Psalm 113–115

Who Is like the Lord Our God?

113^bPraise the Lord!

^cPraise, O ^dservants of the Lord,

praise the name of the Lord!

^2eBlessed be the name of the Lord

from this time forth and forevermore!

^3fFrom the rising of the sun to its setting,

^gthe name of the Lord is ^hto be praised!

⁴The Lord is ⁱhigh above all nations,

and his ^jglory above the heavens!

^5kWho is like the Lord our God,

who is seated on high,

⁶who ^llooks far down

on the heavens and the earth?

⁷He ^mraises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the ash heap,

⁸to make them ⁿsit with princes,

with the princes of his people.

⁹He ^ogives the barren woman a home,

making her the joyous mother of children.

^bPraise the Lord!

Tremble at the Presence of the Lord

114When ^pIsrael went out from Egypt,

the house of Jacob from ^qa people of strange language,

²Judah became his ^rsanctuary,

Israel his dominion.

^3sThe sea looked and fled;

^tJordan turned back.

^4uThe mountains skipped like rams,

the hills like lambs.

⁵What ^vails you, O sea, that you flee?

O Jordan, that you turn back?

⁶O mountains, that you skip like rams?

O hills, like lambs?

^7wTremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,

at the presence of the God of Jacob,

⁸who turns ^xthe rock into ^ya pool of water,

^zthe flint into a spring of water.

To Your Name Give Glory

115^aNot to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,

^bfor the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!

²Why should the nations say,

^c“Where is their God?”

^3dOur God is in the heavens;

^ehe does all that he pleases.

^4fTheir idols are silver and gold,

^gthe work of human hands.

⁵They have mouths, ^hbut do not speak;

eyes, but do not see.

⁶They have ears, but do not hear;

noses, but do not smell.

⁷They have hands, but do not feel;

feet, but do not walk;

and they do not make a sound in their throat.

⁸ⁱThose who make them become like them;

so do all who trust in them.

⁹O ^jIsrael,^{1 k}trust in the Lord!

He is their ^lhelp and their shield.

¹⁰O ^jhouse of Aaron, trust in the Lord!

He is their help and ^mtheir shield.

¹¹You ⁿwho fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!

He is their help and their shield.

¹²The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us;

he will bless ^othe house of Israel;

he will bless ^othe house of Aaron;

¹³he will ^pbless those who fear the Lord,

^qboth the small and the great.

¹⁴May the Lord ^rgive you increase,

you and your children!

¹⁵May ^syou be blessed by the Lord,

^twho made heaven and earth!

¹⁶The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,

but the earth he has given to the children of man.

^17uThe dead do not praise the Lord,

nor do any who go down into ^vsilence.

¹⁸But ^wwe will bless the Lord

from this time forth and forevermore.

^xPraise the Lord!