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Psalm 128-132
English Standard Version
Psalm 128-132
English Standard Version
Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the Lord
A Song of (A)Ascents.
128 (B)Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
who (C)walks in his ways!
2 You (D)shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.
3 Your wife will be like (E)a fruitful vine
within your house;
your children will be like (F)olive shoots
around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
who fears the Lord.
5 (G)The Lord bless you (H)from Zion!
May you see (I)the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life!
6 May you see your (J)children's children!
(K)Peace be upon Israel!
They Have Afflicted Me from My Youth
A Song of (L)Ascents.
129 “Greatly[a] have they (M)afflicted me (N)from my youth”—
(O)let Israel now say—
2 “Greatly have they (P)afflicted me (Q)from my youth,
(R)yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 (S)The plowers plowed (T)upon my back;
they made long their furrows.”
4 The Lord is righteous;
he has cut (U)the cords of the wicked.
5 May all who hate Zion
be (V)put to shame and turned backward!
6 Let them be like (W)the grass on the housetops,
which (X)withers before it grows up,
7 with which the reaper does not fill his hand
nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
8 nor do those who pass by say,
(Y)“The blessing of the Lord be upon you!
We (Z)bless you in the name of the Lord!”
My Soul Waits for the Lord
A Song of (AA)Ascents.
130 Out of (AB)the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
2 O Lord, hear my voice!
(AC)Let your ears be attentive
to (AD)the voice of my pleas for mercy!
3 If you, O Lord, should (AE)mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could (AF)stand?
4 But with you there is (AG)forgiveness,
(AH)that you may be feared.
5 I (AI)wait for the Lord, (AJ)my soul waits,
and (AK)in his word I hope;
6 my soul (AL)waits for the Lord
more than (AM)watchmen for (AN)the morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.
7 O Israel, (AO)hope in the Lord!
For (AP)with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is plentiful redemption.
8 And he will (AQ)redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.
I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul
A Song of (AR)Ascents. Of David.
131 O Lord, my heart is not (AS)lifted up;
my eyes are not (AT)raised too high;
I do not (AU)occupy myself with things
too great and (AV)too marvelous for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned (AW)child with its mother;
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 (AX)O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.
The Lord Has Chosen Zion
A Song of (AY)Ascents.
132 Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
all (AZ)the hardships he endured,
2 how he swore to the Lord
and (BA)vowed to (BB)the Mighty One of Jacob,
3 “I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
4 I will not (BC)give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5 until I (BD)find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for (BE)the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Behold, we heard of it in (BF)Ephrathah;
we found it in (BG)the fields of Jaar.
7 “Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us (BH)worship at his (BI)footstool!”
8 (BJ)Arise, O Lord, and go to your (BK)resting place,
you and the ark of your (BL)might.
9 Let your (BM)priests be (BN)clothed with righteousness,
and let your (BO)saints shout for joy.
10 For the sake of your servant David,
(BP)do not turn away the face of (BQ)your anointed one.
11 (BR)The Lord swore to David a sure oath
(BS)from which he will not turn back:
(BT)“One of the sons of your body[b]
I will set on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
shall (BU)sit on your throne.”
13 For the Lord has (BV)chosen Zion;
he has (BW)desired it for his dwelling place:
14 “This is my (BX)resting place forever;
here I will (BY)dwell, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly (BZ)bless her provisions;
I will (CA)satisfy her poor with bread.
16 Her (CB)priests I will clothe with salvation,
and her (CC)saints will shout for joy.
17 There I will make (CD)a horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared (CE)a lamp for (CF)my anointed.
18 His enemies I will (CG)clothe with shame,
but on him his crown will shine.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 129:1 Or Often; also verse 2
- Psalm 132:11 Hebrew of your fruit of the womb
Psalm 128-132
New International Version
Psalm 128-132
New International Version
Psalm 128
A song of ascents.
1 Blessed are all who fear the Lord,(A)
who walk in obedience to him.(B)
2 You will eat the fruit of your labor;(C)
blessings and prosperity(D) will be yours.
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine(E)
within your house;
your children(F) will be like olive shoots(G)
around your table.
4 Yes, this will be the blessing(H)
for the man who fears the Lord.(I)
5 May the Lord bless you from Zion;(J)
may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem(K)
all the days of your life.
6 May you live to see your children’s children—(L)
peace be on Israel.(M)
Psalm 129
A song of ascents.
1 “They have greatly oppressed(N) me from my youth,”(O)
let Israel say;(P)
2 “they have greatly oppressed me from my youth,
but they have not gained the victory(Q) over me.
3 Plowmen have plowed my back
and made their furrows long.
4 But the Lord is righteous;(R)
he has cut me free(S) from the cords of the wicked.”(T)
5 May all who hate Zion(U)
be turned back in shame.(V)
6 May they be like grass on the roof,(W)
which withers(X) before it can grow;
7 a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,(Y)
nor one who gathers fill his arms.
8 May those who pass by not say to them,
“The blessing of the Lord be on you;
we bless you(Z) in the name of the Lord.”
Psalm 130
A song of ascents.
1 Out of the depths(AA) I cry to you,(AB) Lord;
2 Lord, hear my voice.(AC)
Let your ears be attentive(AD)
to my cry for mercy.(AE)
3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?(AF)
4 But with you there is forgiveness,(AG)
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.(AH)
5 I wait for the Lord,(AI) my whole being waits,(AJ)
and in his word(AK) I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen(AL) wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.(AM)
7 Israel, put your hope(AN) in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love(AO)
and with him is full redemption.(AP)
8 He himself will redeem(AQ) Israel
from all their sins.(AR)
Psalm 131
A song of ascents. Of David.
1 My heart is not proud,(AS) Lord,
my eyes are not haughty;(AT)
I do not concern myself with great matters(AU)
or things too wonderful for me.(AV)
2 But I have calmed and quieted myself,(AW)
I am like a weaned child with its mother;
like a weaned child I am content.(AX)
Psalm 132(BA)
A song of ascents.
1 Lord, remember David
and all his self-denial.(BB)
2 He swore an oath to the Lord,
he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(BC)
3 “I will not enter my house(BD)
or go to my bed,
4 I will allow no sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5 till I find a place(BE) for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 We heard it in Ephrathah,(BF)
we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:[a](BG)
7 “Let us go to his dwelling place,(BH)
let us worship at his footstool,(BI) saying,
8 ‘Arise, Lord,(BJ) and come to your resting place,
you and the ark of your might.
9 May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;(BK)
may your faithful people(BL) sing for joy.’”
10 For the sake of your servant David,
do not reject your anointed one.
11 The Lord swore an oath to David,(BM)
a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants(BN)
I will place on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant(BO)
and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
on your throne(BP) for ever and ever.”
13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,(BQ)
he has desired it for his dwelling,(BR) saying,
14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;(BS)
here I will sit enthroned,(BT) for I have desired it.
15 I will bless her with abundant provisions;
her poor I will satisfy with food.(BU)
16 I will clothe her priests(BV) with salvation,
and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.(BW)
Footnotes
- Psalm 132:6 Or heard of it in Ephrathah, / we found it in the fields of Jearim. (See 1 Chron. 13:5,6) (And no quotation marks around verses 7-9)
- Psalm 132:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.
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