Psalm 113–115

Psalm 113

Praise the Lord.^a

Praise the Lord, you his servants;^b

praise the name of the Lord.

Let the name of the Lord be praised,^c

both now and forevermore.^d

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

the name of the Lord is to be praised.

The Lord is exalted^f over all the nations,

his glory above the heavens.^g

Who is like the Lord our God,^h

the One who sits enthronedⁱ on high,^j

who stoops down to look^k

on the heavens and the earth?

He raises the poor^l from the dust

and lifts the needy^m from the ash heap;

he seats themⁿ with princes,

with the princes of his people.

He settles the childless^o woman in her home

as a happy mother of children.

Praise the Lord.

Psalm 114

When Israel came out of Egypt,^a

the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

Judah^b became God’s sanctuary,^c

Israel his dominion.

The sea looked and fled,^d

the Jordan turned back;^e

the mountains leaped^f like rams,

the hills like lambs.

Why was it, sea, that you fled?^g

Why, Jordan, did you turn back?

Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,

you hills, like lambs?

Tremble, earth,^h at the presence of the Lord,

at the presence of the God of Jacob,

who turned the rock into a pool,

the hard rock into springs of water.ⁱ

Psalm 115

115:4-11^pp — Ps 135:15–20

Not to us, Lord, not to us

but to your name be the glory,^a

because of your love and faithfulness.^b

Why do the nations say,

“Where is their God?”^c

Our God is in heaven;^d

he does whatever pleases him.^e

But their idols are silver and gold,^f

made by human hands.^g

They have mouths, but cannot speak,^h

eyes, but cannot see.

They have ears, but cannot hear,

noses, but cannot smell.

They have hands, but cannot feel,

feet, but cannot walk,

nor can they utter a sound with their throats.

Those who make them will be like them,

and so will all who trust in them.

House of Israel, trustⁱ in the Lord—

he is their help and shield.

House of Aaron,^j trust in the Lord—

he is their help and shield.

You who fear him,^k trust in the Lord—

he is their help and shield.

The Lord remembers^l us and will bless us:^m

He will bless the house of Israel,

he will bless the house of Aaron,

he will bless those who fearⁿ the Lord—

small and great alike.

May the Lord cause you to increase,^o

both you and your children.

May you be blessed by the Lord,

the Maker of heaven^p and earth.

The highest heavens belong to the Lord,^q

but the earth he has given^r to humankind.

It is not the dead^s who praise the Lord,

those who go down to the place of silence;

it is we who extol the Lord,^t

both now and forevermore.^u

Praise the Lord.^v