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Psalm 111-117
Psalm 111
2Great are the works of the LORD ; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
3Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.
4He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
5He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.
6He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations.
7The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.
8They are established for ever and ever, enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
9He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant forever— holy and awesome is his name. 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.
Psalm 112
2Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever.
4Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.
5Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice.
6Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever.
7They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the LORD .
8Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear; in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.
9They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever; their horn
Psalm 113
1Praise the LORD .
2Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.
3From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.
4The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.
5Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,
6who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?
7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
8he seats them with princes, with the princes of his people. 9He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD .
Psalm 114 1When Israel came out of Egypt, Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
2Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
3The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;
4the mountains leaped like rams, the hills like lambs.
5Why was it, sea, that you fled? Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
6Why, mountains, did you leap like rams, you hills, like lambs?
7Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, 8who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.
Psalm 115 1Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
2Why do the nations say, “Where is their God?”
3Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.
4But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.
5They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.
6They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell.
7They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
8Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.
9All you Israelites, trust in the LORD — he is their help and shield.
10House of Aaron, trust in the LORD — he is their help and shield.
11You who fear him, trust in the LORD — he is their help and shield.
12The LORD remembers us and will bless us: He will bless his people Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron,
13he will bless those who fear the LORD — small and great alike.
14May the LORD cause you to flourish, both you and your children.
15May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
16The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.
17It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down to the place of silence;
18it is we who extol the LORD, both now and forevermore. Praise the LORD .
Psalm 116 1I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
2Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
3The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4Then I called on the name of the LORD : “ LORD, save me!”
5The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
6The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.
7Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
8For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,
9that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
10I trusted in the LORD when I said, “I am greatly afflicted”;
11in my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.”
12What shall I return to the LORD for all his goodness to me?
13I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD .
14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful servants.
16Truly I am your servant, LORD ; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains.
17I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD .
18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
19in the courts of the house of the LORD — in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD .
Psalm 117
1Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.
2For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD .