Psalm 128-132
New King James Version
Blessings of Those Who Fear the Lord
A Song of Ascents.
128 Blessed (A)is every one who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.
2 (B)When you eat the [a]labor of your hands,
You shall be happy, and it shall be (C)well with you.
3 Your wife shall be (D)like a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your (E)children (F)like olive plants
All around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.
5 (G)The Lord bless you out of Zion,
And may you see the good of Jerusalem
All the days of your life.
6 Yes, may you (H)see your children’s children.
(I)Peace be upon Israel!
Song of Victory over Zion’s Enemies
A Song of Ascents.
129 “Many a time they have (J)afflicted[b] me from (K)my youth,”
(L)Let Israel now say—
2 “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth;
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed on my back;
They made their furrows long.”
4 The Lord is righteous;
He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.
5 Let all those who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned back.
6 Let them be as the (M)grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
7 With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Nor he who binds sheaves, his [c]arms.
8 Neither let those who pass by them say,
(N)“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord!”
Waiting for the Redemption of the Lord
A Song of Ascents.
130 Out (O)of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;
2 Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
3 (P)If You, Lord, should [d]mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could (Q)stand?
4 But there is (R)forgiveness with You,
That (S)You may be feared.
5 (T)I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
And (U)in His word I do hope.
6 (V)My soul waits for the Lord
More than those who watch for the morning—
Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.
7 (W)O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For (X)with the Lord there is mercy,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
8 And (Y)He shall redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.
Simple Trust in the Lord
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
131 Lord, my heart is not [e]haughty,
Nor my eyes [f]lofty.
(Z)Neither do I [g]concern myself with great matters,
Nor with things too [h]profound for me.
2 Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,
(AA)Like a weaned child with his mother;
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 (AB)O Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion
A Song of Ascents.
132 Lord, remember David
And all his afflictions;
2 How he swore to the Lord,
(AC)And vowed to (AD)the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 “Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house,
Or go up to the comfort of my bed;
4 I will (AE)not give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
5 Until I (AF)find a place for the Lord,
A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Behold, we heard of it (AG)in Ephrathah;
(AH)We found it (AI)in the fields of [i]the woods.
7 Let us go into His tabernacle;
(AJ)Let us worship at His footstool.
8 (AK)Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place,
You and (AL)the ark of Your strength.
9 Let Your priests (AM)be clothed with righteousness,
And let Your saints shout for joy.
10 For Your servant David’s sake,
Do not turn away the face of Your [j]Anointed.
11 (AN)The Lord has sworn in truth to David;
He will not turn from it:
“I will set upon your throne (AO)the [k]fruit of your body.
12 If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I shall teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”
13 (AP)For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His [l]dwelling place:
14 “This(AQ) is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
15 (AR)I will abundantly bless her [m]provision;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 (AS)I will also clothe her priests with salvation,
(AT)And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
17 (AU)There I will make the [n]horn of David grow;
(AV)I will prepare a lamp for My [o]Anointed.
18 His enemies I will (AW)clothe with shame,
But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 128:2 Fruit of the labor
- Psalm 129:1 persecuted
- Psalm 129:7 armsful, lit. bosom
- Psalm 130:3 take note of
- Psalm 131:1 Proud
- Psalm 131:1 Arrogant
- Psalm 131:1 Lit. walk in
- Psalm 131:1 difficult
- Psalm 132:6 Heb. Jaar, lit. Woods
- Psalm 132:10 Commissioned One, Heb. Messiah
- Psalm 132:11 offspring
- Psalm 132:13 home
- Psalm 132:15 supply of food
- Psalm 132:17 Government
- Psalm 132:17 Heb. Messiah
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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