Childlike Trust in the Lord.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

131 Lord, my heart is not (A)proud, nor my eyes (B)arrogant;
Nor do I [a]involve myself in (C)great matters,
Or in things (D)too [b]difficult for me.
I have certainly (E)soothed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned (F)child resting [c]against his mother,
My soul [d]within me is like a weaned child.
Israel, (G)wait for the Lord
(H)From this time on and forever.

Prayer for the Lords Blessing upon the Sanctuary.

A Song of Ascents.

132 Remember, Lord, in David’s behalf,
All (I)his affliction;
How he swore to the Lord
And vowed to (J)the Mighty One of Jacob,
“I certainly will not [e]enter (K)my house,
Nor [f]lie on my bed;
I will not (L)give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
Until I find a (M)place for the Lord,
[g]A dwelling place for (N)the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Behold, we heard about it in (O)Ephrathah,
We found it in the (P)field of [h]Jaar.
Let’s go into His [i](Q)dwelling place;
Let’s (R)worship at His (S)footstool.
(T)Arise, Lord, to Your (U)resting place,
You and the ark of Your (V)strength.
May Your priests be (W)clothed with righteousness,
And may Your (X)godly ones sing for joy.

10 For the sake of Your servant David,
Do not turn away the face of Your (Y)anointed.
11 The Lord has (Z)sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“I will set upon your throne one (AA)from the fruit of your body.
12 If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their sons also will (AB)sit upon your throne forever.”

13 For the Lord has (AC)chosen Zion;
He has (AD)desired it as His dwelling place.
14 “This is My (AE)resting place forever;
Here I will (AF)dwell, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly (AG)bless her food;
I will (AH)satisfy her needy with bread.
16 I will also clothe her (AI)priests with salvation,
And her (AJ)godly ones will sing aloud for joy.
17 I will make the (AK)horn of David spring forth there;
I have prepared a (AL)lamp for My anointed.
18 I will (AM)clothe his enemies with shame,
But upon himself his (AN)crown will gleam.”

The Excellency of Brotherly Unity.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For (AO)brothers to live together in unity!
It is like the precious (AP)oil on the head,
Running down upon the beard,
As on Aaron’s beard,
The oil which ran down upon the (AQ)edge of his robes.
It is like the (AR)dew of (AS)Hermon
Coming down upon the (AT)mountains of Zion;
For the Lord (AU)commanded the blessing there—(AV)life forever.

Greetings of Night Watchers.

A Song of Ascents.

134 Behold, (AW)bless the Lord, all you (AX)servants of the Lord,
Who [j](AY)serve (AZ)by night in the house of the Lord!
(BA)Lift up your hands to the (BB)sanctuary
And bless the Lord.
May the Lord (BC)bless you from Zion,
He who (BD)made heaven and earth.

Praise the Lords Wonderful Works. Futility of Idols.

135 [k](BE)Praise [l]the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord;
Praise Him, you (BF)servants of the Lord,
You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In the (BG)courtyards of the house of our God!
[m]Praise [n]the Lord, for (BH)the Lord is good;
(BI)Sing praises to His name, (BJ)for it is lovely.
For [o]the Lord has (BK)chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel as His (BL)own possession.

For I know that (BM)the Lord is great
And that our Lord is (BN)above all gods.
(BO)Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and on earth, in the seas and in all the ocean depths.
[p]He (BP)causes the [q]mist to ascend from the ends of the earth,
[r]He (BQ)makes lightning for the rain;
[s]He (BR)brings forth the wind from His treasuries.

[t]He (BS)struck the firstborn of Egypt,
[u]Both human firstborn and animal.
[v]He sent (BT)signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
Upon (BU)Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 [w](BV)He (BW)struck many nations
And brought death to mighty kings,
11 (BX)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
(BY)Og, king of Bashan,
And (BZ)all the kingdoms of Canaan;
12 And He (CA)gave their land as an inheritance,
An inheritance to His people Israel.
13 Your (CB)name, Lord, is everlasting,
The mention of You, Lord, is [x]throughout all generations.
14 For the Lord will (CC)judge His people
And (CD)will have compassion on His servants.
15 The (CE)idols of the nations are nothing but silver and gold,
The work of human hands.
16 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;
17 They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will become like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

19 House of (CF)Israel, bless the Lord;
House of Aaron, bless the Lord;
20 House of Levi, bless the Lord;
You (CG)who [y]revere the Lord, bless the Lord.
21 Blessed be the Lord (CH)from Zion,
Who (CI)dwells in Jerusalem.
[z]Praise [aa]the Lord!

Thanks for the Lords Goodness to Israel.

136 (CJ)Give thanks to the Lord, for (CK)He is good,
For (CL)His [ab]faithfulness is everlasting.
Give thanks to the (CM)God of gods,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
Give thanks to the (CN)Lord of lords,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
To Him who (CO)alone does great [ac]wonders,
For His faithfulness is everlasting;
To Him who (CP)made the heavens [ad](CQ)with skill,
For His faithfulness is everlasting;
To Him who (CR)spread out the earth above the waters,
For His faithfulness is everlasting;
To Him who (CS)made the great lights,
For His faithfulness is everlasting:
The (CT)sun to rule [ae]by day,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
The (CU)moon and stars to rule [af]by night,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.

10 To Him who (CV)struck [ag]the Egyptians, that is, their firstborn,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
11 And (CW)brought Israel out from their midst,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
12 With a (CX)strong hand and an (CY)outstretched arm,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
13 To Him who (CZ)divided the [ah]Red Sea in parts,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
14 And (DA)allowed Israel to pass through the midst of it,
For His faithfulness is everlasting;
15 But (DB)He [ai]overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the [aj]Red Sea,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
16 To Him who (DC)led His people through the wilderness,
For His faithfulness is everlasting;
17 To Him who (DD)struck great kings,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
18 And (DE)brought death to [ak]mighty kings,
For His faithfulness is everlasting:
19 (DF)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
20 And (DG)Og, king of Bashan,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
21 And (DH)gave their land as an inheritance,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
22 An inheritance to His (DI)servant Israel,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.

23 Who (DJ)remembered us in our lowliness,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
24 And has (DK)rescued us from our enemies,
For His faithfulness is everlasting;
25 Who (DL)gives food to all flesh,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
26 Give thanks to the (DM)God of heaven,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 131:1 Lit go after, walk
  2. Psalm 131:1 Or marvelous
  3. Psalm 131:2 Or upon
  4. Psalm 131:2 Or upon
  5. Psalm 132:3 Lit come into the tabernacle of
  6. Psalm 132:3 Lit go up into the couch of
  7. Psalm 132:5 Lit Dwelling places
  8. Psalm 132:6 Or the wood
  9. Psalm 132:7 Lit dwelling places
  10. Psalm 134:1 Lit stand
  11. Psalm 135:1 Or Hallelujah!
  12. Psalm 135:1 Heb Yah
  13. Psalm 135:3 Or Hallelujah!
  14. Psalm 135:3 Heb Yah
  15. Psalm 135:4 Heb Yah
  16. Psalm 135:7 Lit The one who
  17. Psalm 135:7 I.e., clouds
  18. Psalm 135:7 Lit The one who
  19. Psalm 135:7 Lit The one who
  20. Psalm 135:8 Lit The one who
  21. Psalm 135:8 Lit From man to animal
  22. Psalm 135:9 Lit The one who
  23. Psalm 135:10 Lit The one who
  24. Psalm 135:13 Lit to
  25. Psalm 135:20 Lit fear
  26. Psalm 135:21 Or Hallelujah!
  27. Psalm 135:21 Heb Yah
  28. Psalm 136:1 Or mercy, and so throughout the Psalm
  29. Psalm 136:4 I.e., wonderful acts
  30. Psalm 136:5 Lit with understanding
  31. Psalm 136:8 Or over the
  32. Psalm 136:9 Or over the
  33. Psalm 136:10 Lit Egypt
  34. Psalm 136:13 Lit Sea of Reeds
  35. Psalm 136:15 Lit shook off
  36. Psalm 136:15 Lit Sea of Reeds
  37. Psalm 136:18 Lit majestic

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