ASV - Psalms 120 to 132

Psalm 120

A Song of Ascents.

¹In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me. ²Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, And from a deceitful tongue. ³What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue? ⁴Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper. ⁵Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar! ⁶My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace. ⁷I am for peace: But when I speak, they are for war.

Psalm 121 A Song of Ascents.

¹I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come? ²My help cometh from Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth. ³He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. ⁴Behold, he that keepeth Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. ⁵Jehovah is thy keeper: Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand. ⁶The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night. ⁷Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul. ⁸Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth and for evermore.

Psalm 122 A Song of Ascents; of David.

¹I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah. ²Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem, ³Jerusalem, that art builded As a city that is compact together; ⁴Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, For an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah. ⁵For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David. ⁶Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee. ⁷Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces. ⁸For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. ⁹For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.

Psalm 123 A Song of Ascents.

¹Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens. ²Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyes look unto Jehovah our God, Until he have mercy upon us. ³Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. ⁴Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.

Psalm 124 A Song of Ascents; of David.

¹If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say, ²If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, When men rose up against us; ³Then they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us; ⁴Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul; ⁵Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. ⁶Blessed be Jehovah, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. ⁷Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are escaped. ⁸Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 125 A Song of Ascents.

¹They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever. ²As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore. ³For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity. ⁴Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts. ⁵But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.

Psalm 126 A Song of Ascents.

¹When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream. ²Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them. ³Jehovah hath done great things for us, Whereof we are glad. ⁴Turn again our captivity, O Jehovah, As the streams in the South. ⁵They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. ⁶He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

Psalm 127 A Song of Ascents; of Solomon.

¹Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain. ²It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep. ³Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; And the fruit of the womb is his reward. ⁴As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth. ⁵Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Psalm 128 A Song of Ascents.

¹Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, That walketh in his ways. ²For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. ³Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table. ⁴Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah. ⁵Jehovah bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. ⁶Yea, see thou thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel.

Psalm 129 A Song of Ascents

¹Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now say, ²Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: Yet they have not prevailed against me. ³The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows. ⁴Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. ⁵Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion. ⁶Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up; ⁷Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. ⁸Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; We bless you in the name of Jehovah.

Psalm 130 A Song of Ascents.

¹Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah. ²Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. ³If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? ⁴But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared. ⁵I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope. ⁶My soul waiteth for the Lord More than watchmen wait for the morning; Yea, more than watchmen for the morning. ⁷O Israel, hope in Jehovah; For with Jehovah there is lovingkindness, And with him is plenteous redemption. ⁸And he will redeem Israel From all his iniquities.

Psalm 131 A Song of Ascents; of David.

¹Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me. ²Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child with his mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me. ³O Israel, hope in Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore.

Psalm 132 A Song of Ascents.

¹Jehovah, remember for David All his affliction; ²How he sware unto Jehovah, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob: ³Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed; ⁴I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids; ⁵Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob. ⁶Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood. ⁷We will go into his tabernacles; We will worship at his footstool. ⁸Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of thy strength. ⁹Let thy priest be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy. ¹⁰For thy servant David's sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed. ¹¹Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. ¹²If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. ¹³For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation. ¹⁴This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; for I have desired it. ¹⁵I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. ¹⁶Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall shout aloud for joy. ¹⁷There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. ¹⁸His enemies will I clothe with shame; But upon himself shall his crown flourish.