Psalms 120; Psalms 121; Psalms 122; Psalms 123; Psalms 124; Psalms 125; Psalms 126; Psalms 127; Psalms 128; Psalms 129; Psalms 130; Psalms 131; Psalms 132

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Psalms 120

1 When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
2 Save me, Lord, from liars and deceivers.
3 You liars, what will God do to you? How will he punish you?
4 With a soldier's sharp arrows, with red-hot coals!
5 Living among you is as bad as living in Meshech or among the people of Kedar.
6 I have lived too long with people who hate peace!
7 When I speak of peace, they are for war.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 121

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.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 122

1 I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the Lord's house."
2 And now we are here, standing inside the gates of Jerusalem!
3 Jerusalem is a city restored in beautiful order and harmony.
4 This is where the tribes come, the tribes of Israel, to give thanks to the Lord according to his command.
5 Here the kings of Israel sat to judge their people.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you prosper.
7 May there be peace inside your walls and safety in your palaces."
8 For the sake of my relatives and friends I say to Jerusalem, "Peace be with you!"
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God I pray for your prosperity.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 123

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.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 124

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.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 125

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!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 126

1 When the Lord brought us back to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!
2 How we laughed, how we sang for joy! Then the other nations said about us, "The Lord did great things for them."
3 Indeed he did great things for us; how happy we were!
4 Lord, make us prosperous again, just as the rain brings water back to dry riverbeds.
5 Let those who wept as they planted their crops, gather the harvest with joy!
6 Those who wept as they went out carrying the seed will come back singing for joy, as they bring in the harvest.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 127

1 If the Lord does not build the house, the work of the builders is useless; if the Lord does not protect the city, it does no good for the sentries to stand guard.
2 It is useless to work so hard for a living, getting up early and going to bed late. For the Lord provides for those he loves, while they are asleep.
3 Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a real blessing.
4 The sons a man has when he is young are like arrows in a soldier's hand.
5 Happy is the man who has many such arrows. He will never be defeated when he meets his enemies in the place of judgment.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 128

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!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 129

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."
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 130

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.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 131

1 Lord, I have given up my pride and turned away from my arrogance. I am not concerned with great matters or with subjects too difficult for me.
2 Instead, I am content and at peace. As a child lies quietly in its mother's arms, so my heart is quiet within me.
3 Israel, trust in the Lord now and forever!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 132

1 Lord, do not forget David and all the hardships he endured.
2 Remember, Lord, what he promised, the vow he made to you, the Mighty God of Jacob:
3 "I will not go home or go to bed;
4 I will not rest or sleep,
5 until I provide a place for the Lord, a home for the Mighty God of Jacob."
6 In Bethlehem we heard about the Covenant Box, and we found it in the fields of Jearim.
7 We said, "Let us go to the Lord's house; let us worship before his throne."
8 Come to the Temple, Lord, with the Covenant Box, the symbol of your power, and stay here forever.
9 May your priests do always what is right; may your people shout for joy!
10 You made a promise to your servant David; do not reject your chosen king, Lord.
11 You made a solemn promise to David - a promise you will not take back: "I will make one of your sons king, and he will rule after you.
12 If your sons are true to my covenant and to the commands I give them, their sons, also, will succeed you for all time as kings."
13 The Lord has chosen Zion; he wants to make it his home:
14 "This is where I will live forever; this is where I want to rule.
15 I will richly provide Zion with all she needs; I will satisfy her poor with food.
16 I will bless her priests in all they do, and her people will sing and shout for joy.
17 Here I will make one of David's descendants a great king; here I will preserve the rule of my chosen king.
18 I will cover his enemies with shame, but his kingdom will prosper and flourish."
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.