Psalm 113–115
Praise the Lord, you his servants;o
praise the name of the Lord.
2 Let the name of the Lord be praised,p
both now and forevermore.q
3 From the rising of the sunr to the place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.
4 The Lord is exalteds over all the nations,
his glory above the heavens.t
5 Who is like the Lord our God,u
the One who sits enthronedv on high,w
6 who stoops down to lookx
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poory from the dust
and lifts the needyz from the ash heap;
8 he seats thema with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He settles the childlessb woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the Lord.
1 When Israel came out of Egypt,c
Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
2 Judahd became God’s sanctuary,e
Israel his dominion.
3 The sea looked and fled,f
the Jordan turned back;g
4 the mountains leapedh like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5 Why was it, sea, that you fled?i
Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
6 Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,
you hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, earth,j at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 who turned the rock into a pool,
the hard rock into springs of water.k
but to your name be the glory,l
because of your love and faithfulness.m
“Where is their God?”n
3 Our God is in heaven;o
he does whatever pleases him.p
4 But their idols are silver and gold,q
made by human hands.r
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,s
eyes, but cannot see.
6 They have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.
7 They have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk,
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
8 Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.
9 All you Israelites, trustt in the Lord—
he is their help and shield.
10 House of Aaron,u trust in the Lord—
he is their help and shield.
11 You who fear him,v trust in the Lord—
he is their help and shield.
12 The Lord remembersw us and will bless us:x
He will bless his people Israel,
he will bless the house of Aaron,
13 he will bless those who feary the Lord—
small and great alike.
14 May the Lord cause you to flourish,z
both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
the Maker of heavena and earth.
16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,b
but the earth he has givenc to mankind.
17 It is not the deadd who praise the Lord,
those who go down to the place of silence;
18 it is we who extol the Lord,e
both now and forevermore.f