Psalms 113; Psalms 114; Psalms 115

1 Praise the Lord. Praise him, you who serve the Lord. Praise the name of the Lord.

2 Let us praise the name of the Lord, both now and forever.

3 From the sunrise in the east to the sunset in the west, may the name of the LORD be praised.

4 The LORD is honored over all of the nations. His glory reaches to the highest heavens.

5 Who is like the LORD our God? He sits on his throne in heaven.

6 He bends down to look at the heavens and the earth.

7 He raises poor people up from the trash pile. He lifts needy people out of the ashes.

8 He lets them sit with princes. He lets them sit with the princes of their own people.

9 He gives children to the woman who doesn't have any children. He makes her a happy mother in her own home. Praise the Lord.

1 The people of Israel came out of Egypt. The people of Jacob left a land where a different language was spoken.

2 Then Judah became the holy place where God lived. Israel became the land he ruled over.

3 The Red Sea saw him and parted. The Jordan River stopped flowing.

4 The mountains leaped like rams. The hills skipped like lambs.

5 Red Sea, why did you part? Jordan River, why did you stop flowing?

6 Why did you mountains leap like rams? Why did you hills skip like lambs?

7 Earth, tremble with fear when the Lord comes. Tremble when the God of Jacob is near.

8 He turned the rock into a pool. He turned the hard rock into springs of water.

1 Lord, may glory be given to you, not to us. You are loving and faithful.

2 Why do the nations ask, "Where is their God?"

3 Our God is in heaven. He does anything he wants to do.

4 But the statues of their gods are made out of silver and gold. They are made by the hands of men.

5 They have mouths, but they can't speak. They have eyes, but they can't see.

6 They have ears, but they can't hear. They have noses, but they can't smell.

7 They have hands, but they can't feel. They have feet, but they can't walk. They have throats, but they can't say anything.

8 Those who make statues of gods will be like them. So will all those who trust in them.

9 People of Israel, trust in the Lord. He helps you. He is like a shield that keeps you safe.

10 Priests of Aaron, trust in the Lord. He helps you. He is like a shield that keeps you safe.

11 You who have respect for the Lord, trust in him. He helps you. He is like a shield that keeps you safe.

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

13 The LORD will bless those who have respect for him. He will bless important and unimportant people alike.

14 May the LORD give you many children. May he give them to you and to your children after you.

15 May the LORD bless you. He is the Maker of heaven and earth.

16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord. But he has given the earth to human beings.

17 Dead people don't praise the Lord. Those who lie quietly in the grave don't praise him.

18 But we who are alive praise the Lord, both now and forever. Praise the Lord.