Psalm 121

A song of ascents.

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

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

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

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

Psalm 122

A song of ascents. Of David.

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

Jerusalem is built like a city
    that is closely compacted together.
That 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.
There stand the thrones for judgment,
    the thrones of the house of David.

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

Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

I lift up my eyes to you,
    to you who sit enthroned(L) in heaven.
As 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.

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

Psalm 124

A song of ascents. Of David.

If the Lord had not been on our side—
    let Israel say(N)
if the Lord had not been on our side
    when people attacked us,
they would have swallowed us alive
    when their anger flared against us;
the flood(O) would have engulfed us,
    the torrent(P) would have swept over us,
the raging waters
    would have swept us away.

Praise be to the Lord,
    who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
We have escaped like a bird
    from the fowler’s snare;(Q)
the snare has been broken,(R)
    and we have escaped.
Our help is in the name(S) of the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(T) and earth.

Psalm 125

A song of ascents.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,(U)
    which cannot be shaken(V) but endures forever.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,(W)
    so the Lord surrounds(X) his people
    both now and forevermore.

The scepter(Y) of the wicked will not remain(Z)
    over the land allotted to the righteous,
for then the righteous might use
    their hands to do evil.(AA)

Lord, do good(AB) to those who are good,
    to those who are upright in heart.(AC)
But those who turn(AD) to crooked ways(AE)
    the Lord will banish(AF) with the evildoers.

Peace be on Israel.(AG)

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