Psalm 132-138

English Standard Version

The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

132 Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
    all ^(B)the hardships he endured,
²how he swore to the Lord
    and ^(C)vowed to ^(D)the Mighty One of Jacob,
³“I will not enter my house
    or get into my bed,
⁴I will not ^(E)give sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
⁵until I ^(F)find a place for the Lord,
    a dwelling place for ^(G)the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Behold, we heard of it in ^(H)Ephrathah;
we found it in ^(I)the fields of Jaar.
⁷“Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us ^(J)worship at his ^(K)footstool!”

⁸^(L)Arise, O Lord, and go to your ^(M)resting place,
    you and the ark of your ^(N)might.
⁹Let your ^(O)priests be ^(P)clothed with righteousness,
    and let your ^(Q)saints shout for joy.
¹⁰For the sake of your servant David,
    ^(R)do not turn away the face of ^(S)your anointed one.

¹¹^(T)The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    ^(U)from which he will not turn back:
^(V)“One of the sons of your body^[a]
    I will set on your throne.
¹²If your sons keep my covenant
    and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
    shall ^(W)sit on your throne.”

¹³For the Lord has ^(X)chosen Zion;
    he has ^(Y)desired it for his dwelling place:
¹⁴“This is my ^(Z)resting place forever;
    here I will ^(AA)dwell, for I have desired it.
¹⁵I will abundantly ^(AB)bless her provisions;
    I will ^(AC)satisfy her poor with bread.
¹⁶Her ^(AD)priests I will clothe with salvation,
    and her ^(AE)saints will shout for joy.
¹⁷There I will make ^(AF)a horn to sprout for David;
    I have prepared ^(AG)a lamp for ^(AH)my anointed.
¹⁸His enemies I will ^(AI)clothe with shame,
    but on him his crown will shine.”

When Brothers Dwell in Unity

A Song of ^(AJ)Ascents. Of David.

133 Behold, how good and pleasant it is
    when ^(AK)brothers dwell in unity!^[b]
²It is like the precious ^(AL)oil on ^(AM)the head,
    running down on the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
    running down on ^(AN)the collar of his robes!
³It is like ^(AO)the dew of ^(AP)Hermon,
    which falls on ^(AQ)the mountains of Zion!
For there the Lord ^(AR)has commanded the blessing,
    life forevermore.

Come, Bless the Lord

A Song of ^(AS)Ascents.

134 Come, bless the Lord, all you ^(AT)servants of the Lord,
who ^(AU)stand ^(AV)by night in the house of the Lord!
²^(AW)Lift up your hands to ^(AX)the holy place
and bless the Lord!

³May the Lord ^(AY)bless you ^(AZ)from Zion,
he who ^(BA)made heaven and earth!

Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever

135 ^(BB)Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord,
    give praise, O ^(BC)servants of the Lord,
²who ^(BD)stand in the house of the Lord,
    in ^(BE)the courts of the house of our God!
³Praise the Lord, for ^(BF)the Lord is good;
    sing to his name, ^(BG)for it is pleasant!^[c]
⁴For the Lord has ^(BH)chosen Jacob for himself,
    Israel as his ^(BI)own possession.

⁵For I know that ^(BJ)the Lord is great,
    and that our Lord is above all gods.
⁶^(BK)Whatever the Lord pleases, he does,
    in heaven and on earth,
    in the seas and all deeps.
⁷^(BL)He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth,
    who ^(BM)makes lightnings for the rain
    and brings forth the wind from his ^(BN)storehouses.

⁸He it was who ^(BO)struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    both of man and of beast;
⁹who in your midst, O Egypt,
    sent ^(BP)signs and wonders
    against Pharaoh and all his servants;
¹⁰^(BQ)who struck down many nations
    and killed mighty kings,
¹¹^(BR)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    and ^(BS)Og, king of Bashan,
    and ^(BT)all the kingdoms of Canaan,
¹²and ^(BU)gave their land as a heritage,
    a heritage to his people Israel.

¹³^(BV)Your name, O Lord, endures forever,
^(BW)your renown,^[d] O Lord, throughout all ages.
¹⁴^(BX)For the Lord will vindicate his people
and ^(BY)have compassion on his servants.

¹⁵^(BZ)The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
    the work of human hands.
¹⁶They have mouths, but do not speak;
    they have eyes, but do not see;
¹⁷they have ears, but do not hear,
    nor is there any breath in their mouths.
¹⁸Those who make them become like them,
    so do all who trust in them.

¹⁹^(CA)O house of Israel, bless the Lord!
    O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!
²⁰O house of Levi, bless the Lord!
    You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!
²¹Blessed be the Lord ^(CB)from Zion,
    he who ^(CC)dwells in Jerusalem!
^(CD)Praise the Lord!

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

136 ^(CE)Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
    ^(CF)for his steadfast love endures forever.
²Give thanks to ^(CG)the God of gods,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
³Give thanks to ^(CH)the Lord of lords,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁴to him who alone ^(CI)does great wonders,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁵to him who ^(CJ)by understanding ^(CK)made the heavens,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁶to him who ^(CL)spread out the earth ^(CM)above the waters,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁷to him who ^(CN)made the great lights,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁸the sun to rule over the day,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁹the moon and stars to rule over the night,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁰to him who ^(CO)struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹¹and ^(CP)brought Israel out from among them,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹²with ^(CQ)a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹³to him who ^(CR)divided the Red Sea in two,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁴^(CS)and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁵but ^(CT)overthrew^[e] Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁶to him who ^(CU)led his people through the wilderness,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁷to him ^(CV)who struck down great kings,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁸and killed mighty kings,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁹Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁰and Og, king of Bashan,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²¹and gave their land as a heritage,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²²a heritage to Israel his ^(CW)servant,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

²³It is he who ^(CX)remembered us in our low estate,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁴and ^(CY)rescued us from our foes,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁵he who ^(CZ)gives food to all flesh,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

²⁶Give thanks to ^(DA)the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

How Shall We Sing the Lord's Song?

137 By the waters of Babylon,
    there we sat down and wept,
    when we remembered Zion.
²On the willows^[f] there
    we hung up our lyres.
³For there our captors
    required of us songs,
and our tormentors, mirth, saying,
    “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

⁴^(DB)How shall we sing the Lord's song
    in a foreign land?
⁵If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
    ^(DC)let my right hand forget its skill!
⁶Let my ^(DD)tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
    if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
    above my highest joy!

⁷Remember, O Lord, against the ^(DE)Edomites
    ^(DF)the day of Jerusalem,
how they said, ^(DG)“Lay it bare, lay it bare,
    down to its foundations!”
⁸O daughter of Babylon, ^(DH)doomed to be destroyed,
    blessed shall he be who ^(DI)repays you
    with what you have done to us!
⁹Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones
    and ^(DJ)dashes them against the rock!

Give Thanks to the Lord

Of David.

138 ^(DK)I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;
    before ^(DL)the gods I sing your praise;
²I bow down ^(DM)toward your ^(DN)holy temple
    and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
    for you have exalted above all things
    your name and your word.^[g]
³On the day I called, you answered me;
    my strength of soul you increased.^[h]

⁴^(DO)All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord,
    for they have heard the words of your mouth,
⁵and they shall sing of ^(DP)the ways of the Lord,
    for great is the glory of the Lord.
⁶^(DQ)For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
    but the haughty he knows from afar.

⁷^(DR)Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
    you ^(DS)preserve my life;
you ^(DT)stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
    and your ^(DU)right hand delivers me.
⁸The Lord will ^(DV)fulfill his purpose for me;
    ^(DW)your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
    Do not forsake ^(DX)the work of your hands.

Notas al pie

Psalm 132:11 Hebrew of your fruit of the womb
Psalm 133:1 Or dwell together
Psalm 135:3 Or for he is beautiful
Psalm 135:13 Or remembrance
Psalm 136:15 Hebrew shook off
Psalm 137:2 Or poplars
Psalm 138:2 Or you have exalted your word above all your name
Psalm 138:3 Hebrew you made me bold in my soul with strength

Zechariah 1:18-2:13

English Standard Version

A Vision of Horns and Craftsmen

¹⁸^[a] And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, ^(A)four horns! ¹⁹And I said to ^(B)the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” And he said to me, ^(C)“These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.” ²⁰Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen. ²¹And I said, “What are these coming to do?” He said, ^(D)“These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one raised his head. And these have come ^(E)to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations ^(F)who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”

A Vision of a Man with a Measuring Line

2 ^[b] And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, ^(G)a man with a measuring line in his hand! ²Then I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, ^(H)“To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.” ³And behold, ^(I)the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him ⁴and said to him, “Run, say to that young man, ^(J)‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited ^(K)as villages without walls, because of ^(L)the multitude of people and livestock in it. ⁵And I will be to her ^(M)a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.’”

⁶Up! Up! ^(N)Flee from the land of the north, declares the Lord. For I have ^(O)spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the Lord. ⁷^(P)Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. ⁸For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me^[c] to the nations who plundered you, ^(Q)for he who touches you touches ^(R)the apple of his eye: ⁹“Behold, ^(S)I will shake my hand over them, ^(T)and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then ^(U)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me. ¹⁰^(V)Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for ^(W)behold, I come ^(X)and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord. ¹¹^(Y)And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. ^(Z)And I will dwell in your midst, and ^(AA)you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. ¹²^(AB)And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again ^(AC)choose Jerusalem.”