Psalm 111-114 (New American Standard Bible)

Psalm 111

The LORD Praised for His Goodness.

    ¹Praise the LORD!
         I ^(A)will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart,
         In the ^(B)company of the upright and in the assembly.
    ^2(C)Great are the works of the LORD;
         They are ^(D)studied by all who delight in them.
    ^3(E)Splendid and majestic is His work,
         And ^(F)His righteousness endures forever.
    ⁴He has made His wonders to be remembered;
         The LORD is ^(G)gracious and compassionate.
    ⁵He has ^(H)given food to those who ^[a]fear Him;
         He will ^(I)remember His covenant forever.
    ⁶He has made known to His people the power of His works,
         In giving them the heritage of the nations.
    ⁷The works of His hands are ^(J)truth and justice;
         All His precepts ^(K)are sure.
    ⁸They are ^(L)upheld forever and ever;
         They are performed in ^(M)truth and uprightness.
    ⁹He has sent ^(N)redemption to His people;
         He has ordained His covenant forever;
         ^(O)Holy and awesome is His name.
    ¹⁰The ^[b](P)fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
         A ^(Q)good understanding have all those who do His commandments;
         His ^(R)praise endures forever.

Psalm 112

Prosperity of the One Who Fears the LORD.

    ¹Praise the LORD!
         How ^(S)blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
         Who greatly ^(T)delights in His commandments.
    ²His ^[c](U)descendants will be mighty on earth;
         The generation of the ^(V)upright will be blessed.
    ^3(W)Wealth and riches are in his house,
         And his righteousness endures forever.
    ⁴Light arises in the darkness ^(X)for the upright;
         He is ^(Y)gracious and compassionate and righteous.
    ⁵It is well with the man who ^(Z)is gracious and lends;
         He will maintain his cause in judgment.
    ⁶For he will ^(AA)never be shaken;
         The ^(AB)righteous will be remembered forever.
    ⁷He will not fear ^(AC)evil tidings;
         His ^(AD)heart is steadfast, ^(AE)trusting in the LORD.
    ⁸His ^(AF)heart is upheld, he ^(AG)will not fear,
         Until he ^(AH)looks with satisfaction on his adversaries.
    ⁹He ^(AI)has given freely to the poor,
         His righteousness endures forever;
         His ^(AJ)horn will be exalted in honor.
    ¹⁰The ^(AK)wicked will see it and be vexed,
         He will ^(AL)gnash his teeth and ^(AM)melt away;
         The ^(AN)desire of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 113

The LORD Exalts the Humble.

    ¹Praise the LORD!
         ^(AO)Praise, O ^(AP)servants of the LORD,
         Praise the name of the LORD.
    ^2(AQ)Blessed be the name of the LORD
         From this time forth and forever.
    ^3(AR)From the rising of the sun to its setting
         The ^(AS)name of the LORD is to be praised.
    ⁴The LORD is ^(AT)high above all nations;
         His ^(AU)glory is above the heavens.
    ^5(AV)Who is like the LORD our God,
         Who ^(AW)is enthroned on high,
    ⁶Who ^(AX)humbles Himself to behold
         The things that are in heaven and in the earth?
    ⁷He ^(AY)raises the poor from the dust
         And lifts the needy from the ash heap,
    ⁸To make them ^(AZ)sit with princes,
         With the princes of His people.
    ⁹He ^(BA)makes the barren woman abide in the house
         As a joyful mother of children.
         Praise the LORD!

Psalm 114

God's Deliverance of Israel from Egypt.

    ¹When Israel went forth ^(BB)from Egypt,
         The house of Jacob from a people of ^(BC)strange language,
    ²Judah became ^(BD)His sanctuary,
         Israel, ^(BE)His dominion.
    ³The ^(BF)sea looked and fled;
         The ^(BG)Jordan turned back.
    ⁴The mountains ^(BH)skipped like rams,
         The hills, like lambs.
    ⁵What ^(BI)ails you, O sea, that you flee?
         O Jordan, that you turn back?
    ⁶O mountains, that you skip like rams?
         O hills, like lambs?
    ^7(BJ)Tremble, O earth, before the Lord,
         Before the God of Jacob,
    ⁸Who ^(BK)turned the rock into a ^(BL)pool of water,
         The ^(BM)flint into a fountain of water.