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Psalms, Psalm 113

BOOK 5> 1 The Lord Exalts the Humble.
1 
a Or Hallelujah! PraisePraiseb Heb Yahthe LORD!
Praise, O servants of the LORD,
Praise the name of the LORD.
2 
Blessed be the name of the LORD
From this time forth and forever.
3 
From the rising of the sun to its setting
The name of the LORD is to be praised.
4 
The LORD is high above all nations;
His glory is above the heavens.
5 
Who is like the LORD our God,
Who is enthroned on high,
6 
Whoc Or looks far below in the heavens and on the earth?humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in heaven and in the earth?
7 
He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 
To make them sit withd Or noblesprinces,
With thee Or noblesprinces of His people.
9 
He makes the barren woman abide in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
f Or Hallelujah!Praiseg Heb Yahthe LORD!

Psalms, Psalm 114

BOOK 5> 1 God’s Deliverance of Israel from Egypt.
1 
When Israel went forth from Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of strange 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 
What ails you, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?
6 
O mountains, that you skip like rams?
O hills, like lambs?
7 
Tremble, O earth, before the Lord,
Before the God of Jacob,
8 
Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a fountain of water.

Psalms, Psalm 115

BOOK 5> 1 Heathen Idols Contrasted with the Lord.
1 
Not to us, O LORD, not to us,
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Youra Or faithfulnesstruth.
2 
Why should the nations say,
“Where, now, is their God?”
3 
But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.
4 
Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.
5 
They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
6 
They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
7 
b Lit Their handsThey have hands, but they cannot feel;
c Lit Their feetThey have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
8 
Those who make themd Or are like themwill become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
9 
O Israel, trust in the LORD;
He is their help and their shield.
10 
O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD;
He is their help and their shield.
11 
You whoe Or reverefear the LORD, trust in the LORD;
He is their help and their shield.
12 
The LORD has been mindful of us; He will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 
He will bless those whof Or reverefear the LORD,
The small together with the great.
14 
May the LORD give you increase,
You and your children.
15 
May you be blessed of the LORD,
Maker of heaven and earth.
16 
The heavens are the heavens of the LORD,
But the earth He has given to the sons of men.
17 
The dead do not praiseg Heb Yahthe LORD,
Nor do any who go down into silence;
18 
But as for us, we will blessh Heb Yahthe LORD
From this time forth and forever.
i Or Hallelujah!Praisej Heb Yahthe LORD!

Psalms, Psalm 116

BOOK 5> 1 Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death.
1 
I love the LORD, because He hears
My voice and my supplications.
2 
Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.
3 
The cords of death encompassed me
And thea Lit straitsterrors ofb I.e. the nether worldSheolc Lit found mecame upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4 
Then I called upon the name of the LORD:
“O LORD, I beseech You,d Or deliver my soulsave my life!”
5 
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.
6 
The LORD preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.
7 
Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
8 
For You have rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
My feet from stumbling.
9 
I shall walk before the LORD
In thee Lit landsland of the living.
10 
I believed when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.”
11 
I said in my alarm,
“All men are liars.”
12 
What shall I render to the LORD
For all His benefitsf Lit upontoward me?
13 
I shall lift up the cup of salvation
And call upon the name of the LORD.
14 
I shall pay my vows to the LORD,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people.
15 
Precious in the sight of the LORD
Is the death of His godly ones.
16 
O LORD,g Or becausesurely I am Your servant,
I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid,
You have loosed my bonds.
17 
To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And call upon the name of the LORD.
18 
I shall pay my vows to the LORD,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,
19 
In the courts of the LORD’S house,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
h Or Hallelujah!Praisei Heb Yahthe LORD!

Psalms, Psalm 117

BOOK 5> 1 A Psalm of Praise.
1 
Praise the LORD, all nations;
Laud Him, all peoples!
2 
For His lovingkindnessa Lit prevails over usis great toward us,
And theb Or faithfulnesstruth of the LORD is everlasting.
c Or Hallelujah!Praised Heb Yahthe LORD!

Psalms, Psalm 118

BOOK 5> 1 Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.
1 
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
2 
Oh let Israel say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
3 
Oh let the house of Aaron say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
4 
Oh let those whoa Or reverefear the LORD say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
5 
From my distress I called uponb Heb Yahthe LORD;
c Heb YahThe LORD answered me and set me in a large place.
6 
The LORD is for me; I will not fear;
What can man do to me?
7 
The LORD is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I will look with satisfaction 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 princes.
10 
All nations surrounded me;
In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.
11 
They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.
12 
They surrounded me like bees;
They were extinguished as a fire of thorns;
In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.
13 
You pushed me violently so that Id Or fellwas falling,
But the LORD helped me.
14 
e Heb YahThe LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
15 
The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
16 
The right hand of the LORD is exalted;
The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
17 
I will not die, but live,
And tell of the works off Heb Yahthe LORD.
18 
g Heb YahThe LORD has disciplined me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.
19 
Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks toh Heb Yahthe LORD.
20 
This is the gate of the LORD;
The righteous will enter through it.
21 
I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me,
And You have become my salvation.
22 
The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief corner stone.
23 
This isi Lit from the Lordthe LORD’S doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 
This is the day which the LORD has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 
O LORD, do save, we beseech You;
O LORD, we beseech You, do send prosperity!
26 
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD;
We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.
27 
The LORD is God, and He has given us light;
Bind the festival sacrifice with cordsj Lit untoto the horns of the altar.
28 
You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, I extol You.
29 
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms, Psalm 119

BOOK 5> 1 Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God.
1 
How blessed are those whose way isa Lit complete; or having integrityblameless,
Who walk in the law of the LORD.
2 
How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,
Who seek Him with all their heart.
3 
They also do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.
4 
You haveb Lit commandedordained Your precepts,
c Lit To keepThat we should keep them diligently.
5 
Oh that my ways may be established
To keep Your statutes!
6 
Then I shall not be ashamed
When I lookd Lit toupon all Your commandments.
7 
I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
8 
I shall keep Your statutes;
Do not forsake me utterly!
9 
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping it according to Your word.
10 
With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me wander from Your commandments.
11 
Your word I have treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.
12 
Blessed are You, O LORD;
Teach me Your statutes.
13 
With my lips I have told of
All the ordinances of Your mouth.
14 
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
e Lit As over allAs much as in all riches.
15 
I will meditate on Your precepts
Andf Or look uponregard Your ways.
16 
I shallg Lit delight myselfdelight in Your statutes;
I shall not forget Your word.
17 
Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
18 
Open my eyes, that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your law.
19 
I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 
My soul is crushedh Lit forwith longing
After Your ordinances at all times.
21 
You rebuke the arrogant,i Or Cursed are those who wander...the cursed,
Who wander from Your commandments.
22 
Take away reproach and contempt from me,
For I observe Your testimonies.
23 
Even though princes sit and talk against me,
Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
24 
Your testimonies also are my delight;
They arej Lit the men of my counselmy counselors.
25 
My soul cleaves to the dust;
Revive me according to Your word.
26 
I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.
27 
Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
So I will meditate on Your wonders.
28 
My soulk Lit dropsweeps because of grief;
Strengthen me according to Your word.
29 
Remove the false way from me,
And graciously grant me Your law.
30 
I have chosen the faithful way;
I havel Or accounted Your ordinances worthyplaced Your ordinances before me.
31 
I cling to Your testimonies;
O LORD, do not put me to shame!
32 
I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will enlarge my heart.
33 
Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall observe it to the end.
34 
Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law
And keep it with all my heart.
35 
Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
36 
Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain.
37 
Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity,
And revive me in Your ways.
38 
Establish Yourm Or promiseword to Your servant,
n Lit Which is for the fear of YouAs that which produces reverence for You.
39 
Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your ordinances are good.
40 
Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me through Your righteousness.
41 
May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O LORD,
Your salvation according to Youro Or promiseword;
42 
So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
43 
And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For Ip Or hope inwait for Your ordinances.
44 
So I will keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
45 
And I will walkq Lit in a wide placeat liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.
46 
I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings
And shall not be ashamed.
47 
I shallr Lit delight myselfdelight in Your commandments,
Which I love.
48 
And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I love;
And I will meditate on Your statutes.
49 
Remember the word to Your servant,
s Lit OnIn which You have made me hope.
50 
This is my comfort in my affliction,
That Your word hast Or preserved me aliverevived me.
51 
The arrogant utterly deride me,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
52 
I have remembered Your ordinances fromu Or everlastingof old, O LORD,
And comfort myself.
53 
Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who forsake Your law.
54 
Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 
O LORD, I remember Your name in the night,
And keep Your law.
56 
This has become mine,
v Or BecauseThat I observe Your precepts.
57 
The LORD is my portion;
I havew Lit said that I would keeppromised to keep Your words.
58 
I sought Your favor with all my heart;
Be gracious to me according to Yourx Or promiseword.
59 
I considered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
60 
I hastened and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
61 
The cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
62 
At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your righteous ordinances.
63 
I am a companion of all those whoy Or reverefear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
64 
The earth is full of Your lovingkindness, O LORD;
Teach me Your statutes.
65 
You have dealt well with Your servant,
O LORD, according to Your word.
66 
Teach me goodz Or judgmentdiscernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.
67 
Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
68 
You are good and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
69 
The arrogantaa Lit besmear me with lieshave forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will observe Your precepts.
70 
Their heart isab Lit gross like fatcovered with fat,
But I delight in Your law.
71 
It is good for me that I was afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
72 
The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
73 
Your hands made me andac Lit establishedfashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74 
May those whoad Or reverefear You see me and be glad,
Because Iae Or hope inwait for Your word.
75 
I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 
O may Your lovingkindnessaf Lit be for my comfortcomfort me,
According to Yourag Or promiseword to Your servant.
77 
May Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my delight.
78 
May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie;
But I shall meditate on Your precepts.
79 
May those whoah Or reverefear You turn to me,
Even those who know Your testimonies.
80 
May my heart beai Lit complete; or having integrityblameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not be ashamed.
81 
My soul languishes for Your salvation;
Iaj Or hope inwait for Your word.
82 
My eyes fail with longing for Yourak Or promiseword,
al Lit SayingWhile I say, “When will You comfort me?”
83 
Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do not forget Your statutes.
84 
How many are the days of Your servant?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 
The arrogant have dug pits for me,
Men who are notam Lit according to Your lawin accord with Your law.
86 
All Your commandments are faithful;
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me!
87 
They almost destroyed mean Lit in the earthon earth,
But as for me, I did not forsake Your precepts.
88 
Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
89 
Forever, O LORD,
Your wordao Lit stands firmis settled in heaven.
90 
Your faithfulness continuesap Lit tothroughout all generations;
You established the earth, and it stands.
91 
They stand this day according to Your ordinances,
For all things are Your servants.
92 
If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my affliction.
93 
I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You haveaq Or kept me aliverevived me.
94 
I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.
95 
The wicked wait for me to destroy me;
I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.
96 
I have seenar Lit an end ofa limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
97 
O how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.
98 
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are everas Or with memine.
99 
I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100 
I understand more than the aged,
Because I have observed Your precepts.
101 
I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
102 
I have not turned aside from Your ordinances,
For You Yourself have taught me.
103 
How sweet are Yourat Or promiseswords to myau Lit palatetaste!
Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 
From Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
105 
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
106 
I have sworn and I will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.
107 
I am exceedingly afflicted;
av Or Keep me aliveRevive me, O LORD, according to Your word.
108 
O accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
And teach me Your ordinances.
109 
Myaw Lit soullife is continuallyax I.e. in dangerin my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.
110 
The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not gone astray from Your precepts.
111 
I have inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the joy of my heart.
112 
I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, even to the end.
113 
I hate those who are double-minded,
But I love Your law.
114 
You are my hiding place and my shield;
Iay Or hope inwait for Your word.
115 
Depart from me, evildoers,
That I may observe the commandments of my God.
116 
Sustain me according to Youraz Or promiseword, that I may live;
And do not let me beba Lit put to shame because ofashamed of my hope.
117 
Uphold me that I may be safe,
That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.
118 
You havebb Lit made light ofrejected all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness isbc Lit falsehooduseless.
119 
You havebd Lit caused to ceaseremoved all the wicked of the earth like dross;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
120 
My fleshbe Lit bristles up fromtrembles for fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.
121 
I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 
Be surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the arrogant oppress me.
123 
My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation
And for Your righteousbf Or promiseword.
124 
Deal with Your servant according to Your lovingkindness
And teach me Your statutes.
125 
I am Your servant; give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
126 
It is time for the LORD to act,
For they have broken Your law.
127 
Therefore I love Your commandments
Above gold, yes, above fine gold.
128 
Therefore I esteem right all Your precepts concerning everything,
I hate every false way.
129 
Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul observes them.
130 
The unfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.
131 
I opened my mouth wide and panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.
132 
Turn to me and be gracious to me,
After Your mannerbg Lit towith those who love Your name.
133 
Establish my footsteps in Yourbh Or promiseword,
And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 
Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.
135 
Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.
136 
My eyesbi Lit run downshed streams of water,
Because they do not keep Your law.
137 
Righteous are You, O LORD,
And upright are Your judgments.
138 
You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness
And exceeding faithfulness.
139 
My zeal hasbj Lit put an end toconsumed me,
Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
140 
Yourbk Or promiseword is verybl Lit refinedpure,
Therefore Your servant loves it.
141 
I am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
142 
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.
143 
Trouble and anguish havebm Lit found mecome upon me,
Yet Your commandments are my delight.
144 
Your testimonies are righteous forever;
Give me understanding that I may live.
145 
I cried with all my heart; answer me, O LORD!
I will observe Your statutes.
146 
I cried to You; save me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.
147 
Ibn Lit anticipate the dawnrise before dawn and cry for help;
Ibo Or hope inwait for Your words.
148 
My eyes anticipate the night watches,
That I may meditate on Yourbp Or promiseword.
149 
Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;
Revive me, O LORD, according to Your ordinances.
150 
Those who follow after wickedness draw near;
They are far from Your law.
151 
You are near, O LORD,
And all Your commandments are truth.
152 
Of old I have known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them forever.
153 
Look upon my affliction and rescue me,
For I do not forget Your law.
154 
Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me according to Yourbq Or promiseword.
155 
Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
156 
br Or ManyGreat are Your mercies, O LORD;
Revive me according to Your ordinances.
157 
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.
158 
I behold the treacherous and loathe them,
Because they do not keep Yourbs Or promiseword.
159 
Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.
160 
The sum of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.
161 
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your words.
162 
I rejoice at Yourbt Or promiseword,
As one who finds great spoil.
163 
I hate and despise falsehood,
But I love Your law.
164 
Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous ordinances.
165 
Those who love Your law have great peace,
Andbu Lit they have no stumbling blocknothing causes them to stumble.
166 
I hope for Your salvation, O LORD,
And do Your commandments.
167 
My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.
168 
I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are before You.
169 
Let my crybv Lit come near beforecome before You, O LORD;
Give me understanding according to Your word.
170 
Let my supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Yourbw Or promiseword.
171 
Let my lips utter praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.
172 
Let my tongue sing of Yourbx Or promiseword,
For all Your commandments are righteousness.
173 
Let Your hand beby Lit to help meready to help me,
For I have chosen Your precepts.
174 
I long for Your salvation, O LORD,
And Your law is my delight.
175 
Let my soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.
176 
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.
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