Psalm 112–113

Psalm 112^a

¹Praise the Lord.^bq

Blessed are those^r who fear the Lord,^s

who find great delight^t in his commands.

²Their children^u will be mighty in the land;

the generation of the upright will be blessed.

³Wealth and riches^v are in their houses,

and their righteousness endures^w forever.

⁴Even in darkness light dawns^x for the upright,

for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.^y

⁵Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,^z

who conduct their affairs with justice.

⁶Surely the righteous will never be shaken;^a

they will be remembered^b forever.

⁷They will have no fear of bad news;

their hearts are steadfast,^c trusting in the Lord.^d

⁸Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;^e

in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.^f

⁹They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,^g

their righteousness endures^h forever;

their horn^c will be liftedⁱ high in honor.

¹⁰The wicked will see^j and be vexed,

they will gnash their teeth^k and waste away;^l

the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.^m

Psalm 113

¹Praise the Lord.^an

Praise the Lord, you his servants;^o

praise the name of the Lord.

²Let the name of the Lord be praised,^p

both now and forevermore.^q

³From the rising of the sun^r to the place where it sets,

the name of the Lord is to be praised.

⁴The Lord is exalted^s over all the nations,

his glory above the heavens.^t

⁵Who is like the Lord our God,^u

the One who sits enthroned^v on high,^w

⁶who stoops down to look^x

on the heavens and the earth?

⁷He raises the poor^y from the dust

and lifts the needy^z from the ash heap;

⁸he seats them^a with princes,

with the princes of his people.

⁹He settles the childless^b woman in her home

as a happy mother of children.

Praise the Lord.