Psalm 113-116

Christian Standard Bible

⁴ The Lord is exalted above all the nations,^(D)
his glory above the heavens.^(E)
5 Who is like the Lord our God—
the one enthroned on high,^(F)
6 who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?^(G)
7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the trash heap^(H)
8 in order to seat them with nobles—
with the nobles of his people.^(I)
9 He gives the childless woman a household,
making her the joyful mother of children.^(J)
Hallelujah!

³ The sea looked and fled;^(M)
the Jordan turned back.^(N)
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills, like lambs.^(O)
5 Why was it, sea, that you fled?
Jordan, that you turned back?^(P)
6 Mountains, that you skipped like rams?
Hills, like lambs?^(Q)

⁷ Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,^(R)
8 who turned the rock into a pool,
the flint into a spring.^(S)

⁴ Their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands.^(W)
5 They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.
⁶ They have ears but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.^(X)
7 They have hands but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk.^(Y)
They cannot make a sound with their throats.^(Z)
8 Those who make them are^[a] just like them,
as are all who trust in them.^(AA)

⁹ Israel,^[b] trust in the Lord!^(AB)
He is their help and shield.^(AC)
10 House of Aaron, trust in the Lord!^(AD)
He is their help and shield.^(AE)
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!^(AF)
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;^(AG)
13 he will bless those who fear the Lord—
small and great alike.^(AH)

¹⁴ May the Lord add to your numbers,
both yours and your children’s.^(AI)
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.^(AJ)
16 The heavens are the Lord’s,^[c]
but the earth he has given to the human race.^(AK)
17 It is not the dead who praise the Lord,
nor any of those descending into the silence of death.^(AL)
18 But we will bless the Lord,
both now and forever.^(AM)
Hallelujah!

³ The ropes of death were wrapped around me,
and the torments of Sheol overcame me;
I encountered trouble and sorrow.^(AP)
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!” ^(AQ)

⁵ The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is compassionate.^(AR)
6 The Lord guards the inexperienced;
I was helpless, and he saved me.^(AS)
7 Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.^(AT)
8 For you, Lord, rescued me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.^(AU)
9 I will walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.^(AV)
10 I believed, even when I said,
“I am severely oppressed.”^(AW)
11 In my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”^(AX)

¹² How can I repay the Lord
for all the good he has done for me?^(AY)
13 I will take the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord.^(AZ)
14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.^(BA)

¹⁵ The death of his faithful ones
is valuable in the Lord’s sight.^(BB)
16 Lord, I am indeed your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your female servant.
You have loosened my bonds.^(BC)

¹⁷ I will offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice
and call on the name of the Lord.^(BD)
18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,^(BE)
19 in the courts of the Lord’s house—
within you, Jerusalem.^(BF)
Hallelujah!