Psalm 112–114
Psalm 112a
Blessed are thoser who fear the Lord,s
who find great delightt in his commands.
2 Their childrenu will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and richesv are in their houses,
and their righteousness enduresw forever.
4 Even in darkness light dawnsx for the upright,
for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.y
5 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,z
who conduct their affairs with justice.
6 Surely the righteous will never be shaken;a
they will be rememberedb forever.
7 They will have no fear of bad news;
their hearts are steadfast,c trusting in the Lord.d
8 Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;e
in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.f
9 They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,g
their righteousness enduresh forever;
their hornc will be liftedi high in honor.
10 The wicked will seej and be vexed,
they will gnash their teethk and waste away;l
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.m
Praise the Lord, you his servants;o
praise the name of the Lord.
2 Let the name of the Lord be praised,p
both now and forevermore.q
3 From the rising of the sunr to the place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.
4 The Lord is exalteds over all the nations,
his glory above the heavens.t
5 Who is like the Lord our God,u
the One who sits enthronedv on high,w
6 who stoops down to lookx
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poory from the dust
and lifts the needyz from the ash heap;
8 he seats thema with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He settles the childlessb woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the Lord.
1 When Israel came out of Egypt,c
Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
2 Judahd became God’s sanctuary,e
Israel his dominion.
3 The sea looked and fled,f
the Jordan turned back;g
4 the mountains leapedh like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5 Why was it, sea, that you fled?i
Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
6 Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,
you hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, earth,j at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 who turned the rock into a pool,
the hard rock into springs of water.k