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(A song by David for worship.)

Trust the Lord!

I am not conceited, Lord,
and I don't waste my time
    on impossible schemes.
But I have learned to feel safe
    and satisfied,
like a young child
    in its mother's arms.

People of Israel,
you must trust the Lord
    now and forever.

(A song for worship.)

The Lord Is Always with His People

Our Lord, don't forget David
    and how he suffered.
Mighty God of Jacob,
    remember how he promised:
“I won't go home
or crawl into bed
    or close my eyelids,
until I find a home for you,
the mighty Lord God of Jacob.”

(A) When we were in Ephrath,
we heard that the sacred chest
    was somewhere near Jaar.
Then we said, “Let's go
to the throne of the Lord
    and worship at his feet.”

Come to your new home, Lord,
you and the sacred chest
    with all its power.
Let victory be like robes
    for the priests;
let your faithful people
    celebrate and shout.
10 David is your chosen one,
    so don't reject him.
11 (B) You made a solemn promise
    to David, when you said,
“I, the Lord, promise
that someone in your family
    will always be king.
12 If they keep our agreement
    and follow my teachings,
then someone in your family
    will rule forever.”

13 You have gladly chosen Zion
    as your home, our Lord.
14 You said, “This is my home!
    I will live here forever.
15 I will bless Zion with food,
and even the poor will eat
    until they are full.
16 Victory will be like robes
    for the priests,
and its faithful people
    will celebrate and shout.
17 (C) I will give mighty power
    to the kingdom of David.
Each of my chosen kings
will shine like a lamp
18     and wear a sparkling crown.
But I will disgrace
    their enemies.”

(A song for worship.)

Living Together in Peace

It is truly wonderful
when the people of God
    live together in peace.
It is as beautiful as olive oil
    poured on Aaron's head[a]
and running down his beard
    and the collar of his robe.
It is like the dew
from Mount Hermon,
    falling on Zion's mountains,
where the Lord has promised
to bless his people
    with life forevermore.

(A song for worship.)

Praising the Lord at Night

Everyone who serves the Lord,
    come and offer praises.
Everyone who has gathered
    in his temple tonight,
lift your hands in prayer
toward his holy place
    and praise the Lord.

The Lord is the Creator
    of heaven and earth,
and I pray that the Lord
    will bless you from Zion.

In Praise of the Lord's Kindness

Shout praises to the Lord!
You are his servants,
    so praise his name.
All who serve in the temple
of the Lord our God,
    come and shout praises.
Praise the name of the Lord!
    He is kind and good.
He chose the family of Jacob
and the people of Israel
    for his very own.

The Lord is much greater
    than any other god.
He does as he chooses
in heaven and on earth
    and deep in the sea.
The Lord makes the clouds rise
    from far across the earth,
and he makes lightning
    to go with the rain.
Then from his secret place
    he sends out the wind.

The Lord killed the first-born
of people and animals
    in the land of Egypt.
God used miracles and wonders
to fight the king of Egypt
    and all of his officials.
10 He destroyed many nations
    and killed powerful kings,
11 including King Sihon
of the Amorites
    and King Og of Bashan.
He conquered every kingdom
    in the land of Canaan
12 and gave their property
    to his people Israel.

13 The name of the Lord
    will be remembered forever,
and he will be famous
    for all time to come.
14 The Lord will bring justice
and show mercy to all
    who serve him.

15 (D) Idols of silver and gold
are made and worshiped
    in other nations.
16 They have a mouth and eyes,
    but they can't speak or see.
17 They are completely deaf,
    and they can't breathe.
18 Everyone who makes idols
    and all who trust them
will end up as helpless
    as their idols.

19 Everyone in Israel,
    come praise the Lord!
All the family of Aaron
20 and all the tribe of Levi,[b]
    come praise the Lord!
All of his worshipers,
    come praise the Lord.
21 Praise the Lord from Zion!
He lives here in Jerusalem.
    Shout praises to the Lord!

God's Love Never Fails

(E) Praise the Lord! He is good.
    God's love never fails.
Praise the God of all gods.
    God's love never fails.
Praise the Lord of lords.
    God's love never fails.

Only God works great miracles.[c]
    God's love never fails.
(F) With wisdom he made the sky.
    God's love never fails.
(G) The Lord stretched the earth
over the ocean.
    God's love never fails.
(H) He made the bright lights
in the sky.
    God's love never fails.
He lets the sun rule each day.
    God's love never fails.
He lets the moon and the stars
rule each night.
    God's love never fails.

10 (I) God struck down the first-born
in every Egyptian family.
    God's love never fails.
11 (J) He rescued Israel from Egypt.
    God's love never fails.
12 God used his great strength
and his powerful arm.
    God's love never fails.
13 (K) He split the Red Sea[d] apart.
    God's love never fails.

14 The Lord brought Israel safely
through the sea.
    God's love never fails.
15 He destroyed the Egyptian king
and his army there.
    God's love never fails.
16 The Lord led his people
through the desert.
    God's love never fails.

17 Our God defeated mighty kings.
    God's love never fails.
18 And he killed famous kings.
    God's love never fails.
19 (L) One of them was Sihon,
king of the Amorites.
    God's love never fails.
20 (M) Another was King Og of Bashan.
    God's love never fails.
21 God took away their land.
    God's love never fails.
22 He gave their land to Israel,
the people who serve him.
    God's love never fails.

23 God saw the trouble we were in.
    God's love never fails.
24 He rescued us from our enemies.
    God's love never fails.
25 He gives food to all who live.
    God's love never fails.

26 Praise God in heaven!
    God's love never fails.

Footnotes

  1. 133.2 head: Olive oil was poured on Aaron's head to show that God had chosen him to be the high priest.
  2. 135.19,20 Aaron … Levi: Aaron was from the tribe of Levi, and all priests were from his family. The temple helpers, singers, and musicians were also from the tribe of Levi.
  3. 136.4 great miracles: One Hebrew manuscript and one ancient translation have “miracles.”
  4. 136.13 Red Sea: See the note at 106.7.

Psalm 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

My heart is not proud,(A) Lord,
    my eyes are not haughty;(B)
I do not concern myself with great matters(C)
    or things too wonderful for me.(D)
But I have calmed and quieted myself,(E)
    I am like a weaned child with its mother;
    like a weaned child I am content.(F)

Israel, put your hope(G) in the Lord
    both now and forevermore.(H)

Psalm 132(I)

A song of ascents.

Lord, remember David
    and all his self-denial.(J)

He swore an oath to the Lord,
    he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(K)
“I will not enter my house(L)
    or go to my bed,
I will allow no sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
till I find a place(M) for the Lord,
    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

We heard it in Ephrathah,(N)
    we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:[a](O)
“Let us go to his dwelling place,(P)
    let us worship at his footstool,(Q) saying,
‘Arise, Lord,(R) and come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;(S)
    may your faithful people(T) sing for joy.’”

10 For the sake of your servant David,
    do not reject your anointed one.

11 The Lord swore an oath to David,(U)
    a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants(V)
    I will place on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant(W)
    and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
    on your throne(X) for ever and ever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,(Y)
    he has desired it for his dwelling,(Z) saying,
14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;(AA)
    here I will sit enthroned,(AB) for I have desired it.
15 I will bless her with abundant provisions;
    her poor I will satisfy with food.(AC)
16 I will clothe her priests(AD) with salvation,
    and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.(AE)

17 “Here I will make a horn[b] grow(AF) for David
    and set up a lamp(AG) for my anointed one.(AH)
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,(AI)
    but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”(AJ)

Psalm 133

A song of ascents. Of David.

How good and pleasant it is
    when God’s people live together(AK) in unity!(AL)

It is like precious oil poured on the head,(AM)
    running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
    down on the collar of his robe.
It is as if the dew(AN) of Hermon(AO)
    were falling on Mount Zion.(AP)
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,(AQ)
    even life forevermore.(AR)

Psalm 134

A song of ascents.

Praise the Lord, all you servants(AS) of the Lord
    who minister(AT) by night(AU) in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands(AV) in the sanctuary(AW)
    and praise the Lord.(AX)

May the Lord bless you from Zion,(AY)
    he who is the Maker of heaven(AZ) and earth.

Psalm 135(BA)

Praise the Lord.[c]

Praise the name of the Lord;
    praise him, you servants(BB) of the Lord,
you who minister in the house(BC) of the Lord,
    in the courts(BD) of the house of our God.

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;(BE)
    sing praise to his name,(BF) for that is pleasant.(BG)
For the Lord has chosen Jacob(BH) to be his own,
    Israel to be his treasured possession.(BI)

I know that the Lord is great,(BJ)
    that our Lord is greater than all gods.(BK)
The Lord does whatever pleases him,(BL)
    in the heavens and on the earth,(BM)
    in the seas and all their depths.
He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
    he sends lightning with the rain(BN)
    and brings out the wind(BO) from his storehouses.(BP)

He struck down the firstborn(BQ) of Egypt,
    the firstborn of people and animals.
He sent his signs(BR) and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
    against Pharaoh and all his servants.(BS)
10 He struck down many(BT) nations
    and killed mighty kings—
11 Sihon(BU) king of the Amorites,(BV)
    Og king of Bashan,(BW)
    and all the kings of Canaan(BX)
12 and he gave their land as an inheritance,(BY)
    an inheritance to his people Israel.

13 Your name, Lord, endures forever,(BZ)
    your renown,(CA) Lord, through all generations.
14 For the Lord will vindicate his people(CB)
    and have compassion on his servants.(CC)

15 The idols of the nations(CD) are silver and gold,
    made by human hands.(CE)
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(CF)
    eyes, but cannot see.
17 They have ears, but cannot hear,
    nor is there breath(CG) in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will be like them,
    and so will all who trust in them.

19 All you Israelites, praise the Lord;(CH)
    house of Aaron, praise the Lord;
20 house of Levi, praise the Lord;
    you who fear him, praise the Lord.
21 Praise be to the Lord from Zion,(CI)
    to him who dwells in Jerusalem.(CJ)

Praise the Lord.

Psalm 136

Give thanks(CK) to the Lord, for he is good.(CL)
His love endures forever.(CM)
Give thanks(CN) to the God of gods.(CO)
His love endures forever.
Give thanks(CP) to the Lord of lords:(CQ)
His love endures forever.

to him who alone does great wonders,(CR)
His love endures forever.
who by his understanding(CS) made the heavens,(CT)
His love endures forever.
who spread out the earth(CU) upon the waters,(CV)
His love endures forever.
who made the great lights(CW)
His love endures forever.
the sun to govern(CX) the day,
His love endures forever.
the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.

10 to him who struck down the firstborn(CY) of Egypt
His love endures forever.
11 and brought Israel out(CZ) from among them
His love endures forever.
12 with a mighty hand(DA) and outstretched arm;(DB)
His love endures forever.

13 to him who divided the Red Sea[d](DC) asunder
His love endures forever.
14 and brought Israel through(DD) the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
15 but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;(DE)
His love endures forever.

16 to him who led his people through the wilderness;(DF)
His love endures forever.

17 to him who struck down great kings,(DG)
His love endures forever.
18 and killed mighty kings(DH)
His love endures forever.
19 Sihon king of the Amorites(DI)
His love endures forever.
20 and Og king of Bashan(DJ)
His love endures forever.
21 and gave their land(DK) as an inheritance,(DL)
His love endures forever.
22 an inheritance(DM) to his servant Israel.(DN)
His love endures forever.

23 He remembered us(DO) in our low estate
His love endures forever.
24 and freed us(DP) from our enemies.(DQ)
His love endures forever.
25 He gives food(DR) to every creature.
His love endures forever.

26 Give thanks(DS) to the God of heaven.(DT)
His love endures forever.(DU)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:6 Or heard of it in Ephrathah, / we found it in the fields of Jearim. (See 1 Chron. 13:5,6) (And no quotation marks around verses 7-9)
  2. Psalm 132:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.
  3. Psalm 135:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verses 3 and 21
  4. Psalm 136:13 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 15