120:1In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
120:2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
120:3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
120:4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
120:5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
120:6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
120:7I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
121:0A Song of degrees.
121:1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
121:2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
121:3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
121:4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
121:5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
121:6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
121:7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
121:8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
122:0A Song of degrees of David.
122:1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
122:2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
122:3Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
122:4Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
122:5For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
122:7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
122:8For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
122:9Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
123:0A Song of degrees.
123:1Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
123:2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
123:3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
123:4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
124:0A Song of degrees of David.
124:1If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
124:2If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
124:3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
124:4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
124:5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
124:6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
124:7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
124:8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
125:0A Song of degrees.
125:1They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
125:2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
125:3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
125:4Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
125:5As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
126:0A Song of degrees.
126:1When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
126:2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.
126:3The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
126:4Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
126:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
126:6He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
127:0A Song of degrees for Solomon.
127:1Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
127:2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
127:3Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
127:4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
127:5Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
128:0A Song of degrees.
128:1Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
128:2For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
128:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
128:4Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
128:5The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
128:6Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.
129:0A Song of degrees.
129:1Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
129:2Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
129:3The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
129:4The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
129:5Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
129:6Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
129:7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
129:8Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.
130:0A Song of degrees.
130:1Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
130:2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
130:3If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
130:4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
130:5I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
130:6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
130:7Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
130:8And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
131:0A Song of degrees of David.
131:1LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
131:2Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
131:3Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.
132:0A Song of degrees.
132:1LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:
132:2How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
132:3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
132:4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
132:5Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
132:6Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
132:7We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.
132:8Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
132:9Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
132:10For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
132:11The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
132:12If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
132:13For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
132:14This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
132:15I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
132:16I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
132:17There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
132:18His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
133:0A Song of degrees of David.
133:1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
133:2It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
133:3As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
134:0A Song of degrees.
134:1Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
134:2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
134:3The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
135:0
135:1Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.
135:2Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,
135:3Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
135:4For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
135:5For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
135:6Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
135:7He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
135:8Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
135:9Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
135:10Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;
135:11Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:
135:12And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.
135:13Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.
135:14For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.
135:15The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
135:16They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
135:17They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
135:18They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
135:19Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:
135:20Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
135:21Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.