Psalm 120-122 (New International Version)

Psalm 120

A song of ascents.

 ¹ I call on the LORD in my distress,
       and he answers me.

 ² Save me, O LORD, from lying lips
       and from deceitful tongues.

 ³ What will he do to you,
       and what more besides, O deceitful tongue?

 ⁴ He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows,
       with burning coals of the broom tree.

 ⁵ Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech,
       that I live among the tents of Kedar!

 ⁶ Too long have I lived
       among those who hate peace.

 ⁷ I am a man of peace;
       but when I speak, they are for war.

Psalm 121

A song of ascents.

 ¹ I lift up my eyes to the hills—
       where does my help come from?

 ² My help comes from the LORD,
       the Maker of heaven and earth.

 ³ He will not let your foot slip—
       he who watches over you will not slumber;

 ⁴ indeed, he who watches over Israel
       will neither slumber nor sleep.

 ⁵ The LORD watches over you—
       the LORD is your shade at your right hand;

 ⁶ the sun will not harm you by day,
       nor the moon by night.

 ⁷ The LORD will keep you from all harm—
       he will watch over your life;

 ⁸ the LORD will watch over your coming and going
       both now and forevermore.

Psalm 122

A song of ascents. Of David.

 ¹ I rejoiced with those who said to me,
       "Let us go to the house of the LORD."

 ² Our feet are standing
       in your gates, O Jerusalem.

 ³ Jerusalem is built like a city
       that is closely compacted together.

 ⁴ That is where the tribes go up,
       the tribes of the LORD,
       to praise the name of the LORD
       according to the statute given to Israel.

 ⁵ There the thrones for judgment stand,
       the thrones of the house of David.

 ⁶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
       "May those who love you be secure.

 ⁷ May there be peace within your walls
       and security within your citadels."

 ⁸ For the sake of my brothers and friends,
       I will say, "Peace be within you."

 ⁹ For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
       I will seek your prosperity.