Psalms
God's Deliverance of Israel
114
When Israel came out of Egypt —
the house of Jacob from a people
who spoke a foreign language —
2
Judah became His sanctuary,
Israel, His dominion.
3
The sea looked and fled;
the Jordan turned back.
4
The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills, like lambs.
5
Why was it, sea, that you fled?
Jordan, that you turned back?
6
Mountains, that you skipped like rams?
Hills, like lambs?
7
Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8
who turned the rock into a pool of water,
the flint into a spring of water.
Psalms
Glory to God Alone
115
Not to us,
•Yahweh
, not to us,
but to Your name give glory
because of Your faithful love, because of Your truth.
2
Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God? ”
3
Our God is in heaven
and does whatever He pleases.
4
Their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands.
5
They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.
6
They have ears but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.
7
They have hands but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk.
They cannot make a sound with their throats.
8
Those who make them are just like them,
as are all who trust in them.
9
Israel, trust in the
Lord
!
He is their help and shield.
10
House of Aaron, trust in the
Lord
!
He is their help and shield.
11
You who
•fear
the
Lord
, trust in the
Lord
!
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;
13
He will bless those who fear the
Lord
—
small and great alike.
14
May the
Lord
add to your numbers,
both yours and your children's.
15
May you be blessed by the
Lord
,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
16
The heavens are the
Lord
's,
but the earth He has given to the
•human
race.
17
It is not the dead who praise the
Lord
,
nor any of those descending into the silence of death.
18
But we will praise the
Lord
,
both now and forever.
•Hallelujah
!
Psalms
Thanks to God for Deliverance
116
I love the
Lord
because He has heard
my appeal for mercy.
2
Because He has turned His ear to me,
I will call out to Him as long as I live.
3
The ropes of death were wrapped around me,
and the torments of
•Sheol
overcame me;
I encountered trouble and sorrow.
4
Then I called on the name of
•Yahweh
:
“Yahweh, save me! ”
5
The
Lord
is gracious and righteous;
our God is compassionate.
6
The
Lord
guards the inexperienced;
I was helpless, and He saved me.
7
Return to your rest, my soul,
for the
Lord
has been good to you.
8
For You,
Lord
, rescued me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.
9
I will walk before the
Lord
in the land of the living.
10
I believed, even when I said,
“I am severely afflicted.”
11
In my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”
12
How can I repay the
Lord
for all the good He has done for me?
13
I will take the cup of salvation
and call on the name of Yahweh.
14
I will fulfill my vows to the
Lord
in the presence of all His people.
15
The death of His faithful ones
is valuable in the
Lord
's sight.
16
Lord
, I am indeed Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant.
You have loosened my bonds.
17
I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of Yahweh.
18
I will fulfill my vows to the
Lord
in the presence of all His people,
19
in the courts of the
Lord
's house —
within you, Jerusalem.
•Hallelujah
!
Psalms
Universal Call to Praise
117
Praise the
Lord
, all nations!
Glorify Him, all peoples!
2
For His faithful love to us is great;
the
Lord
's faithfulness endures forever.
•Hallelujah
!
Psalms
Thanksgiving for Victory
118
Give thanks to the
Lord
, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.
2
Let Israel say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”
3
Let the house of Aaron say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”
4
Let those who fear the
Lord
say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”
5
I called to the
Lord
in distress;
the
Lord
answered me
and put me in a spacious place.
6
The
Lord
is for me; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
7
The
Lord
is my helper,
Therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
8
It is better to take refuge in the
Lord
than to trust in man.
9
It is better to take refuge in the
Lord
than to trust in nobles.
10
All the nations surrounded me;
in the name of
•Yahweh
I destroyed them.
11
They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.
12
They surrounded me like bees;
they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.
13
You pushed me hard to make me fall,
but the
Lord
helped me.
14
The
Lord
is my strength and my song;
He has become my salvation.
15
There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the righteous:
“The
Lord
's right hand performs valiantly!
16
The
Lord
's right hand is raised.
The
Lord
's right hand performs valiantly! ”
17
I will not die, but I will live
and proclaim what the
Lord
has done.
18
The
Lord
disciplined me severely
but did not give me over to death.
19
Open the gates of righteousness for me;
I will enter through them
and give thanks to the
Lord
.
20
This is the gate of the
Lord
;
the righteous will enter through it.
21
I will give thanks to You
because You have answered me
and have become my salvation.
22
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
23
This came from the
Lord
;
it is wonderful in our eyes.
24
This is the day the
Lord
has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25
Lord
, save us!
Lord
, please grant us success!
26
He who comes in the name
of the
Lord
is blessed.
From the house of the
Lord
we bless you.
27
The
Lord
is God and has given us light.
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords
to the horns of the altar.
28
You are my God, and I will give You thanks.
You are my God; I will exalt You.
29
Give thanks to the
Lord
, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.
Psalms
Delight in God's Word
Alef
119
How happy are those whose way is blameless,
who live according to the
Lord
's instruction!
2
Happy are those who keep His decrees
and seek Him with all their heart.
3
They do nothing wrong;
they follow His ways.
4
You have commanded that Your precepts
be diligently kept.
5
If only my ways were committed
to keeping Your statutes!
6
Then I would not be ashamed
when I think about all Your commands.
7
I will praise You with a sincere heart
when I learn Your righteous judgments.
8
I will keep Your statutes;
never abandon me.
Bet
9
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping Your word.
10
I have sought You with all my heart;
don't let me wander from Your commands.
11
I have treasured Your word in my heart
so that I may not sin against You.
12
Lord
, may You be praised;
teach me Your statutes.
13
With my lips I proclaim
all the judgments from Your mouth.
14
I rejoice in the way revealed by Your decrees
as much as in all riches.
15
I will meditate on Your precepts
and think about Your ways.
16
I will delight in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
Gimel
17
Deal generously with Your servant
so that I might live;
then I will keep Your word.
18
Open my eyes so that I may contemplate
wonderful things from Your instruction.
19
I am a stranger on earth;
do not hide Your commands from me.
20
I am continually overcome
with longing for Your judgments.
21
You rebuke the proud,
the ones under a curse,
who wander from Your commands.
22
Take insult and contempt away from me,
for I have kept Your decrees.
23
Though princes sit together speaking against me,
Your servant will think about Your statutes;
24
Your decrees are my delight
and my counselors.
Dalet
25
My life is down in the dust;
give me life through Your word.
26
I told You about my life,
and You listened to me;
teach me Your statutes.
27
Help me understand
the meaning of Your precepts
so that I can meditate on Your wonders.
28
I am weary from grief;
strengthen me through Your word.
29
Keep me from the way of deceit
and graciously give me Your instruction.
30
I have chosen the way of truth;
I have set Your ordinances before me.
31
I cling to Your decrees;
Lord
, do not put me to shame.
32
I pursue the way of Your commands,
for You broaden my understanding.