Psalm 127

English Standard Version

Unless the Lord Builds the House

A Song of ^(A)Ascents. Of Solomon.

127 Unless the Lord builds the house,
    those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord ^(B)watches over the city,
    the watchman stays awake in vain.
²It is in vain that you rise up early
    and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious ^(C)toil;
    for he gives to his ^(D)beloved ^(E)sleep.

³Behold, ^(F)children are a heritage from the Lord,
    ^(G)the fruit of the womb a reward.
⁴Like arrows in the hand of ^(H)a warrior
    are the children^[a] of one's youth.
⁵Blessed is the man
    who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
    when he speaks with his enemies ^(I)in the gate.^[b]

Footnotes

Psalm 127:4 Or sons
Psalm 127:5 Or They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate

Psalm 130-133

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.

I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul

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

131 O Lord, my heart is not ^(S)lifted up;
    my eyes are not ^(T)raised too high;
I do not ^(U)occupy myself with things
    too great and ^(V)too marvelous for me.
²But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
    like a weaned ^(W)child with its mother;
    like a weaned child is my soul within me.

³^(X)O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.

The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of ^(Y)Ascents.

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

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

⁸^(AJ)Arise, O Lord, and go to your ^(AK)resting place,
    you and the ark of your ^(AL)might.
⁹Let your ^(AM)priests be ^(AN)clothed with righteousness,
    and let your ^(AO)saints shout for joy.
¹⁰For the sake of your servant David,
    ^(AP)do not turn away the face of ^(AQ)your anointed one.

¹¹^(AR)The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    ^(AS)from which he will not turn back:
^(AT)“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 ^(AU)sit on your throne.”

¹³For the Lord has ^(AV)chosen Zion;
    he has ^(AW)desired it for his dwelling place:
¹⁴“This is my ^(AX)resting place forever;
    here I will ^(AY)dwell, for I have desired it.
¹⁵I will abundantly ^(AZ)bless her provisions;
    I will ^(BA)satisfy her poor with bread.
¹⁶Her ^(BB)priests I will clothe with salvation,
    and her ^(BC)saints will shout for joy.
¹⁷There I will make ^(BD)a horn to sprout for David;
    I have prepared ^(BE)a lamp for ^(BF)my anointed.
¹⁸His enemies I will ^(BG)clothe with shame,
    but on him his crown will shine.”

When Brothers Dwell in Unity

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

133 Behold, how good and pleasant it is
    when ^(BI)brothers dwell in unity!^[b]
²It is like the precious ^(BJ)oil on ^(BK)the head,
    running down on the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
    running down on ^(BL)the collar of his robes!
³It is like ^(BM)the dew of ^(BN)Hermon,
    which falls on ^(BO)the mountains of Zion!
For there the Lord ^(BP)has commanded the blessing,
    life forevermore.