Waiting for the Redemption of the Lord

A Song of Ascents.

130 Out (A)of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.

(B)If You, Lord, should [a]mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could (C)stand?
But there is (D)forgiveness with You,
That (E)You may be feared.

(F)I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
And (G)in His word I do hope.
(H)My soul waits for the Lord
More than those who watch for the morning—
Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.

(I)O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For (J)with the Lord there is mercy,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And (K)He shall redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Simple Trust in the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

131 Lord, my heart is not [b]haughty,
Nor my eyes [c]lofty.
(L)Neither do I [d]concern myself with great matters,
Nor with things too [e]profound for me.

Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,
(M)Like a weaned child with his mother;
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

(N)O Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever.

The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion

A Song of Ascents.

132 Lord, remember David
And all his afflictions;
How he swore to the Lord,
(O)And vowed to (P)the Mighty One of Jacob:
“Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house,
Or go up to the comfort of my bed;
I will (Q)not give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
Until I (R)find a place for the Lord,
A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Behold, we heard of it (S)in Ephrathah;
(T)We found it (U)in the fields of [f]the woods.
Let us go into His tabernacle;
(V)Let us worship at His footstool.
(W)Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place,
You and (X)the ark of Your strength.
Let Your priests (Y)be clothed with righteousness,
And let Your saints shout for joy.

10 For Your servant David’s sake,
Do not turn away the face of Your [g]Anointed.

11 (Z)The Lord has sworn in truth to David;
He will not turn from it:
“I will set upon your throne (AA)the [h]fruit of your body.
12 If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I shall teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”

13 (AB)For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His [i]dwelling place:
14 “This(AC) is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
15 (AD)I will abundantly bless her [j]provision;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 (AE)I will also clothe her priests with salvation,
(AF)And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
17 (AG)There I will make the [k]horn of David grow;
(AH)I will prepare a lamp for My [l]Anointed.
18 His enemies I will (AI)clothe with shame,
But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 130:3 take note of
  2. Psalm 131:1 Proud
  3. Psalm 131:1 Arrogant
  4. Psalm 131:1 Lit. walk in
  5. Psalm 131:1 difficult
  6. Psalm 132:6 Heb. Jaar, lit. Woods
  7. Psalm 132:10 Commissioned One, Heb. Messiah
  8. Psalm 132:11 offspring
  9. Psalm 132:13 home
  10. Psalm 132:15 supply of food
  11. Psalm 132:17 Government
  12. Psalm 132:17 Heb. Messiah

Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

Out of the depths(A) I cry to you,(B) Lord;
    Lord, hear my voice.(C)
Let your ears be attentive(D)
    to my cry for mercy.(E)

If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
    Lord, who could stand?(F)
But with you there is forgiveness,(G)
    so that we can, with reverence, serve you.(H)

I wait for the Lord,(I) my whole being waits,(J)
    and in his word(K) I put my hope.
I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen(L) wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.(M)

Israel, put your hope(N) in the Lord,
    for with the Lord is unfailing love(O)
    and with him is full redemption.(P)
He himself will redeem(Q) Israel
    from all their sins.(R)

Psalm 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

My heart is not proud,(S) Lord,
    my eyes are not haughty;(T)
I do not concern myself with great matters(U)
    or things too wonderful for me.(V)
But I have calmed and quieted myself,(W)
    I am like a weaned child with its mother;
    like a weaned child I am content.(X)

Israel, put your hope(Y) in the Lord
    both now and forevermore.(Z)

Psalm 132(AA)

A song of ascents.

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

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

We heard it in Ephrathah,(AF)
    we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:[a](AG)
“Let us go to his dwelling place,(AH)
    let us worship at his footstool,(AI) saying,
‘Arise, Lord,(AJ) and come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;(AK)
    may your faithful people(AL) 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,(AM)
    a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants(AN)
    I will place on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant(AO)
    and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
    on your throne(AP) for ever and ever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,(AQ)
    he has desired it for his dwelling,(AR) saying,
14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;(AS)
    here I will sit enthroned,(AT) for I have desired it.
15 I will bless her with abundant provisions;
    her poor I will satisfy with food.(AU)
16 I will clothe her priests(AV) with salvation,
    and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.(AW)

17 “Here I will make a horn[b] grow(AX) for David
    and set up a lamp(AY) for my anointed one.(AZ)
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,(BA)
    but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”(BB)

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.