Psalm 128-135
New King James Version
Blessings of Those Who Fear the Lord
A Song of Ascents.
128 Blessed (A)is every one who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.
2 (B)When you eat the [a]labor of your hands,
You shall be happy, and it shall be (C)well with you.
3 Your wife shall be (D)like a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your (E)children (F)like olive plants
All around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.
5 (G)The Lord bless you out of Zion,
And may you see the good of Jerusalem
All the days of your life.
6 Yes, may you (H)see your children’s children.
(I)Peace be upon Israel!
Song of Victory over Zion’s Enemies
A Song of Ascents.
129 “Many a time they have (J)afflicted[b] me from (K)my youth,”
(L)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 (M)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 [c]arms.
8 Neither let those who pass by them say,
(N)“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 (O)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 (P)If You, Lord, should [d]mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could (Q)stand?
4 But there is (R)forgiveness with You,
That (S)You may be feared.
5 (T)I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
And (U)in His word I do hope.
6 (V)My soul waits for the Lord
More than those who watch for the morning—
Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.
7 (W)O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For (X)with the Lord there is mercy,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
8 And (Y)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 [e]haughty,
Nor my eyes [f]lofty.
(Z)Neither do I [g]concern myself with great matters,
Nor with things too [h]profound for me.
2 Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,
(AA)Like a weaned child with his mother;
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 (AB)O Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion
A Song of Ascents.
132 Lord, remember David
And all his afflictions;
2 How he swore to the Lord,
(AC)And vowed to (AD)the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 “Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house,
Or go up to the comfort of my bed;
4 I will (AE)not give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
5 Until I (AF)find a place for the Lord,
A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Behold, we heard of it (AG)in Ephrathah;
(AH)We found it (AI)in the fields of [i]the woods.
7 Let us go into His tabernacle;
(AJ)Let us worship at His footstool.
8 (AK)Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place,
You and (AL)the ark of Your strength.
9 Let Your priests (AM)be clothed with righteousness,
And let Your saints shout for joy.
10 For Your servant David’s sake,
Do not turn away the face of Your [j]Anointed.
11 (AN)The Lord has sworn in truth to David;
He will not turn from it:
“I will set upon your throne (AO)the [k]fruit of your body.
12 If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I shall teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”
13 (AP)For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His [l]dwelling place:
14 “This(AQ) is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
15 (AR)I will abundantly bless her [m]provision;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 (AS)I will also clothe her priests with salvation,
(AT)And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
17 (AU)There I will make the [n]horn of David grow;
(AV)I will prepare a lamp for My [o]Anointed.
18 His enemies I will (AW)clothe with shame,
But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”
Blessed Unity of the People of God
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For (AX)brethren to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Running down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron,
Running down on the edge of his garments.
3 It is like the dew of (AY)Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For (AZ)there the Lord commanded the blessing—
Life forevermore.
Praising the Lord in His House at Night
A Song of Ascents.
134 Behold, bless the Lord,
All you servants of the Lord,
Who by night stand in the house of the Lord!
2 (BA)Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,
And bless the Lord.
3 The Lord who made heaven and earth
Bless you from Zion!
Praise to God in Creation and Redemption
135 Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord;
(BB)Praise Him, O you servants of the Lord!
2 (BC)You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In (BD)the courts of the house of our God,
3 Praise the Lord, for (BE)the Lord is good;
Sing praises to His name, (BF)for it is pleasant.
4 For (BG)the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His [p]special treasure.
5 For I know that (BH)the Lord is great,
And our Lord is above all gods.
6 (BI)Whatever the Lord pleases He does,
In heaven and in earth,
In the seas and in all deep places.
7 (BJ)He causes the [q]vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
(BK)He makes lightning for the rain;
He brings the wind out of His (BL)treasuries.
8 (BM)He [r]destroyed the firstborn of Egypt,
[s]Both of man and beast.
9 (BN)He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt,
(BO)Upon Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 (BP)He defeated many nations
And slew mighty kings—
11 Sihon king of the Amorites,
Og king of Bashan,
And (BQ)all the kingdoms of Canaan—
12 (BR)And gave their land as a [t]heritage,
A heritage to Israel His people.
13 (BS)Your name, O Lord, endures forever,
Your fame, O Lord, throughout all generations.
14 (BT)For the Lord will judge His people,
And He will have compassion on His servants.
15 (BU)The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands.
16 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
Eyes they have, but they do not see;
17 They have ears, but they do not hear;
Nor is there any breath in their mouths.
18 Those who make them are like them;
So is everyone who trusts in them.
19 (BV)Bless the Lord, O house of Israel!
Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron!
20 Bless the Lord, O house of Levi!
You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!
21 Blessed be the Lord (BW)out of Zion,
Who dwells in Jerusalem!
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 128:2 Fruit of the labor
- 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
- Psalm 132:6 Heb. Jaar, lit. Woods
- Psalm 132:10 Commissioned One, Heb. Messiah
- Psalm 132:11 offspring
- Psalm 132:13 home
- Psalm 132:15 supply of food
- Psalm 132:17 Government
- Psalm 132:17 Heb. Messiah
- Psalm 135:4 precious possession
- Psalm 135:7 Water vapor
- Psalm 135:8 Lit. struck down
- Psalm 135:8 Lit. From man to beast
- Psalm 135:12 inheritance
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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