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Psalms 121
Chapter 121
Psalm 121
The Lord Our Protector
A song of ascents.
1 I lift my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?(a)
2 My help comes from the
Lord
,
the Maker of heaven and earth.(b)
3 He will not allow your foot to slip;
your Protector will not slumber.(c)
4 Indeed, the Protector of Israel
does not slumber or sleep.(d)
5 The
Lord
protects you;
the
Lord
is a shelter right by your side.[a](e)
6 The sun will not strike you by day
or the moon by night.(f)
7 The
Lord
will protect you from all harm;
He will protect your life.(g)
8 The
Lord
will protect your coming and going
both now and forever.(h)
Psalms 123-125
Chapter 123
Psalm 123
Looking for God's Favor
A song of ascents.
1 I lift my eyes to You,
the One enthroned in heaven.(a)
2 Like a servant's eyes on his master's hand,
like a servant girl's eyes on her mistress's hand,
so our eyes are on the
Lord
our God
until He shows us favor.(b)
3 Show us favor,
Lord
, show us favor,
for we've had more than enough contempt.(c)
4 We've had more than enough
scorn from the arrogant
and contempt from the proud.(d)
Chapter 124
Psalm 124
The Lord Is on Our Side
A Davidic song of ascents.
1 If the
Lord
had not been on our side—
let Israel say—
2 If the
Lord
had not been on our side(a)
when men attacked us,(b)
3 then they would have swallowed us alive
in their burning anger against us.(c)
4 Then the waters would have engulfed us;
the torrent would have swept over us;
5 the raging waters would have swept over us.(d)
6 Praise the
Lord
,
who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.(e)
7 We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's net;
the net is torn, and we have escaped.(f)
8 Our help is in the name of Yahweh,
the Maker of heaven and earth.(g)
Chapter 125
Psalm 125
Israel's Stability
A song of ascents.
1 Those who trust in the
Lord
are like Mount Zion.
It cannot be shaken; it remains forever.(a)
2 Jerusalem—the mountains surround her.
And the
Lord
surrounds His people,
both now and forever.(b)
3 The scepter of the wicked will not remain
over the land allotted to the righteous,
so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.(c)
4 Do what is good,
Lord
, to the good,
to those whose hearts are upright.(d)
5 But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways,
the
Lord
will banish them with the evildoers.(e)
Peace be with Israel.(f)
Psalms 128-130
Chapter 128
Psalm 128
Blessings for Those Who Fear God
A song of ascents.
1 How happy is everyone who fears the
Lord
,
who walks in His ways!(a)
2 You will surely eat
what your hands have worked for.(b)
You will be happy,
and it will go well for you.(c)
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house,
your sons, like young olive trees
around your table.(d)
4 In this very way
the man who fears the
Lord
will be blessed.(e)
5 May the
Lord
bless you from Zion,
so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life(f)
6 and will see your children's children!
Peace be with Israel.(g)
Chapter 129
Psalm 129
Protection of the Oppressed
A song of ascents.
1 Since my youth they have often attacked me—
let Israel say—
2 Since my youth they have often attacked me,
but they have not prevailed against me.(a)
3 Plowmen plowed over my back;
they made their furrows long.(b)
4 The
Lord
is righteous;
He has cut the ropes of the wicked.(c)
5 Let all who hate Zion
be driven back in disgrace.(d)
6 Let them be like grass on the rooftops,
which withers before it grows up[a](e)
7 and can't even fill the hands of the reaper
or the arms of the one who binds sheaves.(f)
8 Then none who pass by will say,
"May the
Lord
's blessing be on you."
We bless you in the name of Yahweh.(g)
Chapter 130
Psalm 130
Awaiting Redemption
A song of ascents.
1 Out of the depths I call to You, Yahweh!(a)
2 Lord, listen to my voice;
let Your ears be attentive
to my cry for help.(b)
3 Yahweh, if You considered sins,
Lord, who could stand?(c)
4 But with You there is forgiveness,
so that You may be revered.(d)
5 I wait for Yahweh; I wait
and put my hope in His word.(e)
6 I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning—
more than watchmen for the morning.(f)
7 Israel, put your hope in the
Lord
.(g)
For there is faithful love with the
Lord
,
and with Him is redemption in abundance.(h)
8 And He will redeem Israel
from all its sins.(i)
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