Psalm 110–112

PSALM 110

A Psalm of David.

¹The Lord says to my lord:

“Sit at my right hand,

till I make your enemies your footstool.”

²The Lord sends forth from Zion

your mighty scepter.

Rule in the midst of your foes!

³Your people will offer themselves freely

on the day you lead your host

upon the holy mountains.^e

From the womb of the morning

like dew your youth^f will come to you.

⁴The Lord has sworn

and will not change his mind,

“You are a priest for ever

after the order of Melchizedek.”

⁵The Lord is at your right hand;

he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.

⁶He will execute judgment among the nations,

filling them with corpses;

he will shatter chiefs

over the wide earth.

⁷He will drink from the brook by the way;

therefore he will lift up his head.

PSALM 111

¹Praise the Lord.

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,

in the company of the upright, in the congregation.

²Great are the works of the Lord,

studied by all who have pleasure in them.

³Full of honor and majesty is his work,

and his righteousness endures for ever.

⁴He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered;

the Lord is gracious and merciful.

⁵He provides food for those who fear him;

he is ever mindful of his covenant.

⁶He has shown his people the power of his works,

in giving them the heritage of the nations.

⁷The works of his hands are faithful and just;

all his precepts are trustworthy,

⁸they are established for ever and ever,

to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.

⁹He sent redemption to his people;

he has commanded his covenant for ever.

Holy and terrible is his name!

¹⁰The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

a good understanding have all those who practice it.

His praise endures for ever!

PSALM 112

¹Praise the Lord.

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,

who greatly delights in his commandments!

²His descendants will be mighty in the land;

the generation of the upright will be blessed.

³Wealth and riches are in his house;

and his righteousness endures for ever.

⁴Light rises in the darkness for the upright;

the Lord is gracious, merciful, and righteous.

⁵It is well with the man who deals generously and lends,

who conducts his affairs with justice.

⁶For the righteous will never be moved;

he will be remembered for ever.

⁷He is not afraid of evil tidings;

his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.

⁸His heart is steady, he will not be afraid,

until he sees his desire on his adversaries.

⁹He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;

his righteousness endures for ever;

his horn is exalted in honor.

¹⁰The wicked man sees it and is angry;

he gnashes his teeth and melts away;

the desire of the wicked man comes to nought.