Praise to God for His Faithfulness and Justice 1 Praise theLord! # I will praise theLordwithmywhole heart, In the assembly of the upright andinthe congregation. 2 The works of theLordaregreat, # Studied by all who have pleasure in them. 3 His workishonorable and glorious, And His righteousness endures forever. 4 He has made His wonderful […]
Category Archives: Psalms
Psalms 112
The Blessed State of the Righteous 1 Praise theLord! Blessedisthe manwhofears theLord, # Whodelights greatly in His commandments. 2 His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed. 3 Wealth and richeswillbein his house, And his righteousness endures forever. 4 Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; […]
Psalms 113
The Majesty and Condescension of God 1 Praise theLord! # Praise, O servants of theLord, Praise the name of theLord! 2 Blessed be the name of theLord From this time forth and forevermore! 3 From the rising of the sun to its going down TheLord’s nameisto be praised. 4 TheLordishigh above all nations, # His […]
Psalms 114
The Power of God in His Deliverance of Israel 1 WhenIsrael went out of Egypt, # The house of Jacobfrom a people of strange language, 2 Judah became His sanctuary, AndIsrael His dominion. 3 The sea sawitand fled; # Jordan turned back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, The little hills like lambs. 5 What […]
Psalms 115
The Futility of Idols and the Trustworthiness of God 1 Notunto us, OLord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth. 2 Why should the Gentiles say, # “So whereistheir God?” 3 But our Godisin heaven; He does whatever He pleases. 4 Their idolsaresilver and gold, […]
Psalms 116
Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death 1 Ilove theLord, because He has heard My voiceandmy supplications. 2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will calluponHimas long as I live. 3 The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then […]
Psalms 117
Let All Peoples Praise the Lord 1 PraisetheLord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! 2 For His merciful kindness is great toward us, # Andthe truth of theLordenduresforever. Praise theLord!
Psalms 118
Praise to God for His Everlasting Mercy 1 Oh,give thanks to theLord, forHeisgood! # For His mercyenduresforever. 2 Let Israel now say, “His mercyenduresforever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, “His mercyenduresforever.” 4 Let those who fear theLordnow say, “His mercyenduresforever.” 5 I called on theLordin distress; # TheLordanswered meandset me in a […]
Psalms 119
Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God 1 Blessedarethe undefiled in the way, # Who walk in the law of theLord! 2 Blessedarethose who keep His testimonies, # Who seek Him with thewhole heart! 3 They also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways. 4 You have commandedus To keep Your precepts […]
Psalms 120
Plea for Relief from Bitter Foes A Song of Ascents. 1 Inmy distress I cried to theLord, And He heard me. 2 Deliver my soul, OLord, from lying lips Andfrom a deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given to you, Or what shall be done to you, You false tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the […]