Psalm 133-137
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 133
Living in Harmony
A Davidic song of ascents.
1 How good and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in harmony!(A)
2 It is like fine oil on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down Aaron’s beard
onto his robes.(B)
3 It is like the dew of Hermon[a]
falling on the mountains of Zion.(C)
For there the Lord has appointed the blessing—
life forevermore.(D)
Psalm 134
Call to Evening Worship
A song of ascents.
1 Now praise the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord
who stand in the Lord’s house at night!(E)
2 Lift up your hands in the holy place
and praise the Lord!(F)
3 May the Lord,
Maker of heaven and earth,
bless you from Zion.(G)
Psalm 135
Yahweh Is Great
1 Hallelujah!
Praise the name of Yahweh.
Give praise, you servants of Yahweh(H)
2 who stand in the house of Yahweh,
in the courts of the house of our God.(I)
3 Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good;
sing praise to His name, for it is delightful.(J)
4 For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel as His treasured possession.(K)
5 For I know that Yahweh is great;
our Lord is greater than all gods.(L)
6 Yahweh does whatever He pleases
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all the depths.(M)
7 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
and brings the wind from His storehouses.(N)
8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
both man and beast.(O)
9 He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt,
against Pharaoh and all his officials.(P)
10 He struck down many nations
and slaughtered mighty kings:(Q)
11 Sihon king of the Amorites,
Og king of Bashan,
and all the kings of Canaan.(R)
12 He gave their land as an inheritance,
an inheritance to His people Israel.(S)
13 Yahweh, Your name endures forever,
Your reputation, Yahweh,
through all generations.(T)
14 For Yahweh will vindicate His people
and have compassion on His servants.(U)
15 The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,
made by human hands.(V)
16 They have mouths but cannot speak,(W)
eyes, but cannot see.
17 They have ears but cannot hear;
indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.(X)
18 Those who make them are just like them,
as are all who trust in them.(Y)
19 House of Israel, praise Yahweh!(Z)
House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!(AA)
20 House of Levi, praise Yahweh!
You who revere the Lord, praise the Lord!(AB)
21 May the Lord be praised from Zion;(AC)
He dwells in Jerusalem.(AD)
Hallelujah!
Psalm 136
God’s Love Is Eternal
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.(AE)
His love is eternal.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love is eternal.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords.(AF)
His love is eternal.
4 He alone does great wonders.(AG)
His love is eternal.
5 He made the heavens skillfully.(AH)
His love is eternal.
6 He spread the land on the waters.(AI)
His love is eternal.
7 He made the great lights:(AJ)
His love is eternal.
8 the sun to rule by day,
His love is eternal.
9 the moon and stars to rule by night.(AK)
His love is eternal.
10 He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians(AL)
His love is eternal.
11 and brought Israel out from among them
His love is eternal.
12 with a strong hand and outstretched arm.(AM)
His love is eternal.
13 He divided the Red Sea(AN)
His love is eternal.
14 and led Israel through,(AO)
His love is eternal.
15 but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.(AP)
His love is eternal.
16 He led His people in the wilderness.(AQ)
His love is eternal.
17 He struck down great kings
His love is eternal.
18 and slaughtered famous kings—
His love is eternal.
19 Sihon king of the Amorites
His love is eternal.
20 and Og king of Bashan—
His love is eternal.
21 and gave their land as an inheritance,
His love is eternal.
22 an inheritance to Israel His servant.(AR)
His love is eternal.
23 He remembered us in our humiliation(AS)
His love is eternal.
24 and rescued us from our foes.(AT)
His love is eternal.
25 He gives food to every creature.(AU)
His love is eternal.
26 Give thanks to the God of heaven!(AV)
His love is eternal.
Psalm 137
Lament of the Exiles
1 By the rivers of Babylon—
there we sat down and wept
when we remembered Zion.(AW)
2 There we hung up our lyres
on the poplar trees,(AX)
3 for our captors there asked us for songs,
and our tormentors, for rejoicing:
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”(AY)
4 How can we sing the Lord’s song
on foreign soil?(AZ)
5 If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.(BA)
6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!(BB)
7 Remember, Lord, what the Edomites said
that day[b] at Jerusalem:
“Destroy it! Destroy it
down to its foundations!”(BC)
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy is the one who pays you back
what you have done to us.(BD)
9 Happy is he who takes your little ones
and dashes them against the rocks.(BE)
Footnotes
- Psalm 133:3 The tallest mountain in the region, noted for its abundant precipitation
- Psalm 137:7 The day Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 b.c.
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