Psalm 112–113

Psalm 112

The Traits of the Righteous

¹Hallelujah! ^u

Happy is the man who fears the Lord,

taking great delight in His commands. ^v

²His descendants will be powerful in the land;

the generation of the upright will be blessed. ^w

³Wealth and riches are in his house, ^x

and his righteousness endures forever. ^y

⁴Light shines in the darkness for the upright. ^z

He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous. ^a

⁵Good will come to a man who lends generously

and conducts his business fairly. ^b

⁶He will never be shaken. ^c

The righteous man will be remembered forever. ^d

⁷He will not fear bad news;

his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord. ^e

⁸His heart is assured; he will not fear. ^f

In the end he will look in triumph on his foes. ^g

⁹He distributes freely to the poor;

his righteousness endures forever. ^h

His horn will be exalted in honor. ⁱ

¹⁰The wicked man will see it and be angry;

he will gnash his teeth in despair. ^j

The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing. ^k

Psalm 113

Praise to the Merciful God

¹Hallelujah!

Give praise, servants of Yahweh;

praise the name of Yahweh. ^l

²Let the name of Yahweh be praised

both now and forever. ^m

³From the rising of the sun to its setting,

let the name of Yahweh be praised. ⁿ

⁴Yahweh is exalted above all the nations, ^o

His glory above the heavens. ^p

⁵Who is like Yahweh our God—

the One enthroned on high, ^q

⁶who stoops down to look

on the heavens and the earth? ^r

⁷He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the garbage pile ^s

⁸in order to seat them with nobles—

with the nobles of His people. ^t

⁹He gives the childless woman a household,

making her the joyful mother of children. ^u

Hallelujah!