Psalm 134 Behold,bless theLord, allservants of theLord, Whoserveby night in the house of theLord! Lift up your hands to thesanctuary And bless theLord. May theLordbless you from Zion, He whomade heaven and earth. This short psalm is the last of the ascent songs, sung by God's people as they would go up to the temple to worship the Lord and bring their sacrifices. The p...

Psalm 133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, coming down upon the beard, evenAaron's beard, coming down upon the edge of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion; for there the Lordcommanded the blessing-life forever.David in this Psalm uses some b...

Psalm 132 Remember, OLord, on David's behalf, All his affliction; How he swore to theLord And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, "Surely I will not enter my house, Nor lie on my bed; I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids, Until I find a place for theLord, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob." Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah, We fo...

Psalm 131 O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me. Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me. O Israel, hope in the Lord From this time forth and forever. This psalm was written by David, it lik...

Psalm 130 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared. I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope. My soul waits for the Lord More than the watc...

Psalm 129 Many times they havepersecuted me from myyouth up," Let Israel now say, "Many times they havepersecuted me from my youth up; Yet they havenot prevailed against me. "The plowers plowed upon my back; They lengthened their furrows." TheLordis righteous; He has cut in two thecords of the wicked. May all whohate Zion Beput to shame and turned backward; Let them be l...

Psalm 128 How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands, You will be happy and it will be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine Within your house, Your children like olive plants Around your table. Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord.The Lord bless you from Zion, An...

Psalm 127 Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, To retire late, To eat the bread of painful labors; For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep. Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arr...

Psalm 126 When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion, We were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter And our tongue with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations, "The Lord has done great things for them." The Lord has done great things for us; We are glad. Restore our captivity, O Lord. As the streams in the south, Those who sow in...

Psalm 125 Those who trust in theLord Are as Mount Zion, whichcannot be moved butabides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, SotheLordsurrounds His people From this time forth and forever. For thescepter of wickedness shall not rest upon theland of the righteous, So that the righteouswill not put forth their hands to do wrong. Do good, OLord, to those who are good...