Psalm 113–118

^*Psalm CXIII.

Praise ye the Lord.

^aPraise, O ye ^abservants of the Lord,

Praise the name of the Lord.

^2cBlessed be the name of the Lord

From this time forth and for evermore.

^3dFrom the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same

^eThe Lord’s name is ^fto be praised.

⁴The Lord is ^ghigh above all nations,

And ^hhis glory above the heavens.

⁵ⁱWho is like unto the Lord our God,

Who dwelleth on high,

^6jWho humbleth himself to behold

The things that are in heaven, and in the earth?

⁷He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,

And lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

^8kThat he may ^lset him with princes,

Even with the princes of his people.

^9mHe maketh the barren woman to keep house,

To be a joyful mother of children.

ⁿPraise ye the Lord.

Psalm CXIV.

When ^aIsrael went out of Egypt,

The house of Jacob ^bfrom a people of strange language;

²Judah was ^chis sanctuary,

And Israel ^dhis dominion.

^3eThe sea saw it, and fled:

^fJordan was driven back.

^4gThe mountains skipped like rams,

And the ^hlittle hills like lambs.

⁵ⁱWhat ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest?

Thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

^6gYe mountains, that ye skipped like rams;

And ye ^hlittle hills, like lambs?

^7kTremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord,

At the presence of the God of Jacob;

⁸Which turned ^lthe rock into ^ma standing water,

The ⁿflint into a fountain of waters.

Psalm CXV.

^aNot unto us, O Lord, not unto us,

But unto thy name ^bgive glory,

For thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

²Wherefore should the heathen say,

^cWhere is now their God?

^3dBut our God is in the heavens:

^eHe hath done whatsoever he pleased.

^4fTheir idols are silver and gold,

^gThe work of men’s hands.

⁵They have mouths, ^hbut they speak not:

Eyes have they, ⁱbut they see not:

^6kThey have ears, but they hear not:

Noses have they, but they smell not:

^7lThey have hands, but they handle not:

Feet have they, but they walk not:

Neither speak they through their throat.

^8mThey that make them are like unto them;

So is every one that trusteth in them.

⁹ⁿO Israel, ^otrust thou in the Lord:

^pHe is their help and their ^qshield.

¹⁰ⁿO house of Aaron, ^otrust in the Lord:

^pHe is their help and their ^qshield.

^11nrYe that fear the Lord, ^otrust in the Lord:

^pHe is their help and their ^qshield.

¹²The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us;

He will bless ^sthe house of Israel;

He will bless ^sthe house of Aaron.

¹³He will bless ^ntthem that fear the Lord,

Both small and great.

¹⁴The Lord shall ^uincrease you more and more,

You and your children.

¹⁵You are ^vblessed of the Lord

^wWhich made heaven and earth.

^16xThe heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s:

But the earth hath he given to the children of men.

^17xxThe dead praise not the ^yLord,

Neither any that go down into ^zsilence.

^18aBut we will bless the ^yLord

From this time forth and for evermore.

^bPraise the Lord.

Psalm CXVI.

I ^alove the Lord, because ^bhe hath heard

^bbMy voice and my supplications.

²Because he hath ^cinclined his ear unto me,

Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

^3dThe sorrows of death ^ecompassed me,

And the ^fpains of hell gat hold upon me:

I found trouble and sorrow.

^4gThen called I upon the name of the Lord;

O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

^5hGracious is the Lord, and ⁱrighteous;

Yea, our God is ^hmerciful.

⁶The Lord preserveth the ^ksimple:

^lI was brought low, and he helped me.

⁷Return unto thy ^mrest, O my soul;

For the Lord ⁿhath dealt bountifully with thee.

^8oFor thou hast delivered my soul from death,

Mine eyes from tears,

And ^omy feet from falling.

⁹I will walk before the Lord

^pIn the land of the living.

^10qI believed, therefore have I spoken:

I was greatly afflicted:

^11rI said in my haste,

^sAll men are liars.

¹²What shall I ^trender unto the Lord

For all his ^tbenefits towards me?

¹³I will take the ^ucup of salvation,

^xAnd call upon the name of the Lord.

^14yI will pay my vows unto the Lord

Now in the presence of all his people.

^15zPrecious in the sight of the Lord

Is the death of his ^asaints.

¹⁶Oh Lord, truly ^bI am thy servant;

I am thy servant, and ^cthe son of thy handmaid:

Thou hast ^dloosed my bonds.

¹⁷I will ^eoffer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

^fAnd will call upon the name of the Lord.

^18gI will pay my vows unto the Lord

Now in the presence of all his people,

¹⁹In the ^hcourts of the Lord’s house,

In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.

ⁱPraise ye the Lord.

Psalm CXVII.

O ^apraise the Lord, all ye nations:

Praise him, all ye people.

²For ^bhis merciful kindness is great toward us:

And ^cthe truth of the Lord endureth for ever.

^dPraise ye the Lord.

Psalm CXVIII.

^aO give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good:

Because his mercy endureth for ever.

^2bLet Israel now say,

That his mercy endureth for ever.

^3bLet the house of Aaron now say,

That his mercy endureth for ever.

^4bLet them now ^cthat fear the Lord say,

That his mercy endureth for ever.

^5dI called upon the ^eLord in ^fdistress:

The ^eLord answered me, and ^gset me in ^ha large place.

⁶ⁱThe Lord is on my side; ^jI will not fear:

What can man do unto me?

^7kThe Lord taketh my part with them that help me:

Therefore shall ^lI see my desire upon them that hate me.

⁸It is better to ^mtrust in the Lord

Than to put confidence in man.

⁹It is better to ^mtrust in the Lord

Than to put confidence in ⁿprinces.

¹⁰All nations ^ocompassed me about:

But in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.

^11oThey compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:

But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

^12oThey compassed me about ^plike bees;

They are quenched ^qas the fire of thorns:

For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

¹³Thou hast ^rthrust sore at me that I might fall:

But the Lord helped me.

¹⁴The ^seLord is my strength and song,

And ^stis become my salvation.

¹⁵The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous:

^uThe right hand of the Lord ^vdoeth valiantly.

¹⁶The right hand of the Lord is exalted:

^uThe right hand of the Lord ^vdoeth valiantly.

¹⁷I ^wshall not die, but live,

And ^xdeclare the works of the ^eLord.

¹⁸The ^eLord hath ^ychastened me sore:

But he hath not given me over unto death.

^19zOpen to me the gates of righteousness:

I will go into them, and I will praise the ^eLord:

²⁰This gate of the Lord,

^aInto which the righteous shall enter.

²¹I will praise thee: for ^bthou hast heard me,

^cAnd art become my salvation.

^22dThe stone which the builders refused

Is become ^ethe head stone of the corner.

²³This is the Lord’s doing;

It is marvellous in our eyes.

²⁴This is the day which the Lord hath made;

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

^25fSave now, I beseech thee, O Lord:

O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

^26gBlessed be ^hhe that cometh ⁱin the name of the Lord:

^kWe have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

²⁷God is the Lord, which hath ^lshewed us light:

Bind the ^msacrifice with cords,

Even unto ⁿthe horns of the altar.

²⁸Thou art my God, and I will praise thee:

Thou art my God, I will ^oexalt thee.

^29pO give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good:

For his mercy endureth for ever.