3 The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;
4 the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
5 Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
6 you mountains, that you skipped like rams, you hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.
PSALM 115
1 Not to us, O Lord , not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
2 Why do the nations say, 'Where is their God?'
3 Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.
4 But their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but they cannot see;
6 they have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but they cannot smell;
7 they have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but they cannot walk; nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
8 Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.
9 O house of Israel, trust in the Lord - he is their help and shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord - he is their help and shield.
11 You who fear him, trust in the Lord - he is their help and shield.
12 The Lord remembers us and will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron,
13 he will bless those who fear the Lord - small and great alike.
14 May the Lord make you increase, both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord , the Maker of heaven and earth.
16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord , but the earth he has given to man.
17 It is not the dead who praise the Lord , those who go down to silence;
18 it is we who extol the Lord , both now and forevermore. Praise the Lord .
PSALM 116
1 I love the Lord , for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord : 'O Lord , save me!'
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
6 The Lord protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me.
7 Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
8 For you, O Lord , have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
10 I believed; therefore I said, 'I am greatly afflicted.'
11 And in my dismay I said, 'All men are liars.'
12 How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord .
14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
16 O Lord , truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant ; you have freed me from my chains.
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you 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 courts of the house of the Lord - in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord .
PSALM 117
