Our Eyes Look to the Lord Our God

A Song of (A)Ascents.

123 To you I (B)lift up my eyes,
    O you who are (C)enthroned in the heavens!
Behold, as the eyes of servants
    look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maidservant
    to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
    till he has mercy upon us.

(D)Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
    for we have had more than enough of (E)contempt.
Our soul has had more than enough
    of (F)the scorn of (G)those who are at ease,
    of the contempt of (H)the proud.

Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord

A Song of (I)Ascents. Of David.

124 (J)If it had not been the Lord who was on our side—
    (K)let Israel now say—
if it had not been the Lord who was on our side
    when people rose up against us,
then they would have (L)swallowed us up alive,
    when their anger was kindled against us;
then (M)the flood would have (N)swept us away,
    the torrent would have gone (O)over us;
then over us would have gone
    the raging waters.

Blessed be the Lord,
    who has not given us
    as prey to their teeth!
We have escaped like a bird
    from (P)the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
    and we have escaped!

(Q)Our help is in the name of the Lord,
    who made heaven and earth.

The Lord Surrounds His People

A Song of (R)Ascents.

125 Those who (S)trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
    which (T)cannot be moved, but abides forever.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
    so (U)the Lord surrounds his people,
    from this time forth and forevermore.
For (V)the scepter of wickedness shall not (W)rest
    on (X)the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous (Y)stretch out
    their hands to do wrong.
(Z)Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
    and to those who are (AA)upright in their hearts!
But those who (AB)turn aside to their (AC)crooked ways
    the Lord will lead away with (AD)evildoers!
    (AE)Peace be upon Israel!

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