115:1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us!
But to your name bring honor, 2
for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness. 3
115:2 Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
115:3 Our God is in heaven!
He does whatever he pleases! 4
115:4 Their 5 idols are made of silver and gold –
they are man-made. 6
115:5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see,
115:6 ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell,
115:7 hands, but cannot touch,
feet, but cannot walk.
They cannot even clear their throats. 7
115:8 Those who make them will end up 8 like them,
as will everyone who trusts in them.
115:9 O Israel, trust in the Lord!
He is their deliverer 9 and protector. 10
115:10 O family 11 of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
He is their deliverer 12 and protector. 13
115:11 You loyal followers of the Lord, 14 trust in the Lord!
He is their deliverer 15 and protector. 16
115:12 The Lord takes notice of us, 17 he will bless 18 –
he will bless the family 19 of Israel,
he will bless the family of Aaron.
115:13 He will bless his loyal followers, 20
both young and old. 21
115:14 May he increase your numbers,
yours and your children’s! 22
115:15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
the creator 23 of heaven and earth!
115:16 The heavens belong to the Lord, 24
but the earth he has given to mankind. 25
115:17 The dead do not praise the Lord,
nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death. 26
115:18 But we will praise the Lord
now and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!
116:1 I love the Lord
because he heard my plea for mercy, 28
116:2 and listened to me. 29
As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help. 30
116:3 The ropes of death tightened around me, 31
the snares 32 of Sheol confronted me.
I was confronted 33 with trouble and sorrow.
116:4 I called on the name of the Lord,
“Please Lord, rescue my life!”
116:5 The Lord is merciful and fair;
our God is compassionate.
116:6 The Lord protects 34 the untrained; 35
I was in serious trouble 36 and he delivered me.
116:7 Rest once more, my soul, 37
for the Lord has vindicated you. 38
116:8 Yes, 39 Lord, 40 you rescued my life from death,
and kept my feet from stumbling.
116:9 I will serve 41 the Lord
in the land 42 of the living.
116:10 I had faith when I said,
“I am severely oppressed.”
116:11 I rashly declared, 43
“All men are liars.”
116:12 How can I repay the Lord
for all his acts of kindness to me?
116:13 I will celebrate my deliverance, 44
and call on the name of the Lord.
116:14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
before all his people.
116:15 The Lord values
the lives of his faithful followers. 45
116:16 Yes, Lord! I am indeed your servant;
I am your lowest slave. 46
You saved me from death. 47
116:17 I will present a thank offering to you,
and call on the name of the Lord.
116:18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
before all his people,
116:19 in the courts of the Lord’s temple,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!
117:1 Praise the Lord, all you nations!
Applaud him, all you foreigners! 49
117:2 For his loyal love towers 50 over us,
and the Lord’s faithfulness endures.
Praise the Lord!
118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good
and his loyal love endures! 52
118:2 Let Israel say,
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:3 Let the family 53 of Aaron say,
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:4 Let the loyal followers of the Lord 54 say,
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:5 In my distress 55 I cried out to the Lord.
The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place. 56
118:6 The Lord is on my side, 57 I am not afraid!
What can people do to me? 58
118:7 The Lord is on my side 59 as my helper. 60
I look in triumph on those who hate me.
118:8 It is better to take shelter 61 in the Lord
than to trust in people.
118:9 It is better to take shelter in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
118:10 All the nations surrounded me. 62
Indeed, in the name of the Lord 63 I pushed them away. 64
118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me.
Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
118:12 They surrounded me like bees.
But they disappeared as quickly 65 as a fire among thorns. 66
Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
118:13 “You aggressively attacked me 67 and tried to knock me down, 68
but the Lord helped me.
118:14 The Lord gives me strength and protects me; 69
he has become my deliverer.” 70
118:15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. 71
The Lord’s right hand conquers, 72
118:16 the Lord’s right hand gives victory, 73
the Lord’s right hand conquers.
118:17 I will not die, but live,
and I will proclaim what the Lord has done. 74
118:18 The Lord severely 75 punished me,
but he did not hand me over to death.
118:19 Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! 76
I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.
118:20 This is the Lord’s gate –
the godly enter through it.
118:21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me,
and have become my deliverer.
118:22 The stone which the builders discarded 77
has become the cornerstone. 78
118:23 This is the Lord’s work.
We consider it amazing! 79
118:24 This is the day the Lord has brought about. 80
We will be happy and rejoice in it.
118:25 Please Lord, deliver!
Please Lord, grant us success! 81
118:26 May the one who comes in the name of the Lord 82 be blessed!
We will pronounce blessings on you 83 in the Lord’s temple. 84
118:27 The Lord is God and he has delivered us. 85
Tie the offering 86 with ropes
to the horns of the altar! 87
118:28 You are my 88 God and I will give you thanks!
You are my God and I will praise you!
118:29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good
and his loyal love endures! 89