Psalm 113
- 1
- Psalm 113
- 1
- Praise the LORD. [1] Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
- 2
- Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.
- 3
- From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.
- 4
- The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.
- 5
- Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,
- 6
- who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?
- 7
- He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
- 8
- he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.
- 9
- He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.
Psalm 11
- 1
- Psalm 11 For the director of music. Of David.
- 1
- In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: "Flee like a bird to your mountain.
- 2
- For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
- 3
- When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do [1] ?"
- 4
- The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them.
- 5
- The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked [2] and those who love violence his soul hates.
- 6
- On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
- 7
- For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see his face.
Psalm 6
- 1
- Psalm 6 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith. [1] A psalm of David.
- 1
- O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
- 2
- Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony.
- 3
- My soul is in anguish. How long, O LORD, how long?
- 4
- Turn, O LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
- 5
- No one remembers you when he is dead. Who praises you from the grave [2] ?
- 6
- I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
- 7
- My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.
- 8
- Away from me, all you who do evil, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
- 9
- The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
- 10
- All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
Psalm 134
- 1
- Psalm 134 A song of ascents.
- 1
- Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD.
- 2
- Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD.
- 3
- May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
Psalm 117
- 1
- Psalm 117
- 1
- Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.
- 2
- For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.
Psalm 56
- 1
- Psalm 56 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "A Dove on Distant Oaks." Of David. A miktam. [1] When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.
- 1
- Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; all day long they press their attack.
- 2
- My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are attacking me in their pride.
- 3
- When I am afraid, I will trust in you.
- 4
- In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?
- 5
- All day long they twist my words; they are always plotting to harm me.
- 6
- They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, eager to take my life.
- 7
- On no account let them escape; in your anger, O God, bring down the nations.
- 8
- Record my lament; list my tears on your scroll [2] -- are they not in your record?
- 9
- Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.
- 10
- In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise--
- 11
- in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- 12
- I am under vows to you, O God; I will present my thank offerings to you.
- 13
- For you have delivered me [3] from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life. [4]
Psalm 100
- 1
- Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving thanks.
- 1
- Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
- 2
- Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
- 3
- Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his [1] ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
- 4
- Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
- 5
- For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.