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Psalm 123

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

I lift my eyes to you,
    O God, enthroned in heaven.

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Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

I lift up my eyes to you,
    to you who sit enthroned(A) in heaven.

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Psalm 121

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

I look up to the mountains—
    does my help come from there?

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Psalm 121

A song of ascents.

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

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I look to you for help, O Sovereign Lord.
    You are my refuge; don’t let them kill me.

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But my eyes are fixed(A) on you, Sovereign Lord;
    in you I take refuge(B)—do not give me over to death.

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15 My eyes are always on the Lord,
    for he rescues me from the traps of my enemies.

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15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,(A)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.(B)

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But the one who rules in heaven laughs.
    The Lord scoffs at them.

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The One enthroned(A) in heaven laughs;(B)
    the Lord scoffs at them.

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13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’

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13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast(A) and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’(B)

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But the Lord is in his holy Temple;
    the Lord still rules from heaven.
He watches everyone closely,
    examining every person on earth.

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The Lord is in his holy temple;(A)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(B)
He observes everyone on earth;(C)
    his eyes examine(D) them.

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Pray like this:

Our Father in heaven,
    may your name be kept holy.

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“This, then, is how you should pray:

“‘Our Father(A) in heaven,
hallowed be your name,

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Psalm 132

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

Lord, remember David
    and all that he suffered.

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Psalm 132(A)

A song of ascents.

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

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Psalm 120

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

I took my troubles to the Lord;
    I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.

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Psalm 120

A song of ascents.

I call on the Lord(A) in my distress,(B)
    and he answers me.

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15 The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,
    the Holy One, says this:
“I live in the high and holy place
    with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
    and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.

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15 For this is what the high and exalted(A) One says—
    he who lives forever,(B) whose name is holy:
“I live in a high(C) and holy place,
    but also with the one who is contrite(D) and lowly in spirit,(E)
to revive the spirit of the lowly
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.(F)

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Psalm 130

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

From the depths of despair, O Lord,
    I call for your help.

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Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

Out of the depths(A) I cry to you,(B) Lord;

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Psalm 126

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem,[a]
    it was like a dream!

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Footnotes

  1. 126:1 Hebrew Zion.

Psalm 126

A song of ascents.

When the Lord restored(A) the fortunes of[a] Zion,
    we were like those who dreamed.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 126:1 Or Lord brought back the captives to
  2. Psalm 126:1 Or those restored to health