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Psalm 129-131
English Standard Version
Psalm 129-131
English Standard Version
They Have Afflicted Me from My Youth
A Song of (A)Ascents.
129 “Greatly[a] have they (B)afflicted me (C)from my youth”—
(D)let Israel now say—
2 “Greatly have they (E)afflicted me (F)from my youth,
(G)yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 (H)The plowers plowed (I)upon my back;
they made long their furrows.”
4 The Lord is righteous;
he has cut (J)the cords of the wicked.
5 May all who hate Zion
be (K)put to shame and turned backward!
6 Let them be like (L)the grass on the housetops,
which (M)withers before it grows up,
7 with which the reaper does not fill his hand
nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
8 nor do those who pass by say,
(N)“The blessing of the Lord be upon you!
We (O)bless you in the name of the Lord!”
My Soul Waits for the Lord
A Song of (P)Ascents.
130 Out of (Q)the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
2 O Lord, hear my voice!
(R)Let your ears be attentive
to (S)the voice of my pleas for mercy!
3 If you, O Lord, should (T)mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could (U)stand?
4 But with you there is (V)forgiveness,
(W)that you may be feared.
5 I (X)wait for the Lord, (Y)my soul waits,
and (Z)in his word I hope;
6 my soul (AA)waits for the Lord
more than (AB)watchmen for (AC)the morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.
7 O Israel, (AD)hope in the Lord!
For (AE)with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is plentiful redemption.
8 And he will (AF)redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.
I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul
A Song of (AG)Ascents. Of David.
131 O Lord, my heart is not (AH)lifted up;
my eyes are not (AI)raised too high;
I do not (AJ)occupy myself with things
too great and (AK)too marvelous for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned (AL)child with its mother;
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 (AM)O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.
Footnotes
- Psalm 129:1 Or Often; also verse 2
Psalm 129-131
New International Version
Psalm 129-131
New International Version
Psalm 129
A song of ascents.
1 “They have greatly oppressed(A) me from my youth,”(B)
let Israel say;(C)
2 “they have greatly oppressed me from my youth,
but they have not gained the victory(D) over me.
3 Plowmen have plowed my back
and made their furrows long.
4 But the Lord is righteous;(E)
he has cut me free(F) from the cords of the wicked.”(G)
5 May all who hate Zion(H)
be turned back in shame.(I)
6 May they be like grass on the roof,(J)
which withers(K) before it can grow;
7 a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,(L)
nor one who gathers fill his arms.
8 May those who pass by not say to them,
“The blessing of the Lord be on you;
we bless you(M) in the name of the Lord.”
Psalm 130
A song of ascents.
1 Out of the depths(N) I cry to you,(O) Lord;
2 Lord, hear my voice.(P)
Let your ears be attentive(Q)
to my cry for mercy.(R)
3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?(S)
4 But with you there is forgiveness,(T)
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.(U)
5 I wait for the Lord,(V) my whole being waits,(W)
and in his word(X) I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen(Y) wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.(Z)
7 Israel, put your hope(AA) in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love(AB)
and with him is full redemption.(AC)
8 He himself will redeem(AD) Israel
from all their sins.(AE)
Psalm 131
A song of ascents. Of David.
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