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Psalm 125-127
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The Lord Surrounds His People.

A Song of [a]Ascents.

125 Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation]
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
2 
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.
3 
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land of the righteous,
So that the righteous will not reach out their hands to do wrong.

4 
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.
5 
But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways [in unresponsiveness to God],
The Lord will lead them away with those who do evil.
Peace be upon Israel.

Thanksgiving for Return from Captivity.

A Song of [b]Ascents.

126 When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem),
We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].(A)
2 
Then our mouth was filled with laughter
And our tongue with joyful shouting;
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
3 
The Lord has done great things for us;
We are glad!

4 
Restore our [c]captivity, O Lord,
As the stream-beds in the South (the Negev) [are restored by torrents of rain].
5 
They who sow in tears shall reap with joyful singing.
6 
He who goes back and forth weeping, carrying his bag of seed [for planting],
Will indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

Prosperity Comes from the Lord.

A Song of [d]Ascents. Of Solomon.

127 Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.(B)
2 
It is vain for you to rise early,
To retire late,
To eat the bread of anxious labors—
For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.

3 
Behold, children are a heritage and gift from the Lord,
The fruit of the womb a reward.(C)
4 
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
5 
How blessed [happy and fortunate] is the man whose quiver is filled with them;
They will not be ashamed
When they speak with their enemies [in gatherings] at the [city] gate.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 125:1 See Psalm 120 title note.
  2. Psalm 126:1 See Psalm 120 title note.
  3. Psalm 126:4 I.e. the remaining exiles.
  4. Psalm 127:1 See Psalm 120 title note.
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Psalm 125-127
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Psalm 125

A song of ascents.

1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,(A)
    which cannot be shaken(B) but endures forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,(C)
    so the Lord surrounds(D) his people
    both now and forevermore.

3 The scepter(E) of the wicked will not remain(F)
    over the land allotted to the righteous,
for then the righteous might use
    their hands to do evil.(G)

4 Lord, do good(H) to those who are good,
    to those who are upright in heart.(I)
5 But those who turn(J) to crooked ways(K)
    the Lord will banish(L) with the evildoers.

Peace be on Israel.(M)

Psalm 126

A song of ascents.

1 When the Lord restored(N) the fortunes of[a] Zion,
    we were like those who dreamed.[b]
2 Our mouths were filled with laughter,(O)
    our tongues with songs of joy.(P)
Then it was said among the nations,
    “The Lord has done great things(Q) for them.”
3 The Lord has done great things(R) for us,
    and we are filled with joy.(S)

4 Restore our fortunes,[c](T) Lord,
    like streams in the Negev.(U)
5 Those who sow with tears(V)
    will reap(W) with songs of joy.(X)
6 Those who go out weeping,(Y)
    carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
    carrying sheaves with them.

Psalm 127

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

1 Unless the Lord builds(Z) the house,
    the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches(AA) over the city,
    the guards stand watch in vain.
2 In vain you rise early
    and stay up late,
toiling for food(AB) to eat—
    for he grants sleep(AC) to[d] those he loves.(AD)

3 Children are a heritage from the Lord,
    offspring a reward(AE) from him.
4 Like arrows(AF) in the hands of a warrior
    are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
    whose quiver is full of them.(AG)
They will not be put to shame
    when they contend with their opponents(AH) in court.(AI)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 126:1 Or Lord brought back the captives to
  2. Psalm 126:1 Or those restored to health
  3. Psalm 126:4 Or Bring back our captives
  4. Psalm 127:2 Or eat— / for while they sleep he provides for
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