Psalm 112–113

Psalm 112

¹Praise the Lord.

Blessed is the one who has respect for the Lord.

He finds great delight when he obeys God’s commands.

²His children will be powerful in the land.

Because he is honest, his children will be blessed.

³His family will have wealth and riches.

He will always be blessed for doing what is right.

⁴Even in the darkness light shines on honest people.

It shines on those who are kind and tender and godly.

⁵Good things will come to those who are willing to lend freely.

Good things will come to those who are fair in everything they do.

⁶They will always be secure.

Those who do what is right will be remembered forever.

⁷They aren’t afraid when bad news comes.

They stand firm because they trust in the Lord.

⁸Their hearts are secure. They aren’t afraid.

In the end they will see their enemies destroyed.

⁹They have spread their gifts around to poor people.

Their good works continue forever.

They will be powerful and honored.

¹⁰Evil people will see it and be upset.

They will grind their teeth and become weaker and weaker.

What evil people long to do can’t succeed.

Psalm 113

¹Praise the Lord.

Praise him, you who serve the Lord.

Praise the name of the Lord.

²Let us praise the name of the Lord,

both now and forever.

³From the sunrise in the east to the sunset in the west,

may the name of the Lord be praised.

⁴The Lord is honored over all of the nations.

His glory reaches to the highest heavens.

⁵Who is like the Lord our God?

He sits on his throne in heaven.

⁶He bends down to look

at the heavens and the earth.

⁷He raises poor people up from the trash pile.

He lifts needy people out of the ashes.

⁸He lets them sit with princes.

He lets them sit with the princes of their own people.

⁹He gives children to the woman who doesn’t have any children.

He makes her a happy mother in her own home.

Praise the Lord.