Psalm 110

Sit at My Right Hand

A Psalm of David.

110:1 The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”

²The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies! ³Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power,[1] in holy garments; 2] from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.^[3]⁴The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”

⁵The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath. ⁶He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs^[4]over the wide earth. ⁷He will drink from the brook by the way; therefore he will lift up his head.

[1] Or on the day you lead your forces [2] Masoretic Text; some Hebrew manuscripts and Jerome on the holy mountains [3] The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain [4] Or the head

Psalm 111

Great Are the Lord’s Works

111:1 [5]Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. ²Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them. ³Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever. ⁴He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and merciful. ⁵He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever. ⁶He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the inheritance of the nations. ⁷The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy; ⁸they are established forever and ever, to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness. ⁹He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever. Holy and awesome is his name! ¹⁰The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

[5] This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet

Psalm 112

The Righteous Will Never Be Moved

112:1 [6]Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! ²His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. ³Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. ⁴Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous. ⁵It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice. ⁶For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. ⁷He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. ⁸His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries. ⁹He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor. ¹⁰The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked will perish!

[6] This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet

Psalm 113

Who Is like the Lord Our God?

113:1 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!

²Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! ³From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised!

⁴The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! ⁵Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, ⁶who looks far down on the heavens and the earth? ⁷He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, ⁸to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people. ⁹He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 114

Tremble at the Presence of the Lord

114:1 When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, ²Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

³The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back. ⁴The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

⁵What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back? ⁶O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs?

⁷Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, ⁸who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.