Psalms - Chapter 113

Passage

When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people: Judea was made his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. The sea saw and fled: Jordan was turned back. The mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like the lambs of the flock. What ailed you, O you sea, that you did flee: and you, O Jordan, that you were turned back? You mountains, that you skipped like rams, and you hills, like lambs of the flock? At the presence of the Lord the earth was moved, at the presence of the God of Jacob: Who turned the rock into pools of water, and the stony hill into fountains of waters. Not to us, O Lord, not to us; but to your name give glory. For your mercy, and for your truth's sake: lest the Gentiles should say: Where is their God? But our God is in heaven: he has done all things whatever he would. The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men. They have mouths and speak not: they have eyes and see not. They have ears and hear not: they have noses and smell not. They have hands and feel not: they have feet and walk not: neither shall they cry out through their throat. Let them that make them become like to them: and all such as trust in them. The house of Israel has hoped in the Lord: he is their helper and their protector. The house of Aaron has hoped in the Lord: he is their helper and their protector. They that fear the Lord have hoped in the Lord: he is their helper and their protector. The Lord has been mindful of us, and has blessed us. He has blessed the house of Israel: he has blessed the house of Aaron. He has blessed all that fear the Lord, both little and great. May the Lord add blessings upon you: upon you, and upon your children. Blessed be you of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. The heaven of heaven is the Lord's: but the earth he has given to the children of men. The dead shall not praise you, O Lord: nor any of them that go down to hell. But we that live bless the Lord: from this time now and for ever.