Psalm 130

Awaiting Redemption

A song of ascents.

Out of the depths I call to you, Lord!(A)
Lord, listen to my voice;
let your ears be attentive
to my cry for help.(B)

Lord, if you kept an account of iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?(C)
But with you there is forgiveness,
so that you may be revered.(D)

I wait for the Lord; I wait
and put my hope in his word.(E)
I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning—
more than watchmen for the morning.(F)

Israel, put your hope in the Lord.(G)
For there is faithful love with the Lord,
and with him is redemption in abundance.(H)
And he will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities.(I)

Psalm 131

A Childlike Spirit

A song of ascents. Of David.

Lord, my heart is not proud;
my eyes are not haughty.(J)
I do not get involved with things
too great or too wondrous for me.(K)
Instead, I have calmed and quieted my soul
like a weaned child with its mother;
my soul is like a weaned child.(L)

Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
both now and forever.(M)

Psalm 132

David and Zion Chosen

A song of ascents.

Lord, remember David
and all the hardships he endured,(N)
and how he swore an oath to the Lord,
making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(O)
“I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
I will not allow my eyes to sleep
or my eyelids to slumber(P)
until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”(Q)

We heard of the ark in Ephrathah;[a](R)
we found it in the fields of Jaar.[b](S)
Let’s go to his dwelling place;
let’s worship at his footstool.(T)
Rise up, Lord, come to your resting place,
you and your powerful ark.(U)
May your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and may your faithful people shout for joy.(V)
10 For the sake of your servant David,
do not reject your anointed one.[c](W)

11 The Lord swore an oath to David,
a promise he will not abandon:
“I will set one of your offspring[d]
on your throne.(X)
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and my decrees that I will teach them,
their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”(Y)

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his home:(Z)
14 “This is my resting place forever;
I will make my home here
because I have desired it.(AA)
15 I will abundantly bless its food;
I will satisfy its needy with bread.(AB)
16 I will clothe its priests with salvation,
and its faithful people will shout for joy.(AC)
17 There I will make a horn grow for David;(AD)
I have prepared a lamp[e] for my anointed one.(AE)
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,(AF)
but the crown he wears[f] will be glorious.”(AG)

Psalm 133

Living in Harmony

A song of ascents. Of David.

How delightfully good
when brothers live together in harmony!(AH)
It is like fine oil on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down Aaron’s beard
onto his robes.(AI)
It is like the dew of Hermon[g]
falling on the mountains of Zion.(AJ)
For there the Lord has appointed the blessing—
life forevermore.(AK)

Footnotes

  1. 132:6 = Bethlehem
  2. 132:6 = Kiriath-jearim
  3. 132:10 = the king
  4. 132:11 Lit set the fruit of your belly
  5. 132:17 Or dominion
  6. 132:18 Lit but on him his crown
  7. 133:3 The tallest mountain in the region, noted for its abundant precipitation

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