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1 When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord, and he answered me.

2 Lord, save me from liars and from those who plan evil.

3 You who plan evil, what will God do to you? How will he punish you?

4 He will punish you with the sharp arrows of a warrior and with burning coals of wood.

5 How terrible it is for me to live in the land of Meshech, to live among the people of Kedar.

6 I have lived too long with people who hate peace.

7 When I talk peace, they want war. A song for going up to worship.

1 I look up to the hills, but where does my help come from?

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

3 He will not let you be defeated. He who guards you never sleeps.

4 He who guards Israel never rests or sleeps.

5 The Lord guards you. The LORD is the shade that protects you from the sun.

6 The sun cannot hurt you during the day, and the moon cannot hurt you at night.

7 The Lord will protect you from all dangers; he will guard your life.

8 The Lord will guard you as you come and go, both now and forever. A song for going up to worship. Of David.

1 I was happy when they said to me, "Let's go to the Temple of the Lord."

2 Jerusalem, we are standing at your gates.

3 Jerusalem is built as a city with the buildings close together.

4 The tribes go up there, the tribes who belong to the Lord. to praise the Lord at Jerusalem.

5 There the descendants of David set their thrones to judge the people.

6 Pray for peace in Jerusalem: "May those who love her be safe.

7 May there be peace within her walls and safety within her strong towers."

8 To help my relatives and friends, I say, "Let Jerusalem have peace."

9 For the sake of the Temple of the Lord our God, I wish good for her. A song for going up to worship.

Psalms 120; Psalms 121; Psalms 122