DB) and my defense[e];
he has become my salvation.(DC)
15 Shouts of joy(DD) and victory
resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand(DE) has done mighty things!(DF)
16 The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
17 I will not die(DG) but live,
and will proclaim(DH) what the Lord has done.
18 The Lord has chastened(DI) me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.(DJ)
19 Open for me the gates(DK) of the righteous;
I will enter(DL) and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord(DM)
through which the righteous may enter.(DN)
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;(DO)
you have become my salvation.(DP)
22 The stone(DQ) the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;(DR)
23 the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous(DS) in our eyes.
24 The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.(DT)
25 Lord, save us!(DU)
Lord, grant us success!
26 Blessed is he who comes(DV) in the name of the Lord.
From the house of the Lord we bless you.[f](DW)
27 The Lord is God,(DX)
and he has made his light shine(DY) on us.
With boughs in hand,(DZ) join in the festal procession
up[g] to the horns of the altar.(EA)
29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 113:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9
- Psalm 115:18 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
- Psalm 116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
- Psalm 117:2 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
- Psalm 118:14 Or song
- Psalm 118:26 The Hebrew is plural.
- Psalm 118:27 Or Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it
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