Great Are the Lord’s Works

111 1 pPraise the Lord!

I qwill give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,

in the company of rthe upright, in the congregation.

2  Great are the sworks of the Lord,

tstudied by all who delight in them.

3  uFull of splendor and majesty is his work,

and his vrighteousness endures forever.

4  He has wcaused his wondrous works to be remembered;

the Lord is gracious and merciful.

5  He provides food for those who fear him;

he xremembers his covenant forever.

6  He has shown his people the power of his works,

in giving them the inheritance of the nations.

7  The works of his hands are faithful and just;

all his precepts are ytrustworthy;

8  they are zestablished forever and ever,

to be performed with afaithfulness and uprightness.

9  He sent bredemption to his people;

he has ccommanded his covenant forever.

dHoly and awesome is his name!

10  eThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

all those who practice it have fa good understanding.

His gpraise endures forever!

The Righteous Will Never Be Moved

112 1 hPraise the Lord!

iBlessed is the man who fears the Lord,

who jgreatly delights in his commandments!

2  His koffspring will be mighty in the land;

lthe generation of the upright will be blessed.

3  mWealth and riches are in his house,

and his nrighteousness endures forever.

4  Light dawns in the darkness ofor the upright;

he is gracious, merciful, and prighteous.

5  It is well with the man who qdeals generously and lends;

who conducts his affairs with justice.

6  For the righteous will rnever be moved;

she will be remembered forever.

7  He is not tafraid of bad news;

his uheart is firm, vtrusting in the Lord.

8  His heart is steady;2 he will not be afraid,

until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.

9  He has wdistributed freely; he has given to the poor;

his righteousness endures forever;

his xhorn is exalted in honor.

10  The wicked man sees it and is angry;

he ygnashes his teeth and zmelts away;

athe desire of the wicked will perish!

Who Is like the Lord Our God?

113 bPraise the Lord!

cPraise, O dservants of the Lord,

praise the name of the Lord!

2  eBlessed be the name of the Lord

from this time forth and forevermore!

3  fFrom the rising of the sun to its setting,

gthe name of the Lord is hto be praised!

4  The Lord is ihigh above all nations,

and his jglory above the heavens!

5  kWho is like the Lord our God,

who is seated on high,

6  who llooks far down

on the heavens and the earth?

7  He mraises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the ash heap,

8  to make them nsit with princes,

with the princes of his people.

9  He ogives the barren woman a home,

making her the joyous mother of children.

bPraise the Lord!