Psalm 113 CJB Halleluyah! Servants of Adonai , give praise! Give praise to the name of Adonai ! Blessed be the name of Adonai from this moment on and forever! From sunrise until sunset Adonai’s name is to be praised. Adonai is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens. Who is like Adonai our God, seated in the heights, humbling himself to look on heaven and on earth. He raises the poor from the dust, lifts the needy from the rubbish heap, in order to give him a place among princes, among the princes of his people. He causes the childless woman to live at home happily as a mother of children. Halleluyah!
Psalm 116 CJB I love that Adonai heard my voice when I prayed; because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. The cords of death were all around me, Sh’ol’s constrictions held me fast; I was finding only distress and anguish. But I called on the name of Adonai: “Please, Adonai ! Save me!” Adonai is merciful and righteous; yes, our God is compassionate. Adonai preserves the thoughtless; when I was brought low, he saved me. My soul, return to your rest! For Adonai has been generous toward you. Yes, you have rescued me from death, my eyes from tears and my feet from falling. I will go on walking in the presence of Adonai in the lands of the living. I will keep on trusting even when I say, “I am utterly miserable,” even when, in my panic, I declare, “Everything human is deceptive.” How can I repay Adonai for all his generous dealings with me? I will raise the cup of salvation and call on the name of Adonai. I will pay my vows to Adonai in the presence of all his people. From Adonai’s point of view, the death of those faithful to him is costly. Oh, Adonai! I am your slave; I am your slave, the son of your slave-girl; you have removed my fetters. I will offer a sacrifice of thanks to you and will call on the name of Adonai. I will pay my vows to Adonai in the presence of all his people, in the courtyards of Adonai’s house, there in your very heart, Yerushalayim. Halleluyah !
Blessings and Shalom-Love Beyond Measure, Beth Auman