Psalm 112-114
New King James Version
The Blessed State of the Righteous
112 Praise[a] the Lord!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who (A)delights greatly in His commandments.
2 (B)His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 (C)Wealth and riches will be in his house,
And his righteousness [b]endures forever.
4 (D)Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
5 (E)A good man deals graciously and lends;
He will guide his affairs (F)with discretion.
6 Surely he will never be shaken;
(G)The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance.
7 (H)He will not be afraid of evil tidings;
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
8 His (I)heart is established;
(J)He will not be afraid,
Until he (K)sees his desire upon his enemies.
9 He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His [c]horn will be exalted with honor.
10 The wicked will see it and be grieved;
He will gnash his teeth and melt away;
The desire of the wicked shall perish.
The Majesty and Condescension of God
113 Praise[d] the Lord!
(L)Praise, O servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord!
2 (M)Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and forevermore!
3 (N)From the rising of the sun to its going down
The Lord’s name is to be praised.
4 The Lord is (O)high above all nations,
(P)His glory above the heavens.
5 (Q)Who is like the Lord our God,
Who dwells on high,
6 (R)Who humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in the heavens and in the earth?
7 (S)He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the (T)needy out of the ash heap,
8 That He may (U)seat him with princes—
With the princes of His people.
9 (V)He grants the [e]barren woman a home,
Like a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord!
The Power of God in His Deliverance of Israel(W)
114 When (X)Israel went out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob (Y)from a people [f]of strange language,
2 (Z)Judah became His sanctuary,
And Israel His dominion.
3 (AA)The sea saw it and fled;
(AB)Jordan turned back.
4 (AC)The mountains skipped like rams,
The little hills like lambs.
5 (AD)What ails you, O sea, that you fled?
O Jordan, that you turned back?
6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams?
O little hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 (AE)Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a fountain of waters.
Footnotes
- Psalm 112:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 112:3 stands
- Psalm 112:9 Strength
- Psalm 113:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 113:9 childless
- Psalm 114:1 who spoke unintelligibly
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