5
Let all who hate
•Zion
be driven back in disgrace.
6
Let them be like grass on the rooftops,
which withers before it grows up
7
and can't even fill the hands of the reaper
or the arms of the one who binds sheaves.
8
Then none who pass by will say,
“May the
Lord
's blessing be on you.”
We bless you in the name of
•Yahweh
.
Psalms
Awaiting Redemption
130
Out of the depths I call to You,
•Yahweh
!
2
Lord, listen to my voice;
let Your ears be attentive
to my cry for help.
3
Yahweh, if You considered sins,
Lord, who could stand?
4
But with You there is forgiveness,
so that You may be revered.
5
I wait for Yahweh; I wait
and put my hope in His word.
6
I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning —
more than watchmen for the morning.
7
Israel, put your hope in the
Lord
.
For there is faithful love with the
Lord
,
and with Him is redemption in abundance.
8
And He will redeem Israel
from all its sins.
Psalms
A Childlike Spirit
A Davidic
•song
of ascents.
131
Lord
, my heart is not proud;
my eyes are not haughty.
I do not get involved with things
too great or too difficult for me.
2
Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself
like a little weaned child with its mother;
I am like a little child.
3
Israel, put your hope in the
Lord
,
both now and forever.
Psalms
David and Zion Chosen
132
Lord
, remember David
and all the hardships he endured,
2
and how he swore an oath to the
Lord
,
making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3
“I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
4
I will not allow my eyes to sleep
or my eyelids to slumber
5
until I find a place for the
Lord
,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6
We heard of the ark in Ephrathah;
we found it in the fields of Jaar.
7
Let us go to His dwelling place;
let us worship at His footstool.
8
Rise up,
Lord
, come to Your resting place,
You and Your powerful ark.
9
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and may Your godly people shout for joy.
10
Because of Your servant David,
do not reject Your anointed one.
11
The
Lord
swore an oath to David,
a promise He will not abandon:
“I will set one of your descendants
on your throne.
12
If your sons keep My covenant
and My decrees that I will teach them,
their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”
13
For the
Lord
has chosen
•Zion
;
He has desired it for His home:
14
“This is My resting place forever;
I will make My home here
because I have desired it.
15
I will abundantly bless its food;
I will satisfy its needy with bread.
16
I will clothe its priests with salvation,
and its godly people will shout for joy.
17
There I will make a
•horn
grow for David;
I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
18
I will clothe his enemies with shame,
but the crown he wears will be glorious.”
Psalms
Living in Harmony
A Davidic
•song
of ascents.
133
How good and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in harmony!
2
It is like fine oil on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down Aaron's beard
onto his robes.
3
It is like the dew of Hermon
falling on the mountains of
•Zion
.
For there the
Lord
has appointed the blessing —
life forevermore.
Psalms
Call to Evening Worship
134
Now praise the
Lord
,
all you servants of the
Lord
who stand in the
Lord
's house at night!
2
Lift up your hands in the holy place
and praise the
Lord
!
3
May the
Lord
,
Maker of heaven and earth,
bless you from
•Zion
.
Psalms
Yahweh Is Great
135
•Hallelujah
!
Praise the name of
•Yahweh
.
Give praise, you servants of Yahweh
2
who stand in the house of Yahweh,
in the courts of the house of our God.
3
Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good;
sing praise to His name, for it is delightful.
4
For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel as His treasured possession.
5
For I know that Yahweh is great;
our Lord is greater than all gods.
6
Yahweh does whatever He pleases
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all the depths.
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.
8
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
both man and beast.
9
He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt,
against Pharaoh and all his officials.
10
He struck down many nations
and slaughtered mighty kings:
11
Sihon king of the Amorites,
Og king of Bashan,
and all the kings of Canaan.
12
He gave their land as an inheritance,
an inheritance to His people Israel.
13
Yahweh, Your name endures forever,
Your reputation, Yahweh,
through all generations.
14
For Yahweh will vindicate His people
and have compassion on His servants.
15
The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,
made by human hands.
16
They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.
17
They have ears but cannot hear;
indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.
18
Those who make them are just like them,
as are all who trust in them.
19
House of Israel, praise Yahweh!
House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!
20
House of Levi, praise Yahweh!
You who revere the
Lord
, praise the
Lord
!
21
May the
Lord
be praised from
•Zion
;
He dwells in Jerusalem.
Hallelujah!
Psalms
God's Love Is Eternal
136
Give thanks to the
Lord
, for He is good.
His
love
is
eternal.
2
Give thanks to the God of gods.
His
love
is
eternal.
3
Give thanks to the Lord of lords.
His
love
is
eternal.
4
He alone does great wonders.
His
love
is
eternal.
5
He made the heavens skillfully.
His
love
is
eternal.
6
He spread the land on the waters.
His
love
is
eternal.
7
He made the great lights:
His
love
is
eternal.
8
the sun to rule by day,
His
love
is
eternal.
9
the moon and stars to rule by night.
His
love
is
eternal.
10
He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians
His
love
is
eternal.
11
and brought Israel out from among them
His
love
is
eternal.
12
with a strong hand and outstretched arm.
His
love
is
eternal.
13
He divided the
•Red
Sea
His
love
is
eternal.
14
and led Israel through,
His
love
is
eternal.
15
but hurled Pharaoh and his army
into the Red Sea.
His
love
is
eternal.
16
He led His people in the wilderness.
His
love
is
eternal.
17
He struck down great kings
His
love
is
eternal.
18
and slaughtered famous kings —
His
love
is
eternal.
19
Sihon king of the Amorites
His
love
is
eternal.
20
and Og king of Bashan —
His
love
is
eternal.
21
and gave their land as an inheritance,
His
love
is
eternal.
22
an inheritance to Israel His servant.
His
love
is
eternal.
23
He remembered us in our humiliation
His
love
is
eternal.
24
and rescued us from our foes.
His
love
is
eternal.
25
He gives food to every creature.
His
love
is
eternal.
26
Give thanks to the God of heaven!
His
love
is
eternal.
Psalms
Lament of the Exiles
137
By the rivers of Babylon —
there we sat down and wept
when we remembered
•Zion
.
2
There we hung up our lyres
on the poplar trees,
3
for our captors there asked us for songs,
and our tormentors, for rejoicing:
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
4
How can we sing the
Lord
's song
on foreign soil?
5
If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.
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!