PSALMS 120-129

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Deliver Me, O LordA Song of Ascents.
120:1

In my distress I called to the Lord,

and he answered me. 2

Deliver me, O Lord,

from lying lips,

from a deceitful tongue.
3

What shall be given to you,

and what more shall be done to you,

you deceitful tongue? 4

A warrior’s sharp arrows,

with glowing coals of the broom tree!
5

Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech,

that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! 6

Too long have I had my dwelling

among those who hate peace. 7

I am for peace,

but when I speak, they are for war! My Help Comes from the LordA Song of Ascents.
121:1

I lift up my eyes to the hills.

From where does my help come? 2

My help comes from the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.
3

He will not let your foot be moved;

he who keeps you will not slumber. 4

Behold, he who keeps Israel

will neither slumber nor sleep.
5

The Lord is your keeper;

the Lord is your shade on your right hand. 6

The sun shall not strike you by day,

nor the moon by night.
7

The Lord will keep you from all evil;

he will keep your life. 8

The Lord will keep

your going out and your coming in

from this time forth and forevermore. Let Us Go to the House of the LordA Song of Ascents. Of David.
122:1

I was glad when they said to me,

“Let us go to the house of the Lord!” 2

Our feet have been standing

within your gates, O Jerusalem!
3

Jerusalem—built as a city

that is bound firmly together, 4

to which the tribes go up,

the tribes of the Lord,

as was decreed for Israel,

to give thanks to the name of the Lord. 5

There thrones for judgment were set,

the thrones of the house of David.
6

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!

“May they be secure who love you! 7

Peace be within your walls

and security within your towers!” 8

For my brothers and companions’ sake

I will say, “Peace be within you!” 9

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,

I will seek your good. Our Eyes Look to the Lord Our GodA Song of Ascents.
123:1

To you I lift up my eyes,

O you who are enthroned in the heavens! 2

Behold, 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

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,

for we have had more than enough of contempt. 4

Our soul has had more than enough

of the scorn of those who are at ease,

of the contempt of the proud. Our Help Is in the Name of the LordA Song of Ascents. Of David.
124:1

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side—

let Israel now say— 2

if it had not been the Lord who was on our side

when people rose up against us, 3

then they would have swallowed us up alive,

when their anger was kindled against us; 4

then the flood would have swept us away,

the torrent would have gone over us; 5

then over us would have gone

the raging waters.
6

Blessed be the Lord,

who has not given us

as prey to their teeth! 7

We have escaped like a bird

from the snare of the fowlers;

the snare is broken,

and we have escaped!
8

Our help is in the name of the Lord,

who made heaven and earth. The Lord Surrounds His PeopleA Song of Ascents.
125:1

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,

which cannot be moved, but abides forever. 2

As the mountains surround Jerusalem,

so the Lord surrounds his people,

from this time forth and forevermore. 3

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest

on the land allotted to the righteous,

lest the righteous stretch out

their hands to do wrong. 4

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,

and to those who are upright in their hearts! 5

But those who turn aside to their crooked ways

the Lord will lead away with evildoers!

Peace be upon Israel! Restore Our Fortunes, O LordA Song of Ascents.
126:1

When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,

we were like those who dream. 2

Then our mouth was filled with laughter,

and our tongue with shouts of joy;

then they said among the nations,

“The Lord has done great things for them.” 3

The Lord has done great things for us;

we are glad.
4

Restore our fortunes, O Lord,

like streams in the Negeb! 5

Those who sow in tears

shall reap with shouts of joy! 6

He who goes out weeping,

bearing the seed for sowing,

shall come home with shouts of joy,

bringing his sheaves with him. Unless the Lord Builds the HouseA Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
127:1

Unless the Lord builds the house,

those who build it labor in vain.

Unless the Lord watches over the city,

the watchman stays awake in vain. 2

It is in vain that you rise up early

and go late to rest,

eating the bread of anxious toil;

for he gives to his beloved sleep.
3

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,

the fruit of the womb a reward. 4

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior

are the children of one’s youth. 5

Blessed is the man

who fills his quiver with them!

He shall not be put to shame

when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the LordA Song of Ascents.
128:1

Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,

who walks in his ways! 2

You shall 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 a fruitful vine

within your house;

your children will be like olive shoots

around your table. 4

Behold, thus shall the man be blessed

who fears the Lord.
5

The Lord bless you from Zion!

May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem

all the days of your life! 6

May you see your children’s children!

Peace be upon Israel! They Have Afflicted Me from My YouthA Song of Ascents.
129:1

“Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”—

let Israel now say— 2

“Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth,

yet they have not prevailed against me. 3

The plowers plowed upon my back;

they made long their furrows.” 4

The Lord is righteous;

he has cut the cords of the wicked. 5

May all who hate Zion

be put to shame and turned backward! 6

Let them be like the grass on the housetops,

which withers before it grows up, 7

with which the reaper does not fill his hand

nor the binder of sheaves his arms, 8

nor do those who pass by say,

“The blessing of the Lord be upon you!

We bless you in the name of the Lord!”

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