Psalm 112-115
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 112
The Traits of the Righteous
2 His descendants will be powerful in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.(B)
3 Wealth and riches are in his house,(C)
and his righteousness endures forever.(D)
4 Light shines in the darkness for the upright.(E)
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.(F)
5 Good will come to a man who lends generously
and conducts his business fairly.(G)
6 He will never be shaken.(H)
The righteous man will be remembered forever.(I)
7 He will not fear bad news;
his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.(J)
8 His heart is assured; he will not fear.(K)
In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.(L)
9 He distributes freely to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.(M)
His horn will be exalted in honor.(N)
10 The wicked man will see it and be angry;
he will gnash his teeth in despair.(O)
The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing.(P)
Psalm 113
Praise to the Merciful God
1 Hallelujah!
Give praise, servants of Yahweh;
praise the name of Yahweh.(Q)
2 Let the name of Yahweh be praised
both now and forever.(R)
3 From the rising of the sun to its setting,
let the name of Yahweh be praised.(S)
4 Yahweh is exalted above all the nations,(T)
His glory above the heavens.(U)
5 Who is like Yahweh our God—
the One enthroned on high,(V)
6 who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?(W)
7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile(X)
8 in order to seat them with nobles—
with the nobles of His people.(Y)
9 He gives the childless woman a household,
making her the joyful mother of children.(Z)
Hallelujah!
Psalm 114
God’s Deliverance of Israel
1 When Israel came out of Egypt—
the house of Jacob from a people
who spoke a foreign language(AA)—
2 Judah became His sanctuary,
Israel, His dominion.(AB)
3 The sea looked and fled;(AC)
the Jordan turned back.(AD)
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills, like lambs.(AE)
5 Why was it, sea, that you fled?
Jordan, that you turned back?(AF)
6 Mountains, that you skipped like rams?
Hills, like lambs?(AG)
7 Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,(AH)
8 who turned the rock into a pool of water,
the flint into a spring of water.(AI)
Psalm 115
Glory to God Alone
1 Not to us, Yahweh, not to us,
but to Your name give glory
because of Your faithful love, because of Your truth.(AJ)
2 Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”(AK)
3 Our God is in heaven
and does whatever He pleases.(AL)
4 Their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands.(AM)
5 They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.
6 They have ears but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.(AN)
7 They have hands but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk.(AO)
They cannot make a sound with their throats.(AP)
8 Those who make them are[b] just like them,
as are all who trust in them.(AQ)
9 Israel,[c] trust in the Lord!(AR)
He is their help and shield.(AS)
10 House of Aaron, trust in the Lord!(AT)
He is their help and shield.(AU)
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!(AV)
He is their help and shield.
12 The Lord remembers us and will bless us.
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron;(AW)
13 He will bless those who fear the Lord—
small and great alike.(AX)
14 May the Lord add to your numbers,
both yours and your children’s.(AY)
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.(AZ)
16 The heavens are the Lord’s,[d]
but the earth He has given to the human race.(BA)
17 It is not the dead who praise the Lord,
nor any of those descending into the silence of death.(BB)
18 But we will praise the Lord,
both now and forever.(BC)
Hallelujah!
Footnotes
- Psalm 112:1 The lines of this poem form an acrostic.
- Psalm 115:8 Or May those who make them become
- Psalm 115:9 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr read House of Israel
- Psalm 115:16 Lit Lord’s heavens
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