Psalm 121-123

English Standard Version

My Help Comes from the Lord

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

121 I ^(B)lift up my eyes to ^(C)the hills.
From where does my help come?
²^(D)My help comes from the Lord,
who ^(E)made heaven and earth.

³He will not ^(F)let your foot be moved;
he who ^(G)keeps you will not slumber.
⁴Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your ^(H)shade on your ^(I)right hand.
⁶^(J)The sun shall not ^(K)strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.

⁷The Lord will ^(L)keep you from all evil;
    he will ^(M)keep your life.
⁸The Lord will keep
    your ^(N)going out and your coming in
    from this time forth and forevermore.

Let Us Go to the House of the Lord

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

122 I was glad when they said to me,
^(P)“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
²Our feet have been standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem!

³Jerusalem—^(Q)built as a city
    that is ^(R)bound firmly together,
⁴to which the tribes ^(S)go up,
    the tribes of the Lord,
as was ^(T)decreed for^[a] Israel,
    to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
⁵There ^(U)thrones for judgment were set,
    the thrones of the house of David.

⁶^(V)Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
    “May they be secure who love you!
⁷Peace be within your ^(W)walls
    and security within your ^(X)towers!”
⁸For my brothers and companions' sake
    I will say, ^(Y)“Peace be within you!”
⁹For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will ^(Z)seek your good.

Our Eyes Look to the Lord Our God

A Song of ^(AA)Ascents.

123 To you I ^(AB)lift up my eyes,
    O you who are ^(AC)enthroned in the heavens!
²Behold, as the eyes of servants
    look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maidservant
    to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
    till he has mercy upon us.

³^(AD)Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
    for we have had more than enough of ^(AE)contempt.
⁴Our soul has had more than enough
    of ^(AF)the scorn of ^(AG)those who are at ease,
    of the contempt of ^(AH)the proud.

Footnotes

Psalm 122:4 Or as a testimony for

Psalm 121-123

New International Version

Psalm 121

A song of ascents.

¹I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
²My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven^(A) and earth.^(B)

³He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
⁴indeed, he who watches^(C) over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵The Lord watches over^(D) you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
⁶the sun^(E) will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

⁷The Lord will keep you from all harm^(F)—
he will watch over your life;
⁸the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.^(G)

Psalm 122

A song of ascents. Of David.

¹I rejoiced with those who said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
²Our feet are standing
in your gates, Jerusalem.

³Jerusalem is built like a city
    that is closely compacted together.
⁴That is where the tribes go up—
    the tribes of the Lord—
to praise the name of the Lord
    according to the statute given to Israel.
⁵There stand the thrones for judgment,
    the thrones of the house of David.

⁶Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    “May those who love^(H) you be secure.
⁷May there be peace^(I) within your walls
    and security within your citadels.^(J)”
⁸For the sake of my family and friends,
    I will say, “Peace be within you.”
⁹For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will seek your prosperity.^(K)

Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

¹I lift up my eyes to you,
    to you who sit enthroned^(L) in heaven.
²As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
    as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord^(M) our God,
    till he shows us his mercy.

³Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
    for we have endured no end of contempt.
⁴We have endured no end
    of ridicule from the arrogant,
    of contempt from the proud.

Psalm 128

English Standard Version

Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the Lord

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

128 ^(B)Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
who ^(C)walks in his ways!
²You ^(D)shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.

³Your wife will be like ^(E)a fruitful vine
    within your house;
your children will be like ^(F)olive shoots
    around your table.
⁴Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
    who fears the Lord.

⁵^(G)The Lord bless you ^(H)from Zion!
    May you see ^(I)the prosperity of Jerusalem
    all the days of your life!
⁶May you see your ^(J)children's children!
    ^(K)Peace be upon Israel!

Psalm 128

New International Version

Psalm 128

A song of ascents.

¹Blessed are all who fear the Lord,^(A)
    who walk in obedience to him.^(B)
²You will eat the fruit of your labor;^(C)
    blessings and prosperity^(D) will be yours.
³Your wife will be like a fruitful vine^(E)
    within your house;
your children^(F) will be like olive shoots^(G)
    around your table.
⁴Yes, this will be the blessing^(H)
    for the man who fears the Lord.^(I)

⁵May the Lord bless you from Zion;^(J)
    may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem^(K)
    all the days of your life.
⁶May you live to see your children’s children—^(L)
    peace be on Israel.^(M)

Psalm 130

English Standard Version

My Soul Waits for the Lord

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

130 Out of ^(B)the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
² O Lord, hear my voice!
^(C)Let your ears be attentive
to ^(D)the voice of my pleas for mercy!

³If you, O Lord, should ^(E)mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could ^(F)stand?
⁴But with you there is ^(G)forgiveness,
^(H)that you may be feared.

⁵I ^(I)wait for the Lord, ^(J)my soul waits,
    and ^(K)in his word I hope;
⁶my soul ^(L)waits for the Lord
    more than ^(M)watchmen for ^(N)the morning,
    more than watchmen for the morning.

⁷O Israel, ^(O)hope in the Lord!
    For ^(P)with the Lord there is steadfast love,
    and with him is plentiful redemption.
⁸And he will ^(Q)redeem Israel
    from all his iniquities.

Psalm 130

New International Version

Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

¹Out of the depths^(A) I cry to you,^(B) Lord;
² Lord, hear my voice.^(C)
Let your ears be attentive^(D)
to my cry for mercy.^(E)

³If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?^(F)
⁴But with you there is forgiveness,^(G)
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.^(H)

⁵I wait for the Lord,^(I) my whole being waits,^(J)
    and in his word^(K) I put my hope.
⁶I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen^(L) wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.^(M)

⁷Israel, put your hope^(N) in the Lord,
    for with the Lord is unfailing love^(O)
    and with him is full redemption.^(P)
⁸He himself will redeem^(Q) Israel
    from all their sins.^(R)

Psalm 134-136

English Standard Version

Come, Bless the Lord

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

134 Come, bless the Lord, all you ^(B)servants of the Lord,
who ^(C)stand ^(D)by night in the house of the Lord!
²^(E)Lift up your hands to ^(F)the holy place
and bless the Lord!

³May the Lord ^(G)bless you ^(H)from Zion,
he who ^(I)made heaven and earth!

Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever

135 ^(J)Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord,
    give praise, O ^(K)servants of the Lord,
²who ^(L)stand in the house of the Lord,
    in ^(M)the courts of the house of our God!
³Praise the Lord, for ^(N)the Lord is good;
    sing to his name, ^(O)for it is pleasant!^[a]
⁴For the Lord has ^(P)chosen Jacob for himself,
    Israel as his ^(Q)own possession.

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

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

¹³^(AD)Your name, O Lord, endures forever,
^(AE)your renown,^[b] O Lord, throughout all ages.
¹⁴^(AF)For the Lord will vindicate his people
and ^(AG)have compassion on his servants.

¹⁵^(AH)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^(AI)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 ^(AJ)from Zion,
    he who ^(AK)dwells in Jerusalem!
^(AL)Praise the Lord!

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

136 ^(AM)Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
    ^(AN)for his steadfast love endures forever.
²Give thanks to ^(AO)the God of gods,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
³Give thanks to ^(AP)the Lord of lords,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁴to him who alone ^(AQ)does great wonders,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁵to him who ^(AR)by understanding ^(AS)made the heavens,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁶to him who ^(AT)spread out the earth ^(AU)above the waters,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁷to him who ^(AV)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 ^(AW)struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹¹and ^(AX)brought Israel out from among them,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹²with ^(AY)a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹³to him who ^(AZ)divided the Red Sea in two,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁴^(BA)and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁵but ^(BB)overthrew^[c] Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁶to him who ^(BC)led his people through the wilderness,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁷to him ^(BD)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 ^(BE)servant,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

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

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

Footnotes

Psalm 135:3 Or for he is beautiful
Psalm 135:13 Or remembrance
Psalm 136:15 Hebrew shook off

Psalm 134-136

New International Version

Psalm 134

A song of ascents.

¹Praise the Lord, all you servants^(A) of the Lord
who minister^(B) by night^(C) in the house of the Lord.
²Lift up your hands^(D) in the sanctuary^(E)
and praise the Lord.^(F)

³May the Lord bless you from Zion,^(G)
he who is the Maker of heaven^(H) and earth.

Psalm 135^(I)

¹Praise the Lord.^[a]

Praise the name of the Lord;
praise him, you servants^(J) of the Lord,
²you who minister in the house^(K) of the Lord,
in the courts^(L) of the house of our God.

³Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;^(M)
sing praise to his name,^(N) for that is pleasant.^(O)
⁴For the Lord has chosen Jacob^(P) to be his own,
Israel to be his treasured possession.^(Q)

⁵I know that the Lord is great,^(R)
    that our Lord is greater than all gods.^(S)
⁶The Lord does whatever pleases him,^(T)
    in the heavens and on the earth,^(U)
    in the seas and all their depths.
⁷He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
    he sends lightning with the rain^(V)
    and brings out the wind^(W) from his storehouses.^(X)

⁸He struck down the firstborn^(Y) of Egypt,
    the firstborn of people and animals.
⁹He sent his signs^(Z) and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
    against Pharaoh and all his servants.^(AA)
¹⁰He struck down many^(AB) nations
    and killed mighty kings—
¹¹Sihon^(AC) king of the Amorites,^(AD)
    Og king of Bashan,^(AE)
    and all the kings of Canaan^(AF)—
¹²and he gave their land as an inheritance,^(AG)
    an inheritance to his people Israel.

¹³Your name, Lord, endures forever,^(AH)
your renown,^(AI) Lord, through all generations.
¹⁴For the Lord will vindicate his people^(AJ)
and have compassion on his servants.^(AK)

¹⁵The idols of the nations^(AL) are silver and gold,
    made by human hands.^(AM)
¹⁶They have mouths, but cannot speak,^(AN)
    eyes, but cannot see.
¹⁷They have ears, but cannot hear,
    nor is there breath^(AO) in their mouths.
¹⁸Those who make them will be like them,
    and so will all who trust in them.

¹⁹All you Israelites, praise the Lord;^(AP)
    house of Aaron, praise the Lord;
²⁰house of Levi, praise the Lord;
    you who fear him, praise the Lord.
²¹Praise be to the Lord from Zion,^(AQ)
    to him who dwells in Jerusalem.^(AR)

Praise the Lord.

Psalm 136

¹Give thanks^(AS) to the Lord, for he is good.^(AT)
His love endures forever.^(AU)
²Give thanks^(AV) to the God of gods.^(AW)
His love endures forever.
³Give thanks^(AX) to the Lord of lords:^(AY)
His love endures forever.

⁴to him who alone does great wonders,^(AZ)
His love endures forever.
⁵who by his understanding^(BA) made the heavens,^(BB)
His love endures forever.
⁶who spread out the earth^(BC) upon the waters,^(BD)
His love endures forever.
⁷who made the great lights^(BE)—
His love endures forever.
⁸the sun to govern^(BF) the day,
His love endures forever.
⁹the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.

¹⁰to him who struck down the firstborn^(BG) of Egypt
His love endures forever.
¹¹and brought Israel out^(BH) from among them
His love endures forever.
¹²with a mighty hand^(BI) and outstretched arm;^(BJ)
His love endures forever.

¹³to him who divided the Red Sea^[b]^(BK) asunder
His love endures forever.
¹⁴and brought Israel through^(BL) the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
¹⁵but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;^(BM)
His love endures forever.

¹⁶to him who led his people through the wilderness;^(BN)
His love endures forever.

¹⁷to him who struck down great kings,^(BO)
His love endures forever.
¹⁸and killed mighty kings^(BP)—
His love endures forever.
¹⁹Sihon king of the Amorites^(BQ)
His love endures forever.
²⁰and Og king of Bashan^(BR)—
His love endures forever.
²¹and gave their land^(BS) as an inheritance,^(BT)
His love endures forever.
²²an inheritance^(BU) to his servant Israel.^(BV)
His love endures forever.

²³He remembered us^(BW) in our low estate
His love endures forever.
²⁴and freed us^(BX) from our enemies.^(BY)
His love endures forever.
²⁵He gives food^(BZ) to every creature.
His love endures forever.

²⁶Give thanks^(CA) to the God of heaven.^(CB)
His love endures forever.^(CC)

Footnotes

Psalm 135:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verses 3 and 21
Psalm 136:13 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 15

English Standard Version (ESV)

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 121-123 English Standard Version

My Help Comes from the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

Let Us Go to the House of the Lord

A Song of (O)Ascents. Of David.

Our Eyes Look to the Lord Our God

A Song of (AA)Ascents.

Footnotes

Cross references

Psalm 121-123 New International Version

Psalm 121

A song of ascents.

Psalm 122

A song of ascents. Of David.

Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

Cross references

Psalm 128 English Standard Version

Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

Cross references

Psalm 128 New International Version

Psalm 128

A song of ascents.

Cross references

Psalm 130 English Standard Version

My Soul Waits for the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

Cross references

Psalm 130 New International Version

Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

Cross references

Psalm 134-136 English Standard Version

Come, Bless the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

Footnotes

Cross references

Psalm 134-136 New International Version

Psalm 134

A song of ascents.

Psalm 135(I)

Psalm 136

Footnotes

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