Psalm 133-135 New American Standard Bible

The Excellency of Brotherly Unity.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For ^(A)brothers to live together in unity!
²It is like the precious ^(B)oil on the head,
Running down upon the beard,
As on Aaron’s beard,
The oil which ran down upon the ^(C)edge of his robes.
³It is like the ^(D)dew of ^(E)Hermon
Coming down upon the ^(F)mountains of Zion;
For the Lord ^(G)commanded the blessing there—^(H)life forever.

Greetings of Night Watchers.

A Song of Ascents.

134 Behold, ^(I)bless the Lord, all you ^(J)servants of the Lord,
Who ^[a]^(K)serve ^(L)by night in the house of the Lord!
²^(M)Lift up your hands to the ^(N)sanctuary
And bless the Lord.
³May the Lord ^(O)bless you from Zion,
He who ^(P)made heaven and earth.

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

135 ^[b]^(Q)Praise ^[c]the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord;
Praise Him, you ^(R)servants of the Lord,
²You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In the ^(S)courtyards of the house of our God!
³^[d]Praise ^[e]the Lord, for ^(T)the Lord is good;
^(U)Sing praises to His name, ^(V)for it is lovely.
⁴For ^[f]the Lord has ^(W)chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel as His ^(X)own possession.

⁵For I know that ^(Y)the Lord is great
And that our Lord is ^(Z)above all gods.
⁶^(AA)Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and on earth, in the seas and in all the ocean depths.
⁷^[g]He ^(AB)causes the ^[h]mist to ascend from the ends of the earth,
^[i]He ^(AC)makes lightning for the rain;
^[j]He ^(AD)brings forth the wind from His treasuries.

⁸^[k]He ^(AE)struck the firstborn of Egypt,
^[l]Both human firstborn and animal.
⁹^[m]He sent ^(AF)signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
Upon ^(AG)Pharaoh and all his servants.
¹⁰^[n]^(AH)He ^(AI)struck many nations
And brought death to mighty kings,
¹¹^(AJ)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
^(AK)Og, king of Bashan,
And ^(AL)all the kingdoms of Canaan;
¹²And He ^(AM)gave their land as an inheritance,
An inheritance to His people Israel.
¹³Your ^(AN)name, Lord, is everlasting,
The mention of You, Lord, is ^[o]throughout all generations.
¹⁴For the Lord will ^(AO)judge His people
And ^(AP)will have compassion on His servants.
¹⁵The ^(AQ)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 ^(AR)Israel, bless the Lord;
House of Aaron, bless the Lord;
²⁰House of Levi, bless the Lord;
You ^(AS)who ^[p]revere the Lord, bless the Lord.
²¹Blessed be the Lord ^(AT)from Zion,
Who ^(AU)dwells in Jerusalem.
^[q]Praise ^[r]the Lord!