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Psalm 111

Psalm

A psalm written by David.

111 Yahweh said to my lord the king,

“Sit here, close to me, in the place of highest honor

until I completely defeat your enemies

and make them like a stool for your feet!”

2 Yahweh will extend your power as king

from Jerusalem to other lands;

you will rule over all your enemies.

3 On the day that you lead your armies into battle,

many of your people will volunteer to join your army.

Your youthful strength will act for you like the dew that waters the earth early in the morning.”

4 Yahweh has made a solemn promise

and he will never change his mind;

he has said to the king, “You will be a priest forever

like Melchizedek.”

5 The Lord stands at your right side;

when he becomes angry, he will defeat many kings.

6 He will judge and punish the people of many nations;

many bodies of the killed enemy soldiers will lie on the ground.

He will crush kings all over the earth.

7 But the king will drink from the stream alongside the road;

he will be refreshed after defeating his enemies.

Psalm

111 Praise Yahweh!

I will thank Yahweh with my entire inner being

every time that those who do what is right come together.

2 The things that Yahweh has done are wonderful!

All those who are delighted with those things

desire to study them.

3 Because he is a great king and does wonderful things,

people greatly honor him and respect him;

the righteous things that he does will endure forever.

4 He has done wonderful things that people will always remember;

Yahweh always acts kindly and mercifully.

5 He provides food for those who have an awesome respect for him;

he never forgets the covenant that he made with our ancestors.

6 By enabling his people to capture the lands that belonged to other people groups,

he has shown to us, his people, that he is very powerful.

7 He does everything fairly, as he has promised us,

and we can depend on him to help us when he commands us to do things.

8 What he commands must be obeyed forever;

and he acted in a true and righteous manner when he gave us those commands.

9 He rescued us, his people, from being slaves in Egypt,

and he made a covenant with us that will last forever.

He is holy and awesome!

10 Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is the way to become wise.

All those who obey his commands will know what is good for them to decide to do.

We should praise him forever!