Psalm 132-140

Christian Standard Bible

⁶ We heard of the ark in Ephrathah;^[a](E)
we found it in the fields of Jaar.^[b](F)
7 Let’s go to his dwelling place;
let’s worship at his footstool.^(G)
8 Rise up, Lord, come to your resting place,
you and your powerful ark.^(H)
9 May your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and may your faithful people shout for joy.^(I)
10 For the sake of your servant David,
do not reject your anointed one.^[c](J)

¹¹ The Lord swore an oath to David,
a promise he will not abandon:
“I will set one of your offspring^[d]
on your throne.^(K)
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and my decrees that I will teach them,
their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”^(L)

¹³ For the Lord has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his home:^(M)
14 “This is my resting place forever;
I will make my home here
because I have desired it.^(N)
15 I will abundantly bless its food;
I will satisfy its needy with bread.^(O)
16 I will clothe its priests with salvation,
and its faithful people will shout for joy.^(P)
17 There I will make a horn grow for David;^(Q)
I have prepared a lamp^[e] for my anointed one.^(R)
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,^(S)
but the crown he wears^[f] will be glorious.”^(T)

³ May the Lord,
Maker of heaven and earth,
bless you from Zion.^(AA)

⁵ For I know that the Lord is great;
our Lord is greater than all gods.^(AF)
6 The Lord does whatever he pleases
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all the depths.^(AG)
7 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
and brings the wind from his storehouses.^(AH)

⁸ He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
both people and animals.^(AI)
9 He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt,
against Pharaoh and all his officials.^(AJ)
10 He struck down many nations
and slaughtered mighty kings:^(AK)
11 Sihon king of the Amorites,
Og king of Bashan,
and all the kings of Canaan.^(AL)
12 He gave their land as an inheritance,
an inheritance to his people Israel.^(AM)

¹³ Lord, your name endures forever,
your reputation, Lord,
through all generations.^(AN)
14 For the Lord will vindicate his people
and have compassion on his servants.^(AO)

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,
made by human hands.^(AP)
16 They have mouths but cannot speak,^(AQ)
eyes, but cannot see.
¹⁷ They have ears but cannot hear;
indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.^(AR)
18 Those who make them are just like them,
as are all who trust in them.^(AS)

¹⁹ House of Israel, bless the Lord!^(AT)
House of Aaron, bless the Lord!^(AU)
20 House of Levi, bless the Lord!
You who revere the Lord, bless the Lord!^(AV)
21 Blessed be the Lord from Zion;^(AW)
he dwells in Jerusalem.^(AX)
Hallelujah!

⁴ How can we sing the Lord’s song
on foreign soil?^(BT)
5 If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.^(BU)
6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!^(BV)

⁷ Remember, Lord, what the Edomites said
that day^[h] at Jerusalem:
“Destroy it! Destroy it
down to its foundations!” ^(BW)
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy is the one who pays you back
what you have done to us.^(BX)
9 Happy is he who takes your little ones
and dashes them against the rocks.^(BY)

⁴ All the kings on earth will give you thanks, Lord,
when they hear what you have promised.^[l](CD)
5 They will sing of the Lord’s ways,
for the Lord’s glory is great.^(CE)
6 Though the Lord is exalted,
he takes note of the humble;
but he knows the haughty from a distance.^(CF)

⁷ If I walk into the thick of danger,
you will preserve my life
from the anger of my enemies.^(CG)
You will extend your hand;
your right hand will save me.^(CH)
8 The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me.^(CI)
Lord, your faithful love endures forever;
do not abandon the work of your hands.^(CJ)

⁷ Where can I go to escape your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?^(CQ)
8 If I go up to heaven, you are there;^(CR)
if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there.^(CS)
9 If I fly on the wings of the dawn
and settle down on the western horizon,^[m]
10 even there your hand will lead me;
your right hand will hold on to me.^(CT)
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light around me will be night”^(CU)—
¹² even the darkness is not dark to you.
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to you.^(CV)

¹³ For it was you who created my inward parts;^[n]
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.^(CW)
14 I will praise you
because I have been remarkably and wondrously made.^[o][p]
Your works are wondrous,
and I know this very well.^(CX)
15 My bones were not hidden from you
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.^(CY)
16 Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in your book and planned
before a single one of them began.^(CZ)

¹⁷ God, how precious^[q] your thoughts are to me;
how vast their sum is!
¹⁸ If I counted them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand;^(DA)
when I wake up,^[r] I am still with you.^(DB)

¹⁹ God, if only you would kill the wicked—
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me^(DC)—
²⁰ who invoke you deceitfully.
Your enemies swear by you falsely.^(DD)
21 Lord, don’t I hate those who hate you,
and detest those who rebel against you?
²² I hate them with extreme hatred;
I consider them my enemies.^(DE)

²³ Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.^(DF)
24 See if there is any offensive^[s] way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way.^(DG)

⁴ Protect me, Lord,
from the power of the wicked.^(DK)
Keep me safe from violent men
who plan to make me stumble.^[t](DL)
5 The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.^(DM)Selah

⁶ I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Listen, Lord, to my cry for help.^(DN)
7 Lord, my Lord, my strong Savior,
you shield my head on the day of battle.^(DO)
8 Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud.^(DP)Selah

⁹ When those who surround me rise up,^[u]
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.^(DQ)
10 Let hot coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into the abyss, never again to rise.^(DR)
11 Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly^[v] hunt down a violent man.^(DS)

¹² I^[w] know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.^(DT)
13 Surely the righteous will praise your name;
the upright will live in your presence.^(DU)