Psalm 114–118
God’s Deliverance of Israel from Egypt.
1 When Israel went forth afrom Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of bstrange language,
2 Judah became aHis sanctuary,
Israel, bHis dominion.
3 The asea looked and fled;
The bJordan turned back.
4 The mountains askipped like rams,
The hills, like lambs.
5 What aails you, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?
6 O mountains, that you skip like rams?
O hills, like lambs?
7 aTremble, O earth, before the Lord,
Before the God of Jacob,
8 Who aturned the rock into a bpool of water,
The cflint into a fountain of water.
Heathen Idols Contrasted with the Lord.
1 aNot to us, O Lord, not to us,
But bto Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your 1truth.
2 aWhy should the nations say,
“bWhere, now, is their God?”
3 But our aGod is in the heavens;
He bdoes whatever He pleases.
4 Their aidols are silver and gold,
The bwork of man’s hands.
5 They have mouths, but they acannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
6 They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
7 1They have hands, but they cannot feel;
2They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
8 aThose who make them 1will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
9 O aIsrael, btrust in the Lord;
He is their chelp and their shield.
10 O house of aAaron, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
11 You who 1afear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord ahas been mindful of us; He will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will abless those who 1fear the Lord,
bThe small together with the great.
14 May the Lord agive you increase,
You and your children.
15 May you be blessed of the Lord,
aMaker of heaven and earth.
16 The heavens are athe heavens of the Lord,
But bthe earth He has given to the sons of men.
17 The adead do not praise 1the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into bsilence;
18 But as for us, we will abless 1the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death.
1 aI love the Lord, because He bhears
My voice and my supplications.
2 Because He has ainclined His ear to me,
Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The acords of death encompassed me
And the 1terrors of 2Sheol 3came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4 Then aI called upon the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I beseech You, 1bsave my life!”
5 aGracious is the Lord, and brighteous;
Yes, our God is ccompassionate.
6 The Lord preserves athe simple;
I was bbrought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your arest, O my soul,
For the Lord has bdealt bountifully with you.
8 For You have arescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
My feet from stumbling.
9 I shall walk before the Lord
10 I abelieved when I said,
“I am bgreatly afflicted.”
11 I asaid in my alarm,
“bAll men are liars.”
12 What shall I arender to the Lord
For all His bbenefits 1toward me?
13 I shall lift up the acup of salvation
And bcall upon the name of the Lord.
14 I shall apay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be bin the presence of all His people.
15 aPrecious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones.
16 O Lord, 1surely I am aYour servant,
I am Your servant, the bson of Your handmaid,
You have cloosed my bonds.
17 To You I shall offer aa sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And bcall upon the name of the Lord.
18 I shall apay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,
19 In the acourts of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, O bJerusalem.
1 aPraise the Lord, all nations;
Laud Him, all peoples!
2 For His alovingkindness 1is great toward us,
And the 2btruth of the Lord is everlasting.
Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.
1 aGive thanks to the Lord, for bHe is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
2 Oh let aIsrael say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
3 Oh let the ahouse of Aaron say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
4 Oh let those awho 1fear the Lord say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
5 From my adistress I called upon 1the Lord;
1The Lord answered me and bset me in a large place.
6 The Lord is afor me; I will bnot fear;
cWhat can man do to me?
7 The Lord is for me aamong those who help me;
Therefore I will blook with satisfaction on those who hate me.
8 It is abetter to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in man.
9 It is abetter to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in princes.
10 All nations asurrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will surely bcut them off.
11 They asurrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
12 They surrounded me alike bees;
They were extinguished as a bfire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
13 You apushed me violently so that I 1was falling,
But the Lord bhelped me.
14 1aThe Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become bmy salvation.
15 The sound of ajoyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The bright hand of the Lord does valiantly.
16 The aright hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
17 I awill not die, but live,
And btell of the works of 1the Lord.
18 1The Lord has adisciplined me severely,
But He has bnot given me over to death.
19 aOpen to me the gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to 1the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
The arighteous will enter through it.
21 I shall give thanks to You, for You have aanswered me,
And You have bbecome my salvation.
22 The astone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief corner stone.
23 This is 1the Lord’s doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let us arejoice and be glad in it.
25 O Lord, ado save, we beseech You;
O Lord, we beseech You, do send bprosperity!
26 aBlessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have bblessed you from the house of the Lord.
27 aThe Lord is God, and He has given us blight;
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords 1to the chorns of the altar.
28 aYou are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, bI extol You.
29 aGive thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.