Psalm 111-118
New American Standard Bible
The Lord Praised for His Goodness.
111 [a]Praise [b]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 [c](D)studied by all who delight in them.
3 [d](E)Splendid and majestic is His work,
And (F)His righteousness endures forever.
4 He has caused His [e]wonders [f]to be remembered;
The Lord is (G)gracious and compassionate.
5 He has (H)given [g]food to those who [h]fear Him;
He will (I)remember His covenant forever.
6 He has made known to His people the power of His works,
In giving them the inheritance of the nations.
7 The works of His hands are [i](J)truth and justice;
All His precepts (K)are trustworthy.
8 They are (L)upheld forever and ever;
They are performed in [j](M)truth and uprightness.
9 He has sent (N)redemption to His people;
He has [k]ordained His covenant forever;
(O)Holy and [l]awesome is His name.
10 The [m](P)fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
All those who [n]follow (Q)His commandments have a good understanding;
His (R)praise endures forever.
Prosperity of One Who Fears the Lord.
112 [o]Praise [p]the Lord!
(S)Blessed is a person who [q]fears the Lord,
Who greatly (T)delights in His commandments.
2 His [r](U)descendants will be mighty [s]on the earth;
The generation of the (V)upright will be blessed.
3 (W)Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.
4 Light shines in the darkness (X)for the upright;
He is (Y)gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
5 It goes well for a person who (Z)is gracious and lends;
He will [t]maintain his cause in judgment.
6 For he will (AA)never be shaken;
The (AB)righteous will be [u]remembered forever.
7 He will not fear (AC)bad news;
His (AD)heart is steadfast, (AE)trusting in the Lord.
8 His (AF)heart is firm, he (AG)will not fear,
[v]But will (AH)look with satisfaction on his enemies.
9 [w]He (AI)has given freely to the poor,
His righteousness endures forever;
His (AJ)horn will be exalted in honor.
10 The (AK)wicked will see it and be [x]vexed,
He will (AL)gnash his teeth and (AM)melt away;
The (AN)desire of the wicked will perish.
The Lord Exalts the Humble.
113 [y]Praise [z]the Lord!
(AO)Praise Him, you (AP)servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord.
2 (AQ)Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time on and forever.
3 (AR)From [aa]the rising of the sun to its setting,
The (AS)name of the Lord is to be praised.
4 The 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,
6 Who (AX)looks far down to
The heavens and the earth?
7 He (AY)raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the garbage heap,
8 To (AZ)seat them with noblemen,
With the noblemen of His people.
9 He (BA)has the infertile woman live in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
[ab]Praise [ac]the Lord!
God’s Rescue of Israel from Egypt.
114 When Israel went forth (BB)from Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of a (BC)foreign language,
2 Judah became (BD)His sanctuary;
Israel, (BE)His dominion.
3 The (BF)sea looked and fled;
The (BG)Jordan turned back.
4 The mountains (BH)skipped like rams,
The hills, like lambs.
5 What (BI)ails you, sea, that you flee?
Jordan, that you turn back?
6 Mountains, that you skip like rams?
Hills, like lambs?
7 (BJ)Tremble, earth, before the Lord,
Before the God of Jacob,
8 Who (BK)turned the rock into a (BL)pool of water,
The (BM)flint into a fountain of water.
Heathen Idols Contrasted with the Lord.
115 (BN)Not to us, Lord, not to us,
But (BO)to Your name give glory,
Because of Your mercy, because of Your [ad]truth.
2 (BP)Why should the nations say,
“(BQ)Where, then, is their God?”
3 But our (BR)God is in the heavens;
He (BS)does whatever He pleases.
4 Their (BT)idols are silver and gold,
The (BU)work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, but they (BV)cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
6 They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
7 [ae]They have hands, but they cannot feel;
[af]They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
8 (BW)Those who make them [ag]will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
9 (BX)Israel, (BY)trust in the Lord;
He is their (BZ)help and their shield.
10 House of (CA)Aaron, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
11 You who [ah](CB)fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord (CC)has been mindful of us; He will bless us.
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will (CD)bless those who [ai]fear the Lord,
(CE)The small together with the great.
14 May the Lord (CF)increase you,
You and your children.
15 May you be blessed of the Lord,
(CG)Maker of heaven and earth.
16 The heavens are (CH)the heavens of the Lord,
But (CI)the earth He has given to the sons of mankind.
17 The (CJ)dead do not praise [aj]the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into (CK)silence;
18 But as for us, we will (CL)bless [ak]the Lord
From this time and forever.
[al]Praise [am]the Lord!
Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.
116 (CM)I love the Lord, because He (CN)hears
My voice and my pleas.
2 Because He has (CO)inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The (CP)snares of death encompassed me
And the [an]terrors of [ao]Sheol [ap]came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4 Then (CQ)I called upon the name of the Lord:
“Please, Lord, (CR)save my [aq]life!”
5 (CS)Gracious is the Lord, and (CT)righteous;
Yes, our God is (CU)compassionate.
6 The Lord watches over (CV)the simple;
I was (CW)brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your (CX)rest, my soul,
For the Lord has (CY)dealt generously with you.
8 For You have (CZ)rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling.
9 I shall walk before the Lord
In the [ar](DA)land of the living.
10 I (DB)believed when I said,
“I am (DC)greatly afflicted.”
11 I (DD)said in my alarm,
“(DE)All people are liars.”
12 What shall I (DF)repay to the Lord
For all His (DG)benefits [as]to me?
13 I will lift up the (DH)cup of salvation,
And (DI)call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will (DJ)pay my vows to the Lord;
May it be (DK)in the presence of all His people!
15 (DL)Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones.
16 O Lord, [at]I surely am (DM)Your slave,
I am Your slave, the (DN)son of Your female slave,
You have (DO)unfastened my restraints.
17 I will offer You (DP)a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And (DQ)call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will (DR)pay my vows to the Lord,
May it be in the presence of all His people,
19 In the (DS)courtyards of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, (DT)Jerusalem!
[au]Praise [av]the Lord!
A Psalm of Praise.
117 (DU)Praise the Lord, all nations;
Sing His praises, all peoples!
2 For His (DV)mercy toward us is [aw]great,
And the [ax](DW)truth of the Lord is everlasting.
[ay]Praise [az]the Lord!
Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.
118 (DX)Give thanks to the Lord, for (DY)He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.
2 Let (DZ)Israel say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
3 Oh let the (EA)house of Aaron say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
4 Let those (EB)who [ba]fear the Lord say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
5 From my (EC)distress I called upon [bb]the Lord;
[bc]The Lord answered me and (ED)put me in an open space.
6 The Lord is (EE)for me; I will (EF)not fear;
(EG)What can man do to me?
7 The Lord is for me (EH)among those who help me;
Therefore I will (EI)look with satisfaction on those who hate me.
8 It is (EJ)better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in people.
9 It is (EK)better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in noblemen.
10 All nations (EL)surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly (EM)fend them off.
11 They (EN)surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
12 They surrounded me (EO)like bees;
They were extinguished like a (EP)fire of thorn bushes;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
13 You (EQ)pushed me violently so that I [bd]was falling,
But the Lord (ER)helped me.
14 [be](ES)The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become (ET)my salvation.
15 The sound of (EU)joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The (EV)right hand of the Lord performs valiantly.
16 The (EW)right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord performs valiantly.
17 I (EX)will not die, but live,
And (EY)tell of the works of [bf]the Lord.
18 [bg]The Lord has (EZ)disciplined me severely,
But He has (FA)not turned me over to death.
19 (FB)Open the gates of righteousness to me;
I will enter through them, I will give thanks to [bh]the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
The (FC)righteous will enter through it.
21 I will give thanks to You, for You have (FD)answered me,
And You have (FE)become my salvation.
22 A (FF)stone which the builders rejected
Has become the [bi]chief cornerstone.
23 This came about from the Lord;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let’s (FG)rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Please, O Lord, (FH)do save us;
Please, O Lord, do send (FI)prosperity!
26 (FJ)Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have (FK)blessed you from the house of the Lord.
27 (FL)The Lord is God, and He has given us (FM)light;
Bind the festival sacrifice [bj]to the (FN)horns of the altar with cords.
28 (FO)You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, (FP)I exalt You.
29 (FQ)Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.
Footnotes
- Psalm 111:1 Or Hallelujah! I will
- Psalm 111:1 Heb Yah
- Psalm 111:2 Lit sought out
- Psalm 111:3 Lit Splendor and majesty
- Psalm 111:4 I.e., wonderful acts
- Psalm 111:4 Lit a memorial
- Psalm 111:5 Lit prey
- Psalm 111:5 Or revere
- Psalm 111:7 Or faithfulness
- Psalm 111:8 Or faithfulness
- Psalm 111:9 Lit commanded
- Psalm 111:9 I.e., inspiring reverence
- Psalm 111:10 Or reverence for
- Psalm 111:10 Lit do them
- Psalm 112:1 Or Hallelujah! Blessed
- Psalm 112:1 Heb Yah
- Psalm 112:1 Or reveres
- Psalm 112:2 Lit seed
- Psalm 112:2 Or in the land
- Psalm 112:5 Or conduct his affairs with justice
- Psalm 112:6 Lit for an eternal remembrance
- Psalm 112:8 Lit until he looks
- Psalm 112:9 Lit He has scattered, he has given to...
- Psalm 112:10 Or angry
- Psalm 113:1 Or Hallelujah! Praise
- Psalm 113:1 Heb Yah
- Psalm 113:3 I.e., the east to the west
- Psalm 113:9 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 113:9 Heb Yah
- Psalm 115:1 Or faithfulness
- Psalm 115:7 Lit Their hands
- Psalm 115:7 Lit Their feet
- Psalm 115:8 Or are like them
- Psalm 115:11 Or revere
- Psalm 115:13 Or revere
- Psalm 115:17 Heb Yah
- Psalm 115:18 Heb Yah
- Psalm 115:18 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 115:18 Heb Yah
- Psalm 116:3 Lit straits
- Psalm 116:3 I.e., the netherworld
- Psalm 116:3 Lit found me
- Psalm 116:4 Or soul
- Psalm 116:9 Lit lands
- Psalm 116:12 Lit upon
- Psalm 116:16 Or because I am
- Psalm 116:19 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 116:19 Heb Yah
- Psalm 117:2 Lit superior to us
- Psalm 117:2 Or faithfulness
- Psalm 117:2 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 117:2 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:4 Or revere
- Psalm 118:5 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:5 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:13 Or fell
- Psalm 118:14 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:17 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:18 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:19 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:22 Lit head of the corner
- Psalm 118:27 Lit unto
Psalm 111-118
New Living Translation
Psalm 111[a]
1 Praise the Lord!
I will thank the Lord with all my heart
as I meet with his godly people.
2 How amazing are the deeds of the Lord!
All who delight in him should ponder them.
3 Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty.
His righteousness never fails.
4 He causes us to remember his wonderful works.
How gracious and merciful is our Lord!
5 He gives food to those who fear him;
he always remembers his covenant.
6 He has shown his great power to his people
by giving them the lands of other nations.
7 All he does is just and good,
and all his commandments are trustworthy.
8 They are forever true,
to be obeyed faithfully and with integrity.
9 He has paid a full ransom for his people.
He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever.
What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has!
10 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom.
All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom.
Praise him forever!
Psalm 112[b]
1 Praise the Lord!
How joyful are those who fear the Lord
and delight in obeying his commands.
2 Their children will be successful everywhere;
an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.
3 They themselves will be wealthy,
and their good deeds will last forever.
4 Light shines in the darkness for the godly.
They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.
5 Good comes to those who lend money generously
and conduct their business fairly.
6 Such people will not be overcome by evil.
Those who are righteous will be long remembered.
7 They do not fear bad news;
they confidently trust the Lord to care for them.
8 They are confident and fearless
and can face their foes triumphantly.
9 They share freely and give generously to those in need.
Their good deeds will be remembered forever.
They will have influence and honor.
10 The wicked will see this and be infuriated.
They will grind their teeth in anger;
they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.
Psalm 113
1 Praise the Lord!
Yes, give praise, O servants of the Lord.
Praise the name of the Lord!
2 Blessed be the name of the Lord
now and forever.
3 Everywhere—from east to west—
praise the name of the Lord.
4 For the Lord is high above the nations;
his glory is higher than the heavens.
5 Who can be compared with the Lord our God,
who is enthroned on high?
6 He stoops to look down
on heaven and on earth.
7 He lifts the poor from the dust
and the needy from the garbage dump.
8 He sets them among princes,
even the princes of his own people!
9 He gives the childless woman a family,
making her a happy mother.
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 114
1 When the Israelites escaped from Egypt—
when the family of Jacob left that foreign land—
2 the land of Judah became God’s sanctuary,
and Israel became his kingdom.
3 The Red Sea[c] saw them coming and hurried out of their way!
The water of the Jordan River turned away.
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs!
5 What’s wrong, Red Sea, that made you hurry out of their way?
What happened, Jordan River, that you turned away?
6 Why, mountains, did you skip like rams?
Why, hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob.
8 He turned the rock into a pool of water;
yes, a spring of water flowed from solid rock.
Psalm 115
1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
but to your name goes all the glory
for your unfailing love and faithfulness.
2 Why let the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
3 Our God is in the heavens,
and he does as he wishes.
4 Their idols are merely things of silver and gold,
shaped by human hands.
5 They have mouths but cannot speak,
and eyes but cannot see.
6 They have ears but cannot hear,
and noses but cannot smell.
7 They have hands but cannot feel,
and feet but cannot walk,
and throats but cannot make a sound.
8 And those who make idols are just like them,
as are all who trust in them.
9 O Israel, trust the Lord!
He is your helper and your shield.
10 O priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the Lord!
He is your helper and your shield.
11 All you who fear the Lord, trust the Lord!
He is your helper and your shield.
12 The Lord remembers us and will bless us.
He will bless the people of Israel
and bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
13 He will bless those who fear the Lord,
both great and lowly.
14 May the Lord richly bless
both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
16 The heavens belong to the Lord,
but he has given the earth to all humanity.
17 The dead cannot sing praises to the Lord,
for they have gone into the silence of the grave.
18 But we can praise the Lord
both now and forever!
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 116
1 I love the Lord because he hears my voice
and my prayer for mercy.
2 Because he bends down to listen,
I will pray as long as I have breath!
3 Death wrapped its ropes around me;
the terrors of the grave[d] overtook me.
I saw only trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Please, Lord, save me!”
5 How kind the Lord is! How good he is!
So merciful, this God of ours!
6 The Lord protects those of childlike faith;
I was facing death, and he saved me.
7 Let my soul be at rest again,
for the Lord has been good to me.
8 He has saved me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.
9 And so I walk in the Lord’s presence
as I live here on earth!
10 I believed in you, so I said,
“I am deeply troubled, Lord.”
11 In my anxiety I cried out to you,
“These people are all liars!”
12 What can I offer the Lord
for all he has done for me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and praise the Lord’s name for saving me.
14 I will keep my promises to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15 The Lord cares deeply
when his loved ones die.
16 O Lord, I am your servant;
yes, I am your servant, born into your household;
you have freed me from my chains.
17 I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people—
19 in the house of the Lord
in the heart of Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 117
1 Praise the Lord, all you nations.
Praise him, all you people of the earth.
2 For his unfailing love for us is powerful;
the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 118
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
2 Let all Israel repeat:
“His faithful love endures forever.”
3 Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat:
“His faithful love endures forever.”
4 Let all who fear the Lord repeat:
“His faithful love endures forever.”
5 In my distress I prayed to the Lord,
and the Lord answered me and set me free.
6 The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear.
What can mere people do to me?
7 Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me.
I will look in triumph at those who hate me.
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in people.
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
10 Though hostile nations surrounded me,
I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
11 Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,
but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
12 They swarmed around me like bees;
they blazed against me like a crackling fire.
But I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
13 My enemies did their best to kill me,
but the Lord rescued me.
14 The Lord is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.
15 Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly.
The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!
16 The strong right arm of the Lord is raised in triumph.
The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!
17 I will not die; instead, I will live
to tell what the Lord has done.
18 The Lord has punished me severely,
but he did not let me die.
19 Open for me the gates where the righteous enter,
and I will go in and thank the Lord.
20 These gates lead to the presence of the Lord,
and the godly enter there.
21 I thank you for answering my prayer
and giving me victory!
22 The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.
23 This is the Lord’s doing,
and it is wonderful to see.
24 This is the day the Lord has made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Please, Lord, please save us.
Please, Lord, please give us success.
26 Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
27 The Lord is God, shining upon us.
Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will praise you!
You are my God, and I will exalt you!
29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
Footnotes
- 111 This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; after the introductory note of praise, each line begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 112 This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; after the introductory note of praise, each line begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 114:3 Hebrew the sea; also in 114:5.
- 116:3 Hebrew of Sheol.
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