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Psalm 129-132
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 129-132
New American Standard Bible
Prayer for the Overthrow of Zion’s Enemies.
A Song of Ascents.
129 “[a]Many times they have (A)attacked me from my (B)youth up,”
(C)Let Israel say,
2 “[b]Many times they have attacked me from my youth up;
Yet they have (D)not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed upon my back;
They lengthened their furrows.”
4 The Lord (E)is righteous;
He has cut up the (F)ropes of the wicked.
5 May all who (G)hate Zion
Be (H)put to shame and turned backward;
6 May they be like (I)grass upon the housetops,
Which withers before it [c]grows up;
7 With which the harvester does not fill his [d]hand,
Or the binder of sheaves his [e](J)arms;
8 Nor do those who pass by say,
“The (K)blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord.”
Hope in the Lord’s Forgiving Love.
A Song of Ascents.
130 Out of the (L)depths I have cried to You, Lord.
2 Lord, (M)hear my voice!
Let (N)Your ears be attentive
To the (O)sound of my pleadings.
3 If You, [f]Lord, were to keep account of guilty deeds,
Lord, who could (P)stand?
4 But there is (Q)forgiveness with You,
So that You may be [g](R)revered.
5 I wait for the Lord, my (S)soul waits,
And I [h]wait (T)for His word.
6 My soul waits in hope for the Lord
More than the watchmen (U)for the morning;
Yes, more than the watchmen for the morning.
7 Israel, (V)wait for the Lord;
For with the Lord there is (W)mercy,
And with Him is (X)abundant redemption.
8 And He will (Y)redeem Israel
From all his guilty deeds.
Childlike Trust in the Lord.
A Song of Ascents, of David.
131 Lord, my heart is not (Z)proud, nor my eyes (AA)arrogant;
Nor do I [i]involve myself in (AB)great matters,
Or in things (AC)too [j]difficult for me.
2 I have certainly (AD)soothed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned (AE)child resting [k]against his mother,
My soul [l]within me is like a weaned child.
3 Israel, (AF)wait for the Lord
(AG)From this time on and forever.
Prayer for the Lord’s Blessing upon the Sanctuary.
A Song of Ascents.
132 Remember, Lord, in David’s behalf,
All (AH)his affliction;
2 How he swore to the Lord
And vowed to (AI)the Mighty One of Jacob,
3 “I certainly will not [m]enter (AJ)my house,
Nor [n]lie on my bed;
4 I will not (AK)give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
5 Until I find a (AL)place for the Lord,
[o]A dwelling place for (AM)the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Behold, we heard about it in (AN)Ephrathah,
We found it in the (AO)field of [p]Jaar.
7 Let’s go into His [q](AP)dwelling place;
Let’s (AQ)worship at His (AR)footstool.
8 (AS)Arise, Lord, to Your (AT)resting place,
You and the ark of Your (AU)strength.
9 May Your priests be (AV)clothed with righteousness,
And may Your (AW)godly ones sing for joy.
10 For the sake of Your servant David,
Do not turn away the face of Your (AX)anointed.
11 The Lord has (AY)sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“I will set upon your throne one (AZ)from the fruit of your body.
12 If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their sons also will (BA)sit upon your throne forever.”
13 For the Lord has (BB)chosen Zion;
He has (BC)desired it as His dwelling place.
14 “This is My (BD)resting place forever;
Here I will (BE)dwell, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly (BF)bless her food;
I will (BG)satisfy her needy with bread.
16 I will also clothe her (BH)priests with salvation,
And her (BI)godly ones will sing aloud for joy.
17 I will make the (BJ)horn of David spring forth there;
I have prepared a (BK)lamp for My anointed.
18 I will (BL)clothe his enemies with shame,
But upon himself his (BM)crown will gleam.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 129:1 Lit Much
- Psalm 129:2 Lit Much
- Psalm 129:6 Lit draws out
- Psalm 129:7 Lit palm
- Psalm 129:7 Lit the fold of his robe
- Psalm 130:3 Heb Yah
- Psalm 130:4 Or feared
- Psalm 130:5 Or hope in
- Psalm 131:1 Lit go after, walk
- Psalm 131:1 Or marvelous
- Psalm 131:2 Or upon
- Psalm 131:2 Or upon
- Psalm 132:3 Lit come into the tabernacle of
- Psalm 132:3 Lit go up into the couch of
- Psalm 132:5 Lit Dwelling places
- Psalm 132:6 Or the wood
- Psalm 132:7 Lit dwelling places
Psalm 129-132
New International Version
Psalm 129-132
New International Version
Psalm 129
A song of ascents.
1 “They have greatly oppressed(A) me from my youth,”(B)
let Israel say;(C)
2 “they have greatly oppressed me from my youth,
but they have not gained the victory(D) over me.
3 Plowmen have plowed my back
and made their furrows long.
4 But the Lord is righteous;(E)
he has cut me free(F) from the cords of the wicked.”(G)
5 May all who hate Zion(H)
be turned back in shame.(I)
6 May they be like grass on the roof,(J)
which withers(K) before it can grow;
7 a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,(L)
nor one who gathers fill his arms.
8 May those who pass by not say to them,
“The blessing of the Lord be on you;
we bless you(M) in the name of the Lord.”
Psalm 130
A song of ascents.
1 Out of the depths(N) I cry to you,(O) Lord;
2 Lord, hear my voice.(P)
Let your ears be attentive(Q)
to my cry for mercy.(R)
3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?(S)
4 But with you there is forgiveness,(T)
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.(U)
5 I wait for the Lord,(V) my whole being waits,(W)
and in his word(X) I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen(Y) wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.(Z)
7 Israel, put your hope(AA) in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love(AB)
and with him is full redemption.(AC)
8 He himself will redeem(AD) Israel
from all their sins.(AE)
Psalm 131
A song of ascents. Of David.
1 My heart is not proud,(AF) Lord,
my eyes are not haughty;(AG)
I do not concern myself with great matters(AH)
or things too wonderful for me.(AI)
2 But I have calmed and quieted myself,(AJ)
I am like a weaned child with its mother;
like a weaned child I am content.(AK)
Psalm 132(AN)
A song of ascents.
1 Lord, remember David
and all his self-denial.(AO)
2 He swore an oath to the Lord,
he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(AP)
3 “I will not enter my house(AQ)
or go to my bed,
4 I will allow no sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5 till I find a place(AR) for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 We heard it in Ephrathah,(AS)
we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:[a](AT)
7 “Let us go to his dwelling place,(AU)
let us worship at his footstool,(AV) saying,
8 ‘Arise, Lord,(AW) and come to your resting place,
you and the ark of your might.
9 May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;(AX)
may your faithful people(AY) 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,(AZ)
a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants(BA)
I will place on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant(BB)
and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
on your throne(BC) for ever and ever.”
13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,(BD)
he has desired it for his dwelling,(BE) saying,
14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;(BF)
here I will sit enthroned,(BG) for I have desired it.
15 I will bless her with abundant provisions;
her poor I will satisfy with food.(BH)
16 I will clothe her priests(BI) with salvation,
and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.(BJ)
Footnotes
- 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)
- Psalm 132:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.
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