Psalms 120

Deliver Me, O Lord

A Song of ^aAscents.

1 In my distress I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
2Deliver me, O Lord,
from lying lips,
from a deceitful tongue.
3 What shall be given to you,
^band what more shall be done to you,
you deceitful tongue?
4 ^cA warrior’s ^dsharp arrows,
with glowing ^ecoals of the broom tree!
5 Woe to me, that I sojourn in ^fMeshech,
that I dwell among ^gthe tents of ^hKedar!
6Too long have I had my dwelling
among those who hate peace.
7 ⁱI am for peace,
but when I speak, they are for war!

Psalms 121

My Help Comes from the Lord

A Song of ^jAscents.

1 I ^klift up my eyes to ^lthe hills.
From where does my help come?
2 ^mMy help comes from the Lord,
who ⁿmade heaven and earth.
3 He will not ^olet your foot be moved;
he who ^pkeeps you will not slumber.
4Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your ^qshade on your ^rright hand.
6 ^sThe sun shall not ^tstrike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will ^ukeep you from all evil;
he will ^vkeep your life.
8The Lord will keep
your ^wgoing out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.

Psalms 122

Let Us Go to the House of the Lord

A Song of ^xAscents. Of David.

1 I was glad when they said to me,
^y“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
2Our feet have been standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem!
3 Jerusalem— ^zbuilt as a city
that is ^aabound firmly together,
4to which the tribes ^abgo up,
the tribes of the Lord,
as was ^acdecreed for ▼

▼Or  as a testimony for

Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
5There ^aethrones for judgment were set,
the thrones of the house of David.
6 ^afPray for the peace of Jerusalem!
“May they be secure who love you!
7Peace be within your ^agwalls
and security within your ^ahtowers!”
8For my brothers and companions’ sake
I will say, ^ai“Peace be within you!”
9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will ^ajseek your good.

Psalms 123

Our Eyes Look to the Lord Our God

A Song of ^akAscents.

1 To you I ^allift up my eyes,
O you who are ^amenthroned in the heavens!
2Behold, as the eyes of servants
look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maidservant
to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
till he has mercy upon us.
3 ^anHave mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of ^aocontempt.
4Our soul has had more than enough
of ^apthe scorn of ^aqthose who are at ease,
of the contempt of ^arthe proud.

Psalms 124

Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord

A Song of ^asAscents. Of David.

1 ^atIf it had not been the Lord who was on our side—
^aulet Israel now say—
2if it had not been the Lord who was on our side
when people rose up against us,
3then they would have ^avswallowed us up alive,
when their anger was kindled against us;
4then ^awthe flood would have ^axswept us away,
the torrent would have gone ^ayover us;
5then over us would have gone
the raging waters.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
who has not given us
as prey to their teeth!
7We have escaped like a bird
from ^azthe snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
and we have escaped!
8 ^baOur help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

Psalms 125

The Lord Surrounds His People

A Song of ^bbAscents.

1 Those who ^bctrust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
which ^bdcannot be moved, but abides forever.
2As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so ^bethe Lord surrounds his people,
from this time forth and forevermore.
3For ^bfthe scepter of wickedness shall not ^bgrest
on ^bhthe land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous ^bistretch out
their hands to do wrong.
4 ^bjDo good, O Lord, to those who are good,
and to those who are ^bkupright in their hearts!
5But those who ^blturn aside to their ^bmcrooked ways
the Lord will lead away with ^bnevildoers!
^boPeace be upon Israel!

Psalms 126

Restore Our Fortunes, O Lord

A Song of ^bpAscents.

1 When the Lord ^bqrestored the fortunes of Zion,
we were like those who ^brdream.
2Then our ^bsmouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then they said among the nations,
^bt“The Lord has done great things for them.”
3The Lord has done great things for us;
we are glad.
4 Restore our fortunes, O Lord,
like streams in the Negeb!
5 ^buThose who sow in tears
shall reap with shouts of joy!
6He who goes out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
bringing his sheaves with him.

Psalms 127

Unless the Lord Builds the House

A Song of ^bvAscents. Of Solomon.

1 Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord ^bwwatches over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain.
2It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious ^bxtoil;
for he gives to his ^bybeloved ^bzsleep.
3 Behold, ^cachildren are a heritage from the Lord,
^cbthe fruit of the womb a reward.
4Like arrows in the hand of ^cca warrior
are the children ▼

▼Or sons

of one’s youth.
5Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies ^cein the gate. ▼

▼Or They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate

Psalms 128

Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the Lord

A Song of ^cgAscents.

1 ^chBlessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
who ^ciwalks in his ways!
2You ^cjshall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.
3 Your wife will be like ^cka fruitful vine
within your house;
your children will be like ^clolive shoots
around your table.
4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
who fears the Lord.
5 ^cmThe Lord bless you ^cnfrom Zion!
May you see ^cothe prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life!
6May you see your ^cpchildren’s children!
^cqPeace be upon Israel!

Psalms 129

They Have Afflicted Me from My Youth

A Song of ^crAscents.

1 “Greatly ▼

▼Or Often; also verse 2

have they ^ctafflicted me ^cufrom my youth”—
^cvlet Israel now say—
2“Greatly have they ^cwafflicted me ^cxfrom my youth,
^cyyet they have not prevailed against me.
3 ^czThe plowers plowed ^daupon my back;
they made long their furrows.”
4The Lord is righteous;
he has cut ^dbthe cords of the wicked.
5May all who hate Zion
be ^dcput to shame and turned backward!
6Let them be like ^ddthe grass on the housetops,
which ^dewithers before it grows up,
7with which the reaper does not fill his hand
nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
8nor do those who pass by say,
^df“The blessing of the Lord be upon you!
We ^dgbless you in the name of the Lord!”

Psalms 130

My Soul Waits for the Lord

A Song of ^dhAscents.

1 Out of ^dithe depths I cry to you, O Lord!
2O Lord, hear my voice!
^djLet your ears be attentive
to ^dkthe voice of my pleas for mercy!
3 If you, O Lord, should ^dlmark iniquities,
O Lord, who could ^dmstand?
4But with you there is ^dnforgiveness,
^dothat you may be feared.
5 I ^dpwait for the Lord, ^dqmy soul waits,
and ^drin his word I hope;
6my soul ^dswaits for the Lord
more than ^dtwatchmen for ^duthe morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.
7 O Israel, ^dvhope in the Lord!
For ^dwwith the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is plentiful redemption.
8And he will ^dxredeem Israel
from all his iniquities.

Psalms 131

I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul

A Song of ^dyAscents. Of David.

1 O Lord, my heart is not ^dzlifted up;
my eyes are not ^earaised too high;
I do not ^eboccupy myself with things
too great and ^ectoo marvelous for me.
2But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned ^edchild with its mother;
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 ^eeO Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.

Psalms 132

The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of ^efAscents.

1 Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor,
all ^egthe hardships he endured,
2how he swore to the Lord
and ^ehvowed to ^eithe Mighty One of Jacob,
3“I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
4I will not ^ejgive sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5until I ^ekfind a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for ^elthe Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Behold, we heard of it in ^emEphrathah;
we found it in ^enthe fields of Jaar.
7“Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us ^eoworship at his ^epfootstool!”
8 ^eqArise, O Lord, and go to your ^erresting place,
you and the ark of your ^esmight.
9Let your ^etpriests be ^euclothed with righteousness,
and let your ^evsaints shout for joy.
10For the sake of your servant David,
^ewdo not turn away the face of ^exyour anointed one.
11 ^eyThe Lord swore to David a sure oath
^ezfrom which he will not turn back:
^fa“One of the sons of your body ▼

▼Hebrew  of your fruit of the womb

I will set on your throne.
12If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
shall ^fcsit on your throne.”
13 For the Lord has ^fdchosen Zion;
he has ^fedesired it for his dwelling place:
14“This is my ^ffresting place forever;
here I will ^fgdwell, for I have desired it.
15I will abundantly ^fhbless her provisions;
I will ^fisatisfy her poor with bread.
16Her ^fjpriests I will clothe with salvation,
and her ^fksaints will shout for joy.
17There I will make ^fla horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared ^fma lamp for ^fnmy anointed.
18His enemies I will ^foclothe with shame,
but on him his crown will shine.”

Psalms 133

When Brothers Dwell in Unity

A Song of ^fpAscents. Of David.

1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is
when ^fqbrothers dwell in unity! ▼

▼Or  dwell together

2It is like the precious ^fsoil on ^ftthe head,
running down on the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
running down on ^futhe collar of his robes!
3It is like ^fvthe dew of ^fwHermon,
which falls on ^fxthe mountains of Zion!
For there the Lord ^fyhas commanded the blessing,
life forevermore.

Psalms 134

Come, Bless the Lord

A Song of ^fzAscents.

1 Come, bless the Lord, all you ^gaservants of the Lord,
who ^gbstand ^gcby night in the house of the Lord!
2 ^gdLift up your hands to ^gethe holy place
and bless the Lord!
3 May the Lord ^gfbless you ^ggfrom Zion,
he who ^ghmade heaven and earth!