Chapter 120

1 In ^R4060 my trouble I cried to the LORD, And He answered me. 2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying ^R4061 lips, From a deceitful ^R4062 tongue. 3 What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, You deceitful ^R4063 tongue? 4 Sharp ^R4064 arrows of the warrior, With the burning coals ^R4065 of the broom tree.

5 Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech, ^R4066 For I dwell among the tents ^R4067 of Kedar! ^R4068 6 Too long has my soul had its dwelling With those who hate ^R4069 peace. 7 I am ^R4070 for peace, but when I speak, They are for ^R4071 war.

Chapter 121

1 I will lift ^R4072 up my eyes to the ^R4073 mountains; From where shall my help come? 2 My help ^R4074 comes from the LORD, Who made ^R4075 heaven and earth. 3 He will not allow ^R4076 your foot to slip; He who keeps ^R4077 you will not slumber. 4 Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is your keeper; ^R4078 The LORD is your shade ^R4079 on your right hand. 6 The sun ^R4080 will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will protect ^{R4081 F1395} you from all evil; He will keep your soul. 8 The LORD will guard ^{R4082 F1396} your going out and your coming in From ^R4083 this time forth and forever.

Chapter 122

1 I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go ^R4084 to the house of the LORD." 2 Our feet are standing Within your gates, ^R4085 O Jerusalem, 3 Jerusalem, that is built ^R4086 As a city that is compact ^R4087 together; 4 To which the tribes go ^R4088 up, even the tribes of the ^F1397 LORD-- An ^F1398 ordinance for Israel-- To give thanks to the name of the LORD. 5 For there thrones ^R4089 were set for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace ^R4090 of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love ^R4091 you. 7 "May peace be within your walls, ^R4092 And prosperity within your palaces." ^R4093 8 For the sake of my brothers ^R4094 and my friends, I will now say, "May ^R4095 peace be within you." 9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek ^R4096 your good.

Chapter 123

1 To You I lift ^R4097 up my eyes, O You who are ^R4098 enthroned in the heavens! 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants ^R4099 look to the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes ^R4100 look to the LORD our God, Until He is gracious to us. 3 Be ^R4101 gracious to us, O LORD, be gracious to us, For we are greatly filled with ^R4102 contempt. 4 Our soul is greatly filled With the scoffing ^R4103 of those ^R4104 who are at ease, And with the contempt ^R4105 of the proud.

Chapter 124

1 "Had ^R4106 it not been the LORD who was on our side," Let ^R4107 Israel now say, 2 "Had it not been the LORD who was on our side When men rose up against us, 3 Then they would have swallowed ^R4108 us alive, When their anger ^R4109 was kindled against us; 4 Then the waters ^R4110 would have engulfed us, The stream would have swept ^F1399 over our soul; 5 Then the raging ^R4111 waters would have swept ^F1400 over our soul."

6 Blessed be the LORD, Who has not given us to ^F1401 be torn ^R4112 by their teeth. 7 Our soul has escaped ^R4113 as ^R4114 a bird out of the snare ^R4115 of the trapper; The snare is broken and we have escaped. 8 Our help ^R4116 is in the name of the LORD, Who made ^R4117 heaven and earth.

Chapter 125

1 Those who trust in the LORD Are as Mount Zion, which cannot ^R4118 be moved but abides ^R4119 forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the ^R4120 LORD surrounds His people From ^R4121 this time forth and forever. 3 For the scepter ^R4122 of wickedness shall not rest upon the land ^F1402 of the righteous, So that the righteous will ^R4123 not put forth their hands to do wrong.

4 Do ^R4124 good, O LORD, to those who are good And to those who are upright ^R4125 in their hearts. 5 But as for those who turn ^R4126 aside to their crooked ^R4127 ways, The LORD will lead them away with the doers ^R4128 of iniquity. Peace ^R4129 be upon Israel.

Chapter 126

1 When the LORD brought ^R4130 back the ^F1403 captive ones of Zion, We were like ^R4131 those who dream. 2 Then our mouth ^R4132 was filled with laughter And our tongue ^R4133 with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done ^R4134 great things for them." 3 The LORD has done great things for us; We are glad. ^R4135

4 Restore our captivity, O LORD, As the streams ^{R4136 F1404} in the South. ^F1405 5 Those who sow in tears ^R4137 shall reap with joyful ^R4138 shouting. 6 He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

Chapter 127

1 Unless the LORD builds ^R4139 the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards ^R4140 the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, To retire ^F1406 late, To eat ^R4141 the bread of painful ^F1407 labors; For He gives to His beloved ^R4142 even ^R4143 in his sleep. 3 Behold, children ^R4144 are a gift ^F1408 of the LORD, The fruit ^R4145 of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, ^R4146 So are the children of one's youth. 5 How blessed ^R4147 is the man whose quiver is full of them; They ^R4148 will not be ashamed When they speak ^R4149 with their enemies in ^R4150 the gate.

Chapter 128

1 How ^R4151 blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, Who walks ^R4152 in His ways. 2 When you shall eat ^R4153 of the fruit ^{R4154 F1409} of your hands, You will be happy and it ^R4155 will be well with you. 3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful ^R4156 vine Within ^F1410 your house, Your children like olive ^R4157 plants Around your table. 4 Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the LORD. 5 The ^R4158 LORD bless you from ^R4159 Zion, And may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. 6 Indeed, may you see your children's ^R4160 children. Peace ^R4161 be upon Israel!

Chapter 129

1 "Many ^F1411 times they have persecuted ^{R4162 F1412} me from my youth ^R4163 up," Let ^R4164 Israel now say, 2 "Many ^F1413 times they have persecuted ^F1414 me from my youth up; Yet they have not ^R4165 prevailed against me. 3 "The plowers plowed upon my back; They lengthened their furrows." 4 The LORD is ^R4166 righteous; He has cut in two the cords ^R4167 of the wicked.

5 May all who hate ^R4168 Zion Be put ^R4169 to shame and turned backward; 6 Let them be like grass ^R4170 upon the housetops, Which withers before it grows ^F1415 up; 7 With which the reaper does not fill his hand, ^F1416 Or the binder of sheaves his bosom; ^R4171 8 Nor do those who pass by say, "The blessing ^R4172 of the LORD be upon you; We bless you in the name of the LORD."

Chapter 130

1 Out of the depths ^R4173 I have cried to You, O LORD. 2 Lord, hear ^R4174 my voice! Let Your ^R4175 ears be attentive To the voice ^R4176 of my supplications. 3 If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? ^R4177 4 But there is forgiveness ^R4178 with You, That You may be feared. ^R4179

5 I wait for the LORD, my soul ^R4180 does wait, And in ^{R4181 F1418} His word do I hope. 6 My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for ^R4182 the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning. 7 O Israel, hope ^R4183 in the LORD; For with the LORD there is lovingkindness, ^R4184 And with Him is abundant ^R4185 redemption. 8 And He will redeem ^R4186 Israel From all his iniquities.

Chapter 131

1 O LORD, my heart is not proud, ^R4187 nor my eyes haughty; ^{R4188 F1419} Nor do I involve ^F1420 myself in great ^R4189 matters, Or in things too ^R4190 difficult ^F1421 for me. 2 Surely I have composed ^R4191 and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child ^R4192 rests against ^F1422 his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within ^F1422 me. 3 O Israel, hope ^R4193 in the LORD From ^R4194 this time forth and forever.