Psalm 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

My heart is not proud,(A) Lord,
    my eyes are not haughty;(B)
I do not concern myself with great matters(C)
    or things too wonderful for me.(D)
But I have calmed and quieted myself,(E)
    I am like a weaned child with its mother;
    like a weaned child I am content.(F)

Israel, put your hope(G) in the Lord
    both now and forevermore.(H)

Psalm 132(I)

A song of ascents.

Lord, remember David
    and all his self-denial.(J)

He swore an oath to the Lord,
    he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(K)
“I will not enter my house(L)
    or go to my bed,
I will allow no sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
till I find a place(M) for the Lord,
    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

We heard it in Ephrathah,(N)
    we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:[a](O)
“Let us go to his dwelling place,(P)
    let us worship at his footstool,(Q) saying,
‘Arise, Lord,(R) and come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;(S)
    may your faithful people(T) 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,(U)
    a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants(V)
    I will place on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant(W)
    and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
    on your throne(X) for ever and ever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,(Y)
    he has desired it for his dwelling,(Z) saying,
14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;(AA)
    here I will sit enthroned,(AB) for I have desired it.
15 I will bless her with abundant provisions;
    her poor I will satisfy with food.(AC)
16 I will clothe her priests(AD) with salvation,
    and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.(AE)

17 “Here I will make a horn[b] grow(AF) for David
    and set up a lamp(AG) for my anointed one.(AH)
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,(AI)
    but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”(AJ)

Psalm 133

A song of ascents. Of David.

How good and pleasant it is
    when God’s people live together(AK) in unity!(AL)

It is like precious oil poured on the head,(AM)
    running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
    down on the collar of his robe.
It is as if the dew(AN) of Hermon(AO)
    were falling on Mount Zion.(AP)
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,(AQ)
    even life forevermore.(AR)

Psalm 134

A song of ascents.

Praise the Lord, all you servants(AS) of the Lord
    who minister(AT) by night(AU) in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands(AV) in the sanctuary(AW)
    and praise the Lord.(AX)

May the Lord bless you from Zion,(AY)
    he who is the Maker of heaven(AZ) and earth.

Psalm 135(BA)

Praise the Lord.[c]

Praise the name of the Lord;
    praise him, you servants(BB) of the Lord,
you who minister in the house(BC) of the Lord,
    in the courts(BD) of the house of our God.

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;(BE)
    sing praise to his name,(BF) for that is pleasant.(BG)
For the Lord has chosen Jacob(BH) to be his own,
    Israel to be his treasured possession.(BI)

I know that the Lord is great,(BJ)
    that our Lord is greater than all gods.(BK)
The Lord does whatever pleases him,(BL)
    in the heavens and on the earth,(BM)
    in the seas and all their depths.
He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
    he sends lightning with the rain(BN)
    and brings out the wind(BO) from his storehouses.(BP)

He struck down the firstborn(BQ) of Egypt,
    the firstborn of people and animals.
He sent his signs(BR) and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
    against Pharaoh and all his servants.(BS)
10 He struck down many(BT) nations
    and killed mighty kings—
11 Sihon(BU) king of the Amorites,(BV)
    Og king of Bashan,(BW)
    and all the kings of Canaan(BX)
12 and he gave their land as an inheritance,(BY)
    an inheritance to his people Israel.

13 Your name, Lord, endures forever,(BZ)
    your renown,(CA) Lord, through all generations.
14 For the Lord will vindicate his people(CB)
    and have compassion on his servants.(CC)

15 The idols of the nations(CD) are silver and gold,
    made by human hands.(CE)
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(CF)
    eyes, but cannot see.
17 They have ears, but cannot hear,
    nor is there breath(CG) in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will be like them,
    and so will all who trust in them.

19 All you Israelites, praise the Lord;(CH)
    house of Aaron, praise the Lord;
20 house of Levi, praise the Lord;
    you who fear him, praise the Lord.
21 Praise be to the Lord from Zion,(CI)
    to him who dwells in Jerusalem.(CJ)

Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. 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)
  2. Psalm 132:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.
  3. Psalm 135:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verses 3 and 21

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