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.
3 The plowers plowed on my back;
They made their furrows long.”
4 The Lord is righteous;
He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.
5 Let all those who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned back.
6 Let them be as the (D)grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
7 With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Nor he who binds sheaves, his [b]arms.
8 Neither 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;
2 Lord, 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?
4 But 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.
8 And (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.
2 Surely 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
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