Who Is like the Lord Our God?

113 (A)Praise the Lord!
(B)Praise, O (C)servants of the Lord,
    praise the name of the Lord!

(D)Blessed be the name of the Lord
    from this time forth and forevermore!
(E)From the rising of the sun to its setting,
    (F)the name of the Lord is (G)to be praised!

The Lord is (H)high above all nations,
    and his (I)glory above the heavens!
(J)Who is like the Lord our God,
    who is seated on high,
who (K)looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?
He (L)raises the poor from the dust
    and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
to make them (M)sit with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
He (N)gives the barren woman a home,
    making her the joyous mother of children.
(O)Praise the Lord!

Tremble at the Presence of the Lord

114 When (P)Israel went out from Egypt,
    the house of Jacob from (Q)a people of strange language,
Judah became his (R)sanctuary,
    Israel his dominion.

(S)The sea looked and fled;
    (T)Jordan turned back.
(U)The mountains skipped like rams,
    the hills like lambs.

What (V)ails you, O sea, that you flee?
    O Jordan, that you turn back?
O mountains, that you skip like rams?
    O hills, like lambs?

(W)Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
    at the presence of the God of Jacob,
who turns (X)the rock into (Y)a pool of water,
    (Z)the flint into a spring of water.

To Your Name Give Glory

115 (AA)Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
    (AB)for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!

Why should the nations say,
    (AC)“Where is their God?”
(AD)Our God is in the heavens;
    (AE)he does all that he pleases.

(AF)Their idols are silver and gold,
    (AG)the work of human hands.
They have mouths, (AH)but do not speak;
    eyes, but do not see.
They have ears, but do not hear;
    noses, but do not smell.
They have hands, but do not feel;
    feet, but do not walk;
    and they do not make a sound in their throat.
(AI)Those who make them become like them;
    so do all who trust in them.

O (AJ)Israel,[a] (AK)trust in the Lord!
    He is their (AL)help and their shield.
10 O (AM)house of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and (AN)their shield.
11 You (AO)who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and their shield.

12 The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us;
    he will bless (AP)the house of Israel;
    he will bless (AQ)the house of Aaron;
13 he will (AR)bless those who fear the Lord,
    (AS)both the small and the great.

14 May the Lord (AT)give you increase,
    you and your children!
15 May (AU)you be blessed by the Lord,
    (AV)who made heaven and earth!

16 The heavens are the Lord's heavens,
    but the earth he has given to the children of man.
17 (AW)The dead do not praise the Lord,
    nor do any who go down into (AX)silence.
18 But (AY)we will bless the Lord
    from this time forth and forevermore.
(AZ)Praise the Lord!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 115:9 Masoretic Text; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac O house of Israel

Psalm 113

Praise the Lord.[a](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 enthroned(I) 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 them(N) 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,(P)
    Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
Judah(Q) became God’s sanctuary,(R)
    Israel his dominion.

The sea looked and fled,(S)
    the Jordan turned back;(T)
the mountains leaped(U) like rams,
    the hills like lambs.

Why was it, sea, that you fled?(V)
    Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,
    you hills, like lambs?

Tremble, earth,(W) 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.(X)

Psalm 115(Y)

Not to us, Lord, not to us
    but to your name be the glory,(Z)
    because of your love and faithfulness.(AA)

Why do the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”(AB)
Our God is in heaven;(AC)
    he does whatever pleases him.(AD)
But their idols are silver and gold,(AE)
    made by human hands.(AF)
They have mouths, but cannot speak,(AG)
    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.

All you Israelites, trust(AH) in the Lord
    he is their help and shield.
10 House of Aaron,(AI) trust in the Lord
    he is their help and shield.
11 You who fear him,(AJ) trust in the Lord
    he is their help and shield.

12 The Lord remembers(AK) us and will bless us:(AL)
    He will bless his people Israel,
    he will bless the house of Aaron,
13 he will bless those who fear(AM) the Lord
    small and great alike.

14 May the Lord cause you to flourish,(AN)
    both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(AO) and earth.

16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,(AP)
    but the earth he has given(AQ) to mankind.
17 It is not the dead(AR) who praise the Lord,
    those who go down to the place of silence;
18 it is we who extol the Lord,(AS)
    both now and forevermore.(AT)

Praise the Lord.[b](AU)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 113:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9
  2. Psalm 115:18 Hebrew Hallelu Yah