Psalm 132-135

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for the Lord’s Blessing upon the Sanctuary.

A Song of Ascents.

132 Remember, Lord, in David’s behalf,
All ^(A)his affliction;
²How he swore to the Lord
And vowed to ^(B)the Mighty One of Jacob,
³“I certainly will not ^[a]enter ^(C)my house,
Nor ^[b]lie on my bed;
⁴I will not ^(D)give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
⁵Until I find a ^(E)place for the Lord,
^[c]A dwelling place for ^(F)the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Behold, we heard about it in ^(G)Ephrathah,
We found it in the ^(H)field of ^[d]Jaar.
⁷Let’s go into His ^[e]^(I)dwelling place;
Let’s ^(J)worship at His ^(K)footstool.
⁸^(L)Arise, Lord, to Your ^(M)resting place,
You and the ark of Your ^(N)strength.
⁹May Your priests be ^(O)clothed with righteousness,
And may Your ^(P)godly ones sing for joy.

¹⁰For the sake of Your servant David,
Do not turn away the face of Your ^(Q)anointed.
¹¹The Lord has ^(R)sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“I will set upon your throne one ^(S)from the fruit of your body.
¹²If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their sons also will ^(T)sit upon your throne forever.”

¹³For the Lord has ^(U)chosen Zion;
He has ^(V)desired it as His dwelling place.
¹⁴“This is My ^(W)resting place forever;
Here I will ^(X)dwell, for I have desired it.
¹⁵I will abundantly ^(Y)bless her food;
I will ^(Z)satisfy her needy with bread.
¹⁶I will also clothe her ^(AA)priests with salvation,
And her ^(AB)godly ones will sing aloud for joy.
¹⁷I will make the ^(AC)horn of David spring forth there;
I have prepared a ^(AD)lamp for My anointed.
¹⁸I will ^(AE)clothe his enemies with shame,
But upon himself his ^(AF)crown will gleam.”

The Excellency of Brotherly Unity.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For ^(AG)brothers to live together in unity!
²It is like the precious ^(AH)oil on the head,
Running down upon the beard,
As on Aaron’s beard,
The oil which ran down upon the ^(AI)edge of his robes.
³It is like the ^(AJ)dew of ^(AK)Hermon
Coming down upon the ^(AL)mountains of Zion;
For the Lord ^(AM)commanded the blessing there—^(AN)life forever.

Greetings of Night Watchers.

A Song of Ascents.

134 Behold, ^(AO)bless the Lord, all you ^(AP)servants of the Lord,
Who ^[f]^(AQ)serve ^(AR)by night in the house of the Lord!
²^(AS)Lift up your hands to the ^(AT)sanctuary
And bless the Lord.
³May the Lord ^(AU)bless you from Zion,
He who ^(AV)made heaven and earth.

Praise the Lord’s Wonderful Works. Futility of Idols.

135 ^[g]^(AW)Praise ^[h]the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord;
Praise Him, you ^(AX)servants of the Lord,
²You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In the ^(AY)courtyards of the house of our God!
³^[i]Praise ^[j]the Lord, for ^(AZ)the Lord is good;
^(BA)Sing praises to His name, ^(BB)for it is lovely.
⁴For ^[k]the Lord has ^(BC)chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel as His ^(BD)own possession.

⁵For I know that ^(BE)the Lord is great
And that our Lord is ^(BF)above all gods.
⁶^(BG)Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and on earth, in the seas and in all the ocean depths.
⁷^[l]He ^(BH)causes the ^[m]mist to ascend from the ends of the earth,
^[n]He ^(BI)makes lightning for the rain;
^[o]He ^(BJ)brings forth the wind from His treasuries.

⁸^[p]He ^(BK)struck the firstborn of Egypt,
^[q]Both human firstborn and animal.
⁹^[r]He sent ^(BL)signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
Upon ^(BM)Pharaoh and all his servants.
¹⁰^[s]^(BN)He ^(BO)struck many nations
And brought death to mighty kings,
¹¹^(BP)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
^(BQ)Og, king of Bashan,
And ^(BR)all the kingdoms of Canaan;
¹²And He ^(BS)gave their land as an inheritance,
An inheritance to His people Israel.
¹³Your ^(BT)name, Lord, is everlasting,
The mention of You, Lord, is ^[t]throughout all generations.
¹⁴For the Lord will ^(BU)judge His people
And ^(BV)will have compassion on His servants.
¹⁵The ^(BW)idols of the nations are nothing but silver and gold,
The work of human hands.
¹⁶They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;
¹⁷They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.
¹⁸Those who make them will become like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹House of ^(BX)Israel, bless the Lord;
House of Aaron, bless the Lord;
²⁰House of Levi, bless the Lord;
You ^(BY)who ^[u]revere the Lord, bless the Lord.
²¹Blessed be the Lord ^(BZ)from Zion,
Who ^(CA)dwells in Jerusalem.
^[v]Praise ^[w]the Lord!