Psalms 115; Psalms 116; Psalms 117; Psalms 118

Psalms 115

1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness.

2 Why let the nations say, “Where is their God?”

3 Our God is in the heavens, and he does as he wishes.

4 Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands.

5 They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see.

6 They have ears but cannot hear, and noses but cannot smell.

7 They have hands but cannot feel, and feet but cannot walk, and throats but cannot make a sound.

8 And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them.

9 O Israel, trust the LORD ! He is your helper and your shield.

10 O priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the LORD ! He is your helper and your shield.

11 All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD ! He is your helper and your shield.

12 The LORD remembers us and will bless us. He will bless the people of Israel and bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

13 He will bless those who fear the LORD, both great and lowly.

14 May the LORD richly bless both you and your children.

15 May you be blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

16 The heavens belong to the LORD, but he has given the earth to all humanity.

17 The dead cannot sing praises to the LORD, for they have gone into the silence of the grave.

18 But we can praise the LORD both now and forever! Praise the LORD !

Psalms 116

1 I love the LORD because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.

2 Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!

3 Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow.

4 Then I called on the name of the LORD : “Please, LORD, save me!”

5 How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!

6 The LORD protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and he saved me.

7 Let my soul be at rest again, for the LORD has been good to me.

8 He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

9 And so I walk in the LORD ’s presence as I live here on earth!

10 I believed in you, so I said, “I am deeply troubled, LORD .”

11 In my anxiety I cried out to you, “These people are all liars!”

12 What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me?

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and praise the LORD ’s name for saving me.

14 I will keep my promises to the LORD in the presence of all his people.

15 The LORD cares deeply when his loved ones die.

16 O LORD, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, born into your household; you have freed me from my chains.

17 I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD .

18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people—

19 in the house of the LORD in the heart of Jerusalem. Praise the LORD !

Psalms 117

1 Praise the LORD, all you nations. Praise him, all you people of the earth.

2 For his unfailing love for us is powerful; the LORD ’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the LORD !

Psalms 118

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

2 Let all Israel repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”

3 Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”

4 Let all who fear the LORD repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”

5 In my distress I prayed to the LORD, and the LORD answered me and set me free.

6 The LORD is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?

7 Yes, the LORD is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in people.

9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

10 Though hostile nations surrounded me, I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD .

11 Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, but I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD .

12 They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a crackling fire. But I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD .

13 My enemies did their best to kill me, but the LORD rescued me.

14 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.

15 Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!

16 The strong right arm of the LORD is raised in triumph. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!

17 I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the LORD has done.

18 The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not let me die.

19 Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the LORD .

20 These gates lead to the presence of the LORD, and the godly enter there.

21 I thank you for answering my prayer and giving me victory!

22 The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.

23 This is the LORD ’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.

24 This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.

25 Please, LORD, please save us. Please, LORD, please give us success.

26 Bless the one who comes in the name of the LORD . We bless you from the house of the LORD .

27 The LORD is God, shining upon us. Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.

28 You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you!

29 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.