Psalms 121; Psalms 123; Psalms 124; Psalms 125; Psalms 128; Psalms 129; Psalms 130

Psalms 121

1 I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there?

2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth!

3 He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber.

4 Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps.

5 The LORD himself watches over you! The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade.

6 The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.

7 The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life.

8 The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.

Psalms 123

1 I lift my eyes to you, O God, enthroned in heaven.

2 We keep looking to the LORD our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.

3 Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt.

4 We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud and the contempt of the arrogant.

Psalms 124

1 What if the LORD had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat:

2 What if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us?

3 They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger.

4 The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.

5 Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives.

6 Praise the LORD, who did not let their teeth tear us apart!

7 We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!

8 Our help is from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

Psalms 125

1 Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.

2 Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever.

3 The wicked will not rule the land of the godly, for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong.

4 O LORD, do good to those who are good, whose hearts are in tune with you.

5 But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O LORD . Take them away with those who do evil. May Israel have peace!

Psalms 128

1 How joyful are those who fear the LORD — all who follow his ways!

2 You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful and prosperous you will be!

3 Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table.

4 That is the LORD ’s blessing for those who fear him.

5 May the LORD continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.

6 May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. May Israel have peace!

Psalms 129

1 From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me. Let all Israel repeat this:

2 From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never defeated me.

3 My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.

4 But the LORD is good; he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly.

5 May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat.

6 May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown,

7 ignored by the harvester, despised by the binder.

8 And may those who pass by refuse to give them this blessing: “The LORD bless you; we bless you in the LORD ’s name.”

Psalms 130

1 From the depths of despair, O LORD, I call for your help.

2 Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer.

3 LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive?

4 But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.

5 I am counting on the LORD ; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word.

6 I long for the Lord more than sentries long for the dawn, yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.

7 O Israel, hope in the LORD ; for with the LORD there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows.

8 He himself will redeem Israel from every kind of sin.