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Psalm 108-118
New King James Version
Psalm 108-118
New King James Version
Assurance of God’s Victory over Enemies(A)
A Song. A Psalm of David.
108 O (B)God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
2 (C)Awake, lute and harp!
I will awaken the dawn.
3 I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples,
And I will sing praises to You among the nations.
4 For Your mercy is great above the [a]heavens,
And Your truth reaches to the clouds.
5 (D)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
And Your glory above all the earth;
6 (E)That Your beloved may be delivered,
Save with Your right hand, and [b]hear me.
7 God has spoken in His holiness:
“I will rejoice;
I will divide Shechem
And measure out the Valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the [c]helmet for My head;
(F)Judah is My lawgiver.
9 Moab is My washpot;
Over Edom I will cast My shoe;
Over Philistia I will triumph.”
10 (G)Who will bring me into the strong city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Is it not You, O God, who cast us off?
And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies?
12 Give us help from trouble,
For the help of man is useless.
13 (H)Through God we will do valiantly,
For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.
Plea for Judgment of False Accusers
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
109 Do(I) not keep silent,
O God of my praise!
2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful
Have opened against me;
They have spoken against me with a (J)lying tongue.
3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me (K)without a cause.
4 In return for my love they are my accusers,
But I give myself to prayer.
5 Thus (L)they have rewarded me evil for good,
And hatred for my love.
6 Set a wicked man over him,
And let (M)an [d]accuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
And (N)let his prayer become sin.
8 Let his days be (O)few,
And (P)let another take his office.
9 (Q)Let his children be fatherless,
And his wife a widow.
10 Let his children [e]continually be vagabonds, and beg;
Let them [f]seek their bread also from their desolate places.
11 (R)Let the creditor seize all that he has,
And let strangers plunder his labor.
12 Let there be none to extend mercy to him,
Nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children.
13 (S)Let his [g]posterity be cut off,
And in the generation following let their (T)name be blotted out.
14 (U)Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
And let not the sin of his mother (V)be blotted out.
15 Let them be continually before the Lord,
That He may (W)cut off the memory of them from the earth;
16 Because he did not remember to show mercy,
But persecuted the poor and needy man,
That he might even slay the (X)broken in heart.
17 (Y)As he loved cursing, so let it come to him;
As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.
18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
So let it (Z)enter his body like water,
And like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be to him like the garment which covers him,
And for a belt with which he girds himself continually.
20 Let this be the Lord’s reward to my accusers,
And to those who speak evil against my person.
21 But You, O God the Lord,
Deal with me for Your name’s sake;
Because Your mercy is good, deliver me.
22 For I am poor and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.
23 I am gone (AA)like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My (AB)knees are weak through fasting,
And my flesh is feeble from lack of fatness.
25 I also have become (AC)a reproach to them;
When they look at me, (AD)they shake their heads.
26 Help me, O Lord my God!
Oh, save me according to Your mercy,
27 (AE)That they may know that this is Your hand—
That You, Lord, have done it!
28 (AF)Let them curse, but You bless;
When they arise, let them be ashamed,
But let (AG)Your servant rejoice.
29 (AH)Let my accusers be clothed with shame,
And let them cover themselves with their own disgrace as with a mantle.
30 I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth;
Yes, (AI)I will praise Him among the multitude.
31 For (AJ)He shall stand at the right hand of the poor,
To save him from those [h]who condemn him.
Announcement of the Messiah’s Reign(AK)
A Psalm of David.
110 The (AL)Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your (AM)footstool.”
2 The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength (AN)out of Zion.
(AO)Rule in the midst of Your enemies!
3 (AP)Your people shall be volunteers
In the day of Your power;
(AQ)In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning,
You have the dew of Your youth.
4 The Lord has sworn
And (AR)will not relent,
“You are a (AS)priest forever
According to the order of (AT)Melchizedek.”
5 The Lord is (AU)at Your right hand;
He shall [i]execute kings (AV)in the day of His wrath.
6 He shall judge among the nations,
He shall fill the places with dead bodies,
(AW)He shall [j]execute the heads of many countries.
7 He shall drink of the brook by the wayside;
(AX)Therefore He shall lift up the head.
Praise to God for His Faithfulness and Justice
111 Praise[k] the Lord!
(AY)I will praise the Lord with my whole heart,
In the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.
2 (AZ)The works of the Lord are great,
(BA)Studied by all who have pleasure in them.
3 His work is (BB)honorable and glorious,
And His righteousness endures forever.
4 He has made His wonderful works to be remembered;
(BC)The Lord is gracious and full of compassion.
5 He has given food to those who fear Him;
He will ever be mindful of His covenant.
6 He has declared to His people the power of His works,
In giving them the [l]heritage of the nations.
7 The works of His hands are (BD)verity[m] and justice;
All His precepts are sure.
8 (BE)They stand fast forever and ever,
And are (BF)done in truth and uprightness.
9 (BG)He has sent redemption to His people;
He has commanded His covenant forever:
(BH)Holy and awesome is His name.
10 (BI)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever.
The Blessed State of the Righteous
112 Praise[n] the Lord!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who (BJ)delights greatly in His commandments.
2 (BK)His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 (BL)Wealth and riches will be in his house,
And his righteousness [o]endures forever.
4 (BM)Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
5 (BN)A good man deals graciously and lends;
He will guide his affairs (BO)with discretion.
6 Surely he will never be shaken;
(BP)The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance.
7 (BQ)He will not be afraid of evil tidings;
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
8 His (BR)heart is established;
(BS)He will not be afraid,
Until he (BT)sees his desire upon his enemies.
9 He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His [p]horn will be exalted with honor.
10 The wicked will see it and be grieved;
He will gnash his teeth and melt away;
The desire of the wicked shall perish.
The Majesty and Condescension of God
113 Praise[q] the Lord!
(BU)Praise, O servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord!
2 (BV)Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and forevermore!
3 (BW)From the rising of the sun to its going down
The Lord’s name is to be praised.
4 The Lord is (BX)high above all nations,
(BY)His glory above the heavens.
5 (BZ)Who is like the Lord our God,
Who dwells on high,
6 (CA)Who humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in the heavens and in the earth?
7 (CB)He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the (CC)needy out of the ash heap,
8 That He may (CD)seat him with princes—
With the princes of His people.
9 (CE)He grants the [r]barren woman a home,
Like a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord!
The Power of God in His Deliverance of Israel(CF)
114 When (CG)Israel went out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob (CH)from a people [s]of strange language,
2 (CI)Judah became His sanctuary,
And Israel His dominion.
3 (CJ)The sea saw it and fled;
(CK)Jordan turned back.
4 (CL)The mountains skipped like rams,
The little hills like lambs.
5 (CM)What ails you, O sea, that you fled?
O Jordan, that you turned back?
6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams?
O little hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 (CN)Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a fountain of waters.
The Futility of Idols and the Trustworthiness of God
115 Not (CO)unto us, O Lord, not unto us,
But to Your name give glory,
Because of Your mercy,
Because of Your truth.
2 Why should the [t]Gentiles say,
(CP)“So where is their God?”
3 (CQ)But our God is in heaven;
He does whatever He pleases.
4 (CR)Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands.
5 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
Eyes they have, but they do not see;
6 They have ears, but they do not hear;
Noses they have, but they do not smell;
7 They have hands, but they do not handle;
Feet they have, but they do not walk;
Nor do they mutter through their throat.
8 (CS)Those who make them are like them;
So is everyone who trusts in them.
9 (CT)O Israel, trust in the Lord;
(CU)He is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord [u]has been mindful of us;
He will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 (CV)He will bless those who fear the Lord,
Both small and great.
14 May the Lord give you increase more and more,
You and your children.
15 May you be (CW)blessed by the Lord,
(CX)Who made heaven and earth.
16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s;
But the earth He has given to the children of men.
17 (CY)The dead do not praise the Lord,
Nor any who go down into silence.
18 (CZ)But we will bless the Lord
From this time forth and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!
Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death
116 I (DA)love the Lord, because He has heard
My voice and my supplications.
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 (DB)The [v]pains of death surrounded me,
And the [w]pangs of Sheol [x]laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called upon the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!”
5 (DC)Gracious is the Lord, and (DD)righteous;
Yes, our God is merciful.
6 The Lord preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your (DE)rest, O my soul,
For (DF)the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
8 (DG)For You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the Lord
(DH)In the land of the living.
10 (DI)I believed, therefore I spoke,
“I am greatly afflicted.”
11 (DJ)I said in my haste,
(DK)“All men are liars.”
12 What shall I render to the Lord
For all His benefits toward me?
13 I will take up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the Lord.
14 (DL)I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people.
15 (DM)Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His saints.
16 O Lord, truly (DN)I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, (DO)the son of Your maidservant;
You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to You (DP)the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people,
19 In the (DQ)courts of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
[y]Praise the Lord!
Let All Peoples Praise the Lord
117 Praise (DR)the Lord, all you Gentiles!
[z]Laud Him, all you peoples!
2 For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
And (DS)the truth of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord!
Praise to God for His Everlasting Mercy
2 (DV)Let Israel now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
5 (DW)I called on the Lord in distress;
The Lord answered me and (DX)set me in a broad place.
6 (DY)The Lord is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 (DZ)The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore (EA)I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
8 (EB)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
9 (EC)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.
10 All nations surrounded me,
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
11 They (ED)surrounded me,
Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
12 They surrounded me (EE)like bees;
They were quenched (EF)like a fire of thorns;
For in the name of the Lord I will [aa]destroy them.
13 You pushed me violently, that I might fall,
But the Lord helped me.
14 (EG)The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
16 (EH)The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
17 (EI)I shall not die, but live,
And (EJ)declare the works of the Lord.
18 The Lord has (EK)chastened[ab] me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.
19 (EL)Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I will go through them,
And I will praise the Lord.
20 (EM)This is the gate of the Lord,
(EN)Through which the righteous shall enter.
21 I will praise You,
For You have (EO)answered me,
And have become my salvation.
22 (EP)The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
23 [ac]This was the Lord’s doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I pray, O Lord;
O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
26 (EQ)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.
27 God is the Lord,
And He has given us (ER)light;
Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will praise You;
(ES)You are my God, I will exalt You.
29 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 108:4 skies
- Psalm 108:6 Lit. answer
- Psalm 108:8 Lit. protection
- Psalm 109:6 Heb. satan
- Psalm 109:10 wander continuously
- Psalm 109:10 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. be cast out
- Psalm 109:13 descendants be destroyed
- Psalm 109:31 Lit. judging his soul
- Psalm 110:5 Lit. break kings in pieces
- Psalm 110:6 Lit. break in pieces
- Psalm 111:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 111:6 inheritance
- Psalm 111:7 truth
- Psalm 112:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 112:3 stands
- Psalm 112:9 Strength
- Psalm 113:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 113:9 childless
- Psalm 114:1 who spoke unintelligibly
- Psalm 115:2 nations
- Psalm 115:12 has remembered us
- Psalm 116:3 Lit. cords
- Psalm 116:3 distresses
- Psalm 116:3 Lit. found me
- Psalm 116:19 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 117:1 Praise
- Psalm 118:12 cut them off
- Psalm 118:18 disciplined
- Psalm 118:23 Lit. This is from the Lord
Psalm 108-118
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Psalm 108-118
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Psalm 108[a](A)(B)
A song. A psalm of David.
1 My heart, O God, is steadfast;(C)
I will sing(D) and make music with all my soul.
2 Awake, harp and lyre!(E)
I will awaken the dawn.
3 I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
4 For great is your love,(F) higher than the heavens;
your faithfulness(G) reaches to the skies.(H)
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;(I)
let your glory be over all the earth.(J)
6 Save us and help us with your right hand,(K)
that those you love may be delivered.
7 God has spoken(L) from his sanctuary:(M)
“In triumph I will parcel out Shechem(N)
and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.(O)
8 Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet,
Judah(P) is my scepter.
9 Moab(Q) is my washbasin,
on Edom(R) I toss my sandal;
over Philistia(S) I shout in triumph.”
10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Is it not you, God, you who have rejected us
and no longer go out with our armies?(T)
12 Give us aid against the enemy,
for human help is worthless.(U)
13 With God we will gain the victory,
and he will trample down(V) our enemies.
Psalm 109
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 My God, whom I praise,(W)
do not remain silent,(X)
2 for people who are wicked and deceitful(Y)
have opened their mouths against me;
they have spoken against me with lying tongues.(Z)
3 With words of hatred(AA) they surround me;
they attack me without cause.(AB)
4 In return for my friendship they accuse me,
but I am a man of prayer.(AC)
5 They repay me evil for good,(AD)
and hatred for my friendship.
6 Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;
let an accuser(AE) stand at his right hand.
7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty,(AF)
and may his prayers condemn(AG) him.
8 May his days be few;(AH)
may another take his place(AI) of leadership.
9 May his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.(AJ)
10 May his children be wandering beggars;(AK)
may they be driven[b] from their ruined homes.
11 May a creditor(AL) seize all he has;
may strangers plunder(AM) the fruits of his labor.(AN)
12 May no one extend kindness to him
or take pity(AO) on his fatherless children.
13 May his descendants be cut off,(AP)
their names blotted out(AQ) from the next generation.
14 May the iniquity of his fathers(AR) be remembered before the Lord;
may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15 May their sins always remain before(AS) the Lord,
that he may blot out their name(AT) from the earth.
16 For he never thought of doing a kindness,
but hounded to death the poor
and the needy(AU) and the brokenhearted.(AV)
17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
may it come back on him.(AW)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
may it be far from him.
18 He wore cursing(AX) as his garment;
it entered into his body like water,(AY)
into his bones like oil.
19 May it be like a cloak wrapped(AZ) about him,
like a belt tied forever around him.
20 May this be the Lord’s payment(BA) to my accusers,
to those who speak evil(BB) of me.
21 But you, Sovereign Lord,
help me for your name’s sake;(BC)
out of the goodness of your love,(BD) deliver me.(BE)
22 For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is wounded within me.
23 I fade away like an evening shadow;(BF)
I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees give(BG) way from fasting;(BH)
my body is thin and gaunt.(BI)
25 I am an object of scorn(BJ) to my accusers;
when they see me, they shake their heads.(BK)
26 Help me,(BL) Lord my God;
save me according to your unfailing love.
27 Let them know(BM) that it is your hand,
that you, Lord, have done it.
28 While they curse,(BN) may you bless;
may those who attack me be put to shame,
but may your servant rejoice.(BO)
29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace
and wrapped in shame(BP) as in a cloak.
30 With my mouth I will greatly extol the Lord;
in the great throng(BQ) of worshipers I will praise him.
31 For he stands at the right hand(BR) of the needy,
to save their lives from those who would condemn them.
Psalm 110
Of David. A psalm.
2 The Lord will extend your mighty scepter(BV) from Zion,(BW) saying,
“Rule(BX) in the midst of your enemies!”
3 Your troops will be willing
on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,(BY)
your young men will come to you
like dew from the morning’s womb.[d](BZ)
4 The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind:(CA)
“You are a priest forever,(CB)
in the order of Melchizedek.(CC)”
5 The Lord is at your right hand[e];(CD)
he will crush kings(CE) on the day of his wrath.(CF)
6 He will judge the nations,(CG) heaping up the dead(CH)
and crushing the rulers(CI) of the whole earth.
7 He will drink from a brook along the way,[f]
and so he will lift his head high.(CJ)
Psalm 111[g]
1 Praise the Lord.[h]
I will extol the Lord(CK) with all my heart(CL)
in the council(CM) of the upright and in the assembly.(CN)
2 Great are the works(CO) of the Lord;
they are pondered by all(CP) who delight in them.
3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
and his righteousness endures(CQ) forever.
4 He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
the Lord is gracious and compassionate.(CR)
5 He provides food(CS) for those who fear him;(CT)
he remembers his covenant(CU) forever.
6 He has shown his people the power of his works,(CV)
giving them the lands of other nations.(CW)
7 The works of his hands(CX) are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy.(CY)
8 They are established for ever(CZ) and ever,
enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
9 He provided redemption(DA) for his people;
he ordained his covenant forever—
holy and awesome(DB) is his name.
10 The fear of the Lord(DC) is the beginning of wisdom;(DD)
all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(DE)
To him belongs eternal praise.(DF)
Psalm 112[i]
2 Their children(DK) will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches(DL) are in their houses,
and their righteousness endures(DM) forever.
4 Even in darkness light dawns(DN) for the upright,
for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.(DO)
5 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,(DP)
who conduct their affairs with justice.
6 Surely the righteous will never be shaken;(DQ)
they will be remembered(DR) forever.
7 They will have no fear of bad news;
their hearts are steadfast,(DS) trusting in the Lord.(DT)
8 Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;(DU)
in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.(DV)
9 They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,(DW)
their righteousness endures(DX) forever;
their horn[k] will be lifted(DY) high in honor.
10 The wicked will see(DZ) and be vexed,
they will gnash their teeth(EA) and waste away;(EB)
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.(EC)
Psalm 113
Praise the Lord, you his servants;(EE)
praise the name of the Lord.
2 Let the name of the Lord be praised,(EF)
both now and forevermore.(EG)
3 From the rising of the sun(EH) to the place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.
4 The Lord is exalted(EI) over all the nations,
his glory above the heavens.(EJ)
5 Who is like the Lord our God,(EK)
the One who sits enthroned(EL) on high,(EM)
6 who stoops down to look(EN)
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poor(EO) from the dust
and lifts the needy(EP) from the ash heap;
8 he seats them(EQ) with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He settles the childless(ER) woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 114
1 When Israel came out of Egypt,(ES)
Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
2 Judah(ET) became God’s sanctuary,(EU)
Israel his dominion.
3 The sea looked and fled,(EV)
the Jordan turned back;(EW)
4 the mountains leaped(EX) like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5 Why was it, sea, that you fled?(EY)
Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
6 Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,
you hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, earth,(EZ) 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.(FA)
Psalm 115(FB)
1 Not to us, Lord, not to us
but to your name be the glory,(FC)
because of your love and faithfulness.(FD)
2 Why do the nations say,
“Where is their God?”(FE)
3 Our God is in heaven;(FF)
he does whatever pleases him.(FG)
4 But their idols are silver and gold,(FH)
made by human hands.(FI)
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(FJ)
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, trust(FK) in the Lord—
he is their help and shield.
10 House of Aaron,(FL) trust in the Lord—
he is their help and shield.
11 You who fear him,(FM) trust in the Lord—
he is their help and shield.
12 The Lord remembers(FN) us and will bless us:(FO)
He will bless his people Israel,
he will bless the house of Aaron,
13 he will bless those who fear(FP) the Lord—
small and great alike.
14 May the Lord cause you to flourish,(FQ)
both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
the Maker of heaven(FR) and earth.
16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,(FS)
but the earth he has given(FT) to mankind.
17 It is not the dead(FU) who praise the Lord,
those who go down to the place of silence;
18 it is we who extol the Lord,(FV)
both now and forevermore.(FW)
Psalm 116
1 I love the Lord,(FY) for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry(FZ) for mercy.(GA)
2 Because he turned his ear(GB) to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death(GC) entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name(GD) of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!(GE)”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;(GF)
our God is full of compassion.(GG)
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low,(GH) he saved me.(GI)
8 For you, Lord, have delivered me(GL) from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord(GM)
in the land of the living.(GN)
10 I trusted(GO) in the Lord when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;(GP)
11 in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”(GQ)
12 What shall I return to the Lord
for all his goodness(GR) to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name(GS) of the Lord.
14 I will fulfill my vows(GT) to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight(GU) of the Lord
is the death of his faithful servants.(GV)
16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;(GW)
I serve you just as my mother did;(GX)
you have freed me from my chains.(GY)
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering(GZ) to you
and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows(HA) to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts(HB) of the house of the Lord—
in your midst, Jerusalem.(HC)
Praise the Lord.[n]
Psalm 117
1 Praise the Lord,(HD) all you nations;(HE)
extol him, all you peoples.
2 For great is his love(HF) toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord(HG) endures forever.
Praise the Lord.[o]
Psalm 118
2 Let Israel say:(HK)
“His love endures forever.”(HL)
3 Let the house of Aaron say:(HM)
“His love endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord(HN) say:
“His love endures forever.”
5 When hard pressed,(HO) I cried to the Lord;
he brought me into a spacious place.(HP)
6 The Lord is with me;(HQ) I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?(HR)
7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper.(HS)
I look in triumph on my enemies.(HT)
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord(HU)
than to trust in humans.(HV)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.(HW)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(HX)
11 They surrounded me(HY) on every side,(HZ)
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
12 They swarmed around me like bees,(IA)
but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;(IB)
in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(IC)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
but the Lord helped me.(ID)
14 The Lord is my strength(IE) and my defense[p];
he has become my salvation.(IF)
15 Shouts of joy(IG) and victory
resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand(IH) has done mighty things!(II)
16 The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
17 I will not die(IJ) but live,
and will proclaim(IK) what the Lord has done.
18 The Lord has chastened(IL) me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.(IM)
19 Open for me the gates(IN) of the righteous;
I will enter(IO) and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord(IP)
through which the righteous may enter.(IQ)
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;(IR)
you have become my salvation.(IS)
22 The stone(IT) the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;(IU)
23 the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous(IV) in our eyes.
24 The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.(IW)
25 Lord, save us!(IX)
Lord, grant us success!
26 Blessed is he who comes(IY) in the name of the Lord.
From the house of the Lord we bless you.[q](IZ)
27 The Lord is God,(JA)
and he has made his light shine(JB) on us.
With boughs in hand,(JC) join in the festal procession
up[r] to the horns of the altar.(JD)
29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 108:1 In Hebrew texts 108:1-13 is numbered 108:2-14.
- Psalm 109:10 Septuagint; Hebrew sought
- Psalm 110:1 Or Lord
- Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
- Psalm 110:5 Or My lord is at your right hand, Lord
- Psalm 110:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
- Psalm 111:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Psalm 111:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
- Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Psalm 112:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
- Psalm 112:9 Horn here symbolizes dignity.
- Psalm 113:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9
- Psalm 115:18 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
- Psalm 116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
- Psalm 117:2 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
- Psalm 118:14 Or song
- Psalm 118:26 The Hebrew is plural.
- Psalm 118:27 Or Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it
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