Psalm 129-131

New King James Version

Song of Victory over Zion’s Enemies

A Song of Ascents.

129 “Many a time they have ^(A)afflicted^[a] me from ^(B)my youth,”
^(C)Let Israel now say—
²“Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth;
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
³The plowers plowed on my back;
They made their furrows long.”
⁴The Lord is righteous;
He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.

⁵Let all those who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned back.
⁶Let them be as the ^(D)grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
⁷With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Nor he who binds sheaves, his ^[b]arms.
⁸Neither let those who pass by them say,
^(E)“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord!”

Waiting for the Redemption of the Lord

A Song of Ascents.

130 Out ^(F)of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;
²Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.

³^(G)If You, Lord, should ^[c]mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could ^(H)stand?
⁴But there is ^(I)forgiveness with You,
That ^(J)You may be feared.

⁵^(K)I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
And ^(L)in His word I do hope.
⁶^(M)My soul waits for the Lord
More than those who watch for the morning—
Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.

⁷^(N)O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For ^(O)with the Lord there is mercy,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
⁸And ^(P)He shall redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Simple Trust in the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

131 Lord, my heart is not ^[d]haughty,
Nor my eyes ^[e]lofty.
^(Q)Neither do I ^[f]concern myself with great matters,
Nor with things too ^[g]profound for me.

²Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,
^(R)Like a weaned child with his mother;
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

³^(S)O Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever.

Footnotes

Psalm 129:1 persecuted
Psalm 129:7 armsful, lit. bosom
Psalm 130:3 take note of
Psalm 131:1 Proud
Psalm 131:1 Arrogant
Psalm 131:1 Lit. walk in
Psalm 131:1 difficult

1 Corinthians 11:1-16

New King James Version

Worship and the Lord’s Supper

11 Imitate^(A) me, just as I also imitate Christ.

Head Coverings

²Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. ³But I want you to know that ^(B)the head of every man is Christ, ^(C)the head of woman is man, and ^(D)the head of Christ is God. ⁴Every man praying or ^(E)prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. ⁵But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were ^(F)shaved. ⁶For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is ^(G)shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered. ⁷For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since ^(H)he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. ⁸For man is not from woman, but woman ^(I)from man. ⁹Nor was man created for the woman, but woman ^(J)for the man. ¹⁰For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. ¹¹Nevertheless, ^(K)neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord. ¹²For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; but all things are from God.

¹³Judge among yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? ¹⁴Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him? ¹⁵But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given ^[a]to her for a covering. ¹⁶But ^(L)if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, ^(M)nor do the churches of God.