The Book Of Psalms
Psalms 121-130
Psalm 121
A Song of degrees.
121:1 | I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. |
121:2 | My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. |
121:3 | He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. |
121:4 | Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. |
121:5 | The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. |
121:6 | The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. |
121:7 | The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. |
121:8 | The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. |
Psalm 122
A Song of degrees of David.
122:1 | I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. |
122:2 | Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. |
122:3 | Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: |
122:4 | Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. |
122:5 | For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. |
122:6 | Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. |
122:7 | Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. |
122:8 | For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. |
122:9 | Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. |
Psalm 123
A Song of degrees.
123:1 | Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. |
123:2 | Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us. |
123:3 | Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. |
123:4 | Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. |
Psalm 124
A Song of degrees of David.
124:1 | If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; |
124:2 | If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: |
124:3 | Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: |
124:4 | Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: |
124:5 | Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. |
124:6 | Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. |
124:7 | Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. |
124:8 | Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. |
Psalm 125
A Song of degrees.
125:1 | They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. |
125:2 | As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. |
125:3 | For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. |
125:4 | Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. |
125:5 | As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel. |
Psalm 126
A Song of degrees.
126:1 | When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. |
126:2 | Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. |
126:3 | The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. |
126:4 | Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south. |
126:5 | They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. |
126:6 | He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. |
Psalm 127
A Song of degrees for Solomon.
127:1 | Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. |
127:2 | It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. |
127:3 | Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. |
127:4 | As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. |
127:5 | Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. |
Psalm 128
A Song of degrees.
128:1 | Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. |
128:2 | For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. |
128:3 | Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. |
128:4 | Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. |
128:5 | The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. |
128:6 | Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel. |
Psalm 129
A Song of degrees.
129:1 | Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: |
129:2 | Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. |
129:3 | The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. |
129:4 | The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. |
129:5 | Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. |
129:6 | Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: |
129:7 | Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. |
129:8 | Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD. |
Psalm 130
A Song of degrees.
130:1 | Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. |
130:2 | Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. |
130:3 | If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? |
130:4 | But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. |
130:5 | I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. |
130:6 | My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. |
130:7 | Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. |
130:8 | And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. |