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

1 I look to the mountains; where will my help come from?

2 My help will come from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

3 He will not let you fall; your protector is always awake.

4 The protector of Israel never dozes or sleeps.

5 The Lord will guard you; he is by your side to protect you.

6 The sun will not hurt you during the day, nor the moon during the night.

7 The Lord will protect you from all danger; he will keep you safe.

8 He will protect you as you come and go now and forever.

1 Lord, I look up to you, up to heaven, where you rule.

2 As a servant depends on his master, as a maid depends on her mistress, so we will keep looking to you, O Lord our God, until you have mercy on us.

3 Be merciful to us, Lord, be merciful; we have been treated with so much contempt.

4 We have been mocked too long by the rich and scorned by proud oppressors.

1 What if the Lord had not been on our side? Answer, O Israel!

2 "If the Lord had not been on our side when our enemies attacked us,

3 then they would have swallowed us alive in their furious anger against us;

4 then the flood would have carried us away, the water would have covered us,

5 the raging torrent would have drowned us."

6 Let us thank the Lord, who has not let our enemies destroy us.

7 We have escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap; the trap is broken, and we are free!

8 Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which can never be shaken, never be moved.

2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, now and forever.

3 The wicked will not always rule over the land of the righteous; if they did, the righteous themselves might do evil.

4 Lord, do good to those who are good, to those who obey your commands.

5 But when you punish the wicked, punish also those who abandon your ways. Peace be with Israel!

1 Happy are those who obey the Lord, who live by his commands.

2 Your work will provide for your needs; you will be happy and prosperous.

3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in your home, and your children will be like young olive trees around your table.

4 A man who obeys the Lord will surely be blessed like this.

5 May the Lord bless you from Zion! May you see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life!

6 May you live to see your grandchildren! Peace be with Israel!

1 Israel, tell us how your enemies have persecuted you ever since you were young.

2 "Ever since I was young, my enemies have persecuted me cruelly, but they have not overcome me.

3 They cut deep wounds in my back and made it like a plowed field.

4 But the Lord, the righteous one, has freed me from slavery."

5 May everyone who hates Zion be defeated and driven back.

6 May they all be like grass growing on the housetops, which dries up before it can grow;

7 no one gathers it up or carries it away in bundles.

8 No one who passes by will say, "May the Lord bless you! We bless you in the name of the Lord."

1 From the depths of my despair I call to you, Lord.

2 Hear my cry, O Lord; listen to my call for help!

3 If you kept a record of our sins, who could escape being condemned?

4 But you forgive us, so that we should stand in awe of you.

5 I wait eagerly for the Lord's help, and in his word I trust.

6 I wait for the Lord more eagerly than sentries wait for the dawn - than sentries wait for the dawn.

7 Israel, trust in the Lord, because his love is constant and he is always willing to save.

8 He will save his people Israel from all their sins.