Psalm 111-118

American Standard Version

^[a]111 Praise ye Jehovah.
I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart,
In the council of the upright, and in the congregation.
² The works of Jehovah are great,
Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
³ His work is honor and majesty;
And his righteousness endureth for ever.
⁴ He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered:
Jehovah is gracious and merciful.
⁵ He hath given ^[b]food unto them that fear him:
He will ever be mindful of his covenant.
⁶ He hath showed his people the power of his works,
In giving them the heritage of the nations.
⁷ The works of his hands are truth and justice;
All his precepts are sure.
⁸ They are established for ever and ever;
They are ^[c]done in truth and uprightness.
⁹ He hath sent redemption unto his people;
He hath commanded his covenant for ever:
Holy and reverend is his name.
¹⁰ The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom;
^[d]A good understanding have all they that do ^[e]his commandments:
His praise endureth for ever.

^[f]112 Praise ye Jehovah.
Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah,
That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
² His seed shall be mighty upon earth:
The generation of the upright shall be blessed.
³ Wealth and riches are in his house;
And his righteousness endureth for ever.
⁴ Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness:
He is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
⁵ Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth;
He shall maintain his cause in judgment.
⁶ For he shall never be moved;
The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.
⁷ He shall not be afraid of evil tidings:
His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.
⁸ His heart is established, he shall not be afraid,
Until he see his desire upon his adversaries.
⁹ He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy;
His righteousness endureth for ever:
His horn shall be exalted with honor.
¹⁰ The wicked shall see it, and be grieved;
He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away:
The desire of the wicked shall perish.

^[g]113 Praise ye Jehovah.
Praise, O ye servants of Jehovah,
Praise the name of Jehovah.
² Blessed be the name of Jehovah
From this time forth and for evermore.
³ From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same
Jehovah’s name is to be praised.
⁴ Jehovah is high above all nations,
And his glory above the heavens.
⁵ Who is like unto Jehovah our God,
That hath his seat on high,
⁶ That humbleth himself ^[h]to behold
The things that are in heaven and in the earth?
⁷ He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,
And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
⁸ That he may set him with princes,
Even with the princes of his people.
⁹ He maketh the barren woman to keep house,
And to be a joyful mother of children.
^[i]Praise ye Jehovah.

114 When Israel went forth out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
² Judah became his sanctuary,
Israel his dominion.
³ The sea saw it, and fled;
The Jordan was driven back.
⁴ The mountains skipped like rams,
The little hills like lambs.
⁵ What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest?
Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?
⁶ Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams;
Ye little hills, like lambs?
⁷ Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of Jacob,
⁸ Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a fountain of waters.

115 Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us,
But unto thy name give glory,
For thy lovingkindness, and for thy truth’s sake.
² Wherefore should the nations say,
Where is now their God?
³ But our God is in the heavens:
He hath done whatsoever he pleased.
⁴ Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands.
⁵ They have mouths, but they speak not;
Eyes have they, but they see not;
⁶ They have ears, but they hear not;
Noses have they, but they smell not;
⁷ They have hands, but they handle not;
Feet have they, but they walk not;
Neither speak they through their throat.
⁸ They that make them shall be like unto them;
Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
⁹ O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah:
He is their help and their shield.
¹⁰ O house of Aaron, trust ye in Jehovah:
He is their help and their shield.
¹¹ Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah:
He is their help and their shield.
¹² Jehovah hath been mindful of us; he will bless us:
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
¹³ He will bless them that fear Jehovah,
Both small and great.
¹⁴ Jehovah increase you more and more,
You and your children.
¹⁵ Blessed are ye of Jehovah,
Who made heaven and earth.
¹⁶ The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah;
But the earth hath he given to the children of men.
¹⁷ The dead praise not ^[j]Jehovah,
Neither any that go down into silence;
¹⁸ But we will bless ^[k]Jehovah
From this time forth and for evermore.
^[l]Praise ye Jehovah.

116 I love Jehovah, because he heareth
My voice and my supplications.
² Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,
Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
³ The cords of death compassed me,
And the pains of Sheol ^[m]gat hold upon me:
I found trouble and sorrow.
⁴ Then called I upon the name of Jehovah:
O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
⁵ Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous;
Yea, our God is merciful.
⁶ Jehovah preserveth the simple:
I was brought low, and he saved me.
⁷ Return unto thy rest, O my soul;
For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.
⁸ For thou hast delivered my soul from death,
Mine eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.
⁹ I will walk before Jehovah
In the ^[n]land of the living.
¹⁰ I ^[o]believe, for I will speak:
I was greatly afflicted:
¹¹ I said in my ^[p]haste,
All men are liars.
¹² What shall I render unto Jehovah
For all his benefits toward me?
¹³ I will take the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of Jehovah.
¹⁴ I will pay my vows unto Jehovah,
Yea, in the presence of all his people.
¹⁵ Precious in the sight of Jehovah
Is the death of his saints.
¹⁶ O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant:
I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid;
Thou hast loosed my bonds.
¹⁷ I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of Jehovah.
¹⁸ I will pay my vows unto Jehovah,
Yea, in the presence of all his people,
¹⁹ In the courts of Jehovah’s house,
In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
^[q]Praise ye Jehovah.

117 Oh praise Jehovah, all ye nations;
Laud him, all ye peoples.
² For his lovingkindness is great toward us;
And the truth of Jehovah endureth for ever.
^[r]Praise ye Jehovah.

118 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.
⁴ Let them now that fear Jehovah say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
⁵ Out of my distress I called upon ^[s]Jehovah:
^[t]Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place.
⁶ Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear:
What can man do unto me?
⁷ Jehovah is on my side among them that help me:
Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
⁸ It is better to take refuge in Jehovah
Than to put confidence in man.
⁹ It is better to take refuge in Jehovah
Than to put confidence in princes.
¹⁰ All nations compassed me about:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
¹¹ They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
¹² They compassed me about like bees;
they are quenched as the fire of thorns:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
¹³ Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall;
But Jehovah helped me.
^14 [u]Jehovah is my strength and song;
And he is become my salvation.
¹⁵ The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
¹⁶ The right hand of Jehovah is exalted:
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
¹⁷ I shall not die, but live,
And declare the works of ^[v]Jehovah.
^18 [w]Jehovah hath chastened me sore;
But he hath not given me over unto death.
¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness:
I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto ^[x]Jehovah.
²⁰ This is the gate of Jehovah;
The righteous shall enter into it.
²¹ I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me,
And art become my salvation.
²² The stone which the builders rejected
Is become the head of the corner.
²³ This is ^[y]Jehovah’s doing;
It is marvellous in our eyes.
²⁴ This is the day which Jehovah hath made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
²⁵ Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah:
O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity.
²⁶ Blessed be he that ^[z]cometh in the name of Jehovah:
We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.
²⁷ Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light:
Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
²⁸ Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee:
Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
²⁹ Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.