Psalm 130

Awaiting Redemption

A song of ascents.

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

Yahweh, if You considered sins,
Lord, who could stand?(C)
But with You there is forgiveness,
so that You may be revered.(D)

I wait for Yahweh; 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 sins.(I)

Psalm 131

A Childlike Spirit

A Davidic song of ascents.

Lord, my heart is not proud;
my eyes are not haughty.(J)
I do not get involved with things
too great or too difficult for me.(K)
Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself
like a little weaned child with its mother;
I am like a little 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[a]
or get into my bed,[b]
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;[c](R)
we found it in the fields of Jaar.[d](S)
Let us go to His dwelling place;
let us 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 godly people shout for joy.(V)
10 Because of Your servant David,
do not reject Your anointed one.[e](W)

11 The Lord swore an oath to David,
a promise He will not abandon:
“I will set one of your descendants[f]
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 godly people will shout for joy.(AC)
17 There I will make a horn grow for David;(AD)
I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.(AE)
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,(AF)
but the crown he wears[g] will be glorious.”(AG)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:3 Lit enter the tent of my house
  2. Psalm 132:3 Lit into the couch of my bed
  3. Psalm 132:6 = Bethlehem
  4. Psalm 132:6 = Kiriath-jearim
  5. Psalm 132:10 = the king
  6. Psalm 132:11 Lit set the fruit of your womb
  7. Psalm 132:18 Lit but on him his crown

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