Indeed, of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High himself will establish her.”

The Lord will write in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.”

Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments, Lord.

Great is the Lord in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.

You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.

For the Lord will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory.

So the name of the Lord will be declared in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem

The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of your enemies!”

Psalm 125

A song of ascents.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.

Psalm 126

A song of ascents.

When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed.

May the Lord bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.

For the Lord has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,

It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.

May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.

Praise be to the Lord from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.

Psalm 137

By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.

for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

The Lord reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the Lord.

Extol the Lord, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King.

come out, and look, you daughters of Zion. Look on King Solomon wearing a crown, the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, the day his heart rejoiced.

Daughter Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, like a city under siege.

Zion will be delivered with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness.

Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.