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

Psalms 121

1 A Song of Ascents. I will lift up my eyes to the hills-- From whence comes my help?

2 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

3 He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.

4 Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade at your right hand.

6 The sun shall not strike you by day, Nor the moon by night.

7 The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.

8 The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.

Psalms 123

1 A Song of Ascents. Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens.

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the Lord our God, Until He has mercy on us.

3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scorn of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.

Psalms 124

1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. "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 men rose up against us,

3 Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;

4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our soul;

5 Then the swollen waters Would have gone over our soul."

6 Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

7 Our soul has escaped as 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.

Psalms 125

1 A Song of Ascents. 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 forever.

3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest On the land allotted to the righteous, Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.

4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, And to those who are upright in their hearts.

5 As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, The Lord shall lead them away With the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel!

Psalms 128

1 A Song of Ascents. Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.

2 When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.

3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table.

4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord.

5 The Lord bless you out of Zion, And may you see the good of Jerusalem All the days of your life.

6 Yes, may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel!

Psalms 129

1 A Song of Ascents. "Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth," Let Israel now say--

2 "Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth; Yet they have not prevailed against me.

3 The plowers plowed on my back; They made their furrows long."

4 The Lord is righteous; He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.

5 Let all those who hate Zion Be put to shame and turned back.

6 Let them be as the grass on the housetops, Which withers before it grows up,

7 With which the reaper does not fill his hand, Nor he who binds sheaves, his arms.

8 Neither let those who pass by them say, "The blessing of the Lord be upon you; We bless you in the name of the Lord!"

Psalms 130

1 A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;

2 Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

3 If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

4 But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope.

6 My soul waits for the Lord More than those who watch for the morning-- Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord; For with the Lord there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption.

8 And He shall redeem Israel From all his iniquities.