The Majesty and Condescension of God

1 Praise 1the Lord!

aPraise, O servants of the Lord,

Praise the name of the Lord!

2 bBlessed be the name of the Lord

From this time forth and forevermore!

3 cFrom the rising of the sun to its going down

The Lord’s name is to be praised.

4 The Lord is dhigh above all nations,

eHis glory above the heavens.

5 fWho is like the Lord our God,

Who dwells on high,

6 gWho humbles Himself to behold

The things that are in the heavens and in the earth?

7 hHe raises the poor out of the dust,

And lifts the ineedy out of the ash heap,

8 That He may jseat him with princes—

With the princes of His people.

9 kHe grants the 2barren woman a home,

Like a joyful mother of children.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 114

The Power of God in His Deliverance of Israel

1 When aIsrael went out of Egypt,

The house of Jacob bfrom a people 1of strange language,

2 cJudah became His sanctuary,

And Israel His dominion.

3 dThe sea saw it and fled;

eJordan turned back.

4 fThe mountains skipped like rams,

The little hills like lambs.

5 gWhat 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 hWho turned the rock into a pool of water,

The flint into a fountain of waters.