Psalm 115–118

Psalm 115

¹Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth’s sake. ²Wherefore should the nations say, Where then is their God? ³But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he pleased. ⁴Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands: ⁵They have a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not; ⁶They have ears, and they hear not; a nose have they, and they smell not; ⁷They have hands, and they handle not; feet have they, and they walk not; they give no sound through their throat. ⁸They that make them are like unto them, —every one that confideth in them.

⁹O Israel, confide thou in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield. ¹⁰House of Aaron, confide in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield. ¹¹Ye that fear Jehovah, confide in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield. ¹²Jehovah hath been mindful of us: he will bless, he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron; ¹³He will bless them that fear Jehovah, both the small and the great. ¹⁴Jehovah will add unto you more, unto you and unto your children. ¹⁵Ye are blessed of Jehovah, who made the heavens and the earth. ¹⁶The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah, but the earth hath he given to the children of men. ¹⁷The dead praise not Jah, neither any that go down into silence; ¹⁸But we will bless Jah from this time forth and for evermore. Hallelujah!

Psalm 116

¹I love Jehovah, for he hath heard my voice and my supplications; ²For he hath inclined his ear unto me, and I will call upon him during all my days. ³The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow: ⁴Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: I beseech thee, Jehovah, deliver my soul. ⁵Gracious is Jehovah and righteous; and our God is merciful. ⁶Jehovah keepeth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me. ⁷Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee. ⁸For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, my feet from falling. ⁹I will walk before Jehovah in the land of the living.

¹⁰I believed, therefore have I spoken. As for me, I was greatly afflicted. ¹¹I said in my haste, All men are liars. ¹²What shall I render unto Jehovah, for all his benefits toward me? ¹³I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of Jehovah. ¹⁴I will perform my vows unto Jehovah, yea, before all his people. ¹⁵Precious in the sight of Jehovah is the death of his saints. ¹⁶Yea, Jehovah! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. ¹⁷I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah. ¹⁸I will perform my vows unto Jehovah, yea, before all his people, ¹⁹In the courts of Jehovah’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

Psalm 117

¹Praise Jehovah, all ye nations; laud him, all ye peoples; ²For his loving-kindness is great toward us, and the truth of Jehovah endureth for ever. Hallelujah!

Psalm 118

¹Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. ²Oh let Israel say, that his loving-kindness endureth for ever. ³Oh let the house of Aaron say, that his loving-kindness endureth for ever. ⁴Oh let them that fear Jehovah say, that his loving-kindness endureth for ever. ⁵I called upon Jah in distress; Jah answered me and set me in a large place. ⁶Jehovah is for me, I will not fear; what can man do unto me? ⁷Jehovah is for me among them that help me; and I shall see my desire upon them that hate me. ⁸It is better to trust in Jehovah than to put confidence in man; ⁹It is better to trust in Jehovah than to put confidence in nobles. ¹⁰All nations encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them. ¹¹They encompassed me, yea, encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them. ¹²They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them. ¹³Thou hast thrust hard at me that I might fall; but Jehovah helped me. ¹⁴My strength and song is Jah, and he is become my salvation. ¹⁵The voice of triumph and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly; ¹⁶The right hand of Jehovah is exalted, the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly. ¹⁷I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jah. ¹⁸Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death.

¹⁹Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them; Jah will I praise. ²⁰This is the gate of Jehovah: the righteous shall enter therein. ²¹I will give thee thanks, for thou hast answered me, and art become my salvation. ²²The stone which the builders rejected hath become the head of the corner: ²³This is of Jehovah; it is wonderful in our eyes. ²⁴This is the day that Jehovah hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. ²⁵Oh save, Jehovah, I beseech thee; Jehovah, I beseech thee, oh send prosperity! ²⁶Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah. We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah. ²⁷Jehovah is •God, and he hath given us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, —up to the horns of the altar. ²⁸Thou art my •God, and I will give thee thanks; my God, I will exalt thee. ²⁹Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.