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Psalms 131

A Childlike Spirit

A Davidic song of ascents.

1 Lord, my heart is not proud;

my eyes are not haughty.

I do not get involved with things

too great or too difficult for me.

2 Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself

like a little weaned child with its mother;

I am like a little child.

3 Israel, put your hope in theLord,

both now and forever.

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Psalms 132

David and Zion Chosen

A song of ascents.

1 Lord, remember David

and all the hardships he endured,

2 and how he swore an oath to theLord,

making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

3 “I will not enter my house

or get into my bed,

4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep

or my eyelids to slumber

5 until I find a place for theLord,

a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

6 We heard of the ark in Ephrathah;

we found it in the fields of Jaar.

7 Let us go to His dwelling place;

let us worship at His footstool.

8 Rise up,Lord, come to Your resting place,

You and Your powerful ark.

9 May Your priests be clothed with righteousness,

and may Your godly people shout for joy.

10 Because of Your servant David,

do not reject Your anointed one.

11 TheLordswore an oath to David,

a promise He will not abandon:

“I will set one of your descendants

on your throne.

12 If your sons keep My covenant

and My decrees that I will teach them,

their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

13 For theLordhas chosen Zion;

He has desired it for His home:

14 “This is My resting place forever;

I will make My home here

because I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless its food;

I will satisfy its needy with bread.

16 I will clothe its priests with salvation,

and its godly people will shout for joy.

17 There I will make a horn grow for David;

I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,

but the crown he wearswill be glorious.”

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Psalms 133

Living in Harmony

A Davidic song of ascents.

1 How good and pleasant it is

when brothers live together in harmony!

2 It is like fine oil on the head,

running down on the beard,

running down Aaron’s beard

onto his robes.

3 It is like the dew of Hermon

falling on the mountains of Zion.

For there theLordhas appointed the blessing —

life forevermore.

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Psalms 134

Call to Evening Worship

A song of ascents.

1 Now praise theLord,

all you servants of theLord

who stand in theLord’s house at night!

2 Lift up your hands in the holy place

and praise theLord!

3 May theLord,

Maker of heaven and earth,

bless you from Zion.

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Psalms 135

Yahweh Is Great

1 Hallelujah!

Praise the name of Yahweh.

Give praise, you servants of Yahweh

2 who stand in the house of Yahweh,

in the courts of the house of our God.

3 Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good;

sing praise to His name, for it is delightful.

4 For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for Himself,

Israel as His treasured possession.

5 For I know that Yahweh is great;

our Lord is greater than all gods.

6 Yahweh does whatever He pleases

in heaven and on earth,

in the seas and all the depths.

7 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain

and brings the wind from His storehouses.

8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,

both man and beast.

9 He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt,

against Pharaoh and all his officials.

10 He struck down many nations

and slaughtered mighty kings:

11 Sihon king of the Amorites,

Og king of Bashan,

and all the kings of Canaan.

12 He gave their land as an inheritance,

an inheritance to His people Israel.

13 Yahweh, Your name endures forever,

Your reputation, Yahweh,

through all generations.

14 For Yahweh will vindicate His people

and have compassion on His servants.

15 The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,

made by human hands.

16 They have mouths but cannot speak,

eyes, but cannot see.

17 They have ears but cannot hear;

indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.

18 Those who make them are just like them,

as are all who trust in them.

19 House of Israel, praise Yahweh!

House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!

20 House of Levi, praise Yahweh!

You who revere theLord, praise theLord!

21 May theLordbe praised from Zion;

He dwells in Jerusalem.

Hallelujah!

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Psalms 136

God’s Love Is Eternal

1 Give thanks to theLord, for He is good.

Hisloveiseternal.

2 Give thanks to the God of gods.

Hisloveiseternal.

3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords.

Hisloveiseternal.

4 He alone does great wonders.

Hisloveiseternal.

5 He made the heavens skillfully.

Hisloveiseternal.

6 He spread the land on the waters.

Hisloveiseternal.

7 He made the great lights:

Hisloveiseternal.

8 the sun to rule by day,

Hisloveiseternal.

9 the moon and stars to rule by night.

Hisloveiseternal.

10 He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians

Hisloveiseternal.

11 and brought Israel out from among them

Hisloveiseternal.

12 with a strong hand and outstretched arm.

Hisloveiseternal.

13 He divided the Red Sea

Hisloveiseternal.

14 and led Israel through,

Hisloveiseternal.

15 but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.

Hisloveiseternal.

16 He led His people in the wilderness.

Hisloveiseternal.

17 He struck down great kings

Hisloveiseternal.

18 and slaughtered famous kings —

Hisloveiseternal.

19 Sihon king of the Amorites

Hisloveiseternal.

20 and Og king of Bashan —

Hisloveiseternal.

21 and gave their land as an inheritance,

Hisloveiseternal.

22 an inheritance to Israel His servant.

Hisloveiseternal.

23 He remembered us in our humiliation

Hisloveiseternal.

24 and rescued us from our foes.

Hisloveiseternal.

25 He gives food to every creature.

Hisloveiseternal.

26 Give thanks to the God of heaven!

Hisloveiseternal.

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Psalms 137

Lament of the Exiles

1 By the rivers of Babylon —

there we sat down and wept

when we remembered Zion.

2 There we hung up our lyres

on the poplar trees,

3 for our captors there asked us for songs,

and our tormentors, for rejoicing:

“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”

4 How can we sing theLord’s song

on foreign soil?

5 If I forget you, Jerusalem,

may my right hand forget its skill.

6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth

if I do not remember you,

if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

7 Remember,Lord, what the Edomites said

that dayat Jerusalem:

“Destroy it! Destroy it

down to its foundations! ”

8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,

happy is the one who pays you back

what you have done to us.

9 Happy is he who takes your little ones

and dashes them against the rocks.

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Psalms 138

A Thankful Heart

Davidic.

1 I will give You thanks with all my heart;

I will sing Your praise before the heavenly beings.

2 I will bow down toward Your holy temple

and give thanks to Your name

for Your constant love and truth.

You have exalted Your name

and Your promise above everything else.

3 On the day I called, You answered me;

You increased strength within me.

4 All the kings on earth will give You thanks,Lord,

when they hear what You have promised.

5 They will sing of theLord’s ways,

for theLord’s glory is great.

6 Though theLordis exalted,

He takes note of the humble;

but He knows the haughty from a distance.

7 If I walk into the thick of danger,

You will preserve my life

from the anger of my enemies.

You will extend Your hand;

Your right hand will save me.

8 TheLordwill fulfill His purpose for me.

Lord, Your love is eternal;

do not abandon the work of Your hands.

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Psalms 139

The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

1 Lord, You have searched me and known me.

2 You know when I sit down and when I stand up;

You understand my thoughts from far away.

3 You observe my travels and my rest;

You are aware of all my ways.

4 Before a word is on my tongue,

You know all about it,Lord.

5 You have encircled me;

You have placed Your hand on me.

6 This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.

It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.

7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?

Where can I flee from Your presence?

8 If I go up to heaven, You are there;

if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

9 If I live at the eastern horizon

or settle at the western limits,

10 even there Your hand will lead me;

Your right hand will hold on to me.

11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,

and the light around me will be night”—

12 even the darkness is not dark to You.

The night shines like the day;

darkness and light are alike to You.

13 For it was You who created my inward parts;

You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

14 I will praise You

because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made.

Your works are wonderful,

and I know this very well.

15 My bones were not hidden from You

when I was made in secret,

when I was formed in the depths of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw me when I was formless;

all my days were written in Your book and planned

before a single one of them began.

17 God, how difficultYour thoughts are

for me to comprehend;

how vast their sum is!

18 If I counted them,

they would outnumber the grains of sand;

when I wake up,I am still with You.

19 God, if only You would kill the wicked —

you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me—

20 who invoke You deceitfully.

Your enemies swear by You falsely.

21 Lord, don’t I hate those who hate You,

and detest those who rebel against You?

22 I hate them with extreme hatred;

I consider them my enemies.

23 Search me, God, and know my heart;

test me and know my concerns.

24 See if there is any offensiveway in me;

lead me in the everlasting way.

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Psalms 140

Prayer for Rescue

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

1 Rescue me,Lord, from evil men.

Keep me safe from violent men

2 who plan evil in their hearts.

They stir up wars all day long.

3 They make their tongues

as sharp as a snake’s bite;

viper’s venom is under their lips.Selah

4 Protect me,Lord,

from the clutches of the wicked.

Keep me safe from violent men

who plan to make me stumble.

5 The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;

they spread a net along the path

and set snares for me.Selah

6 I say to theLord, “You are my God.”

Listen,Lord, to my cry for help.

7 LordGod, my strong Savior,

You shield my head on the day of battle.

8 Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;

do not let them achieve their goals.

Otherwise, they will become proud.Selah

9 When those who surround me rise up,

may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.

10 Let hot coals fall on them.

Let them be thrown into the fire,

into the abyss, never again to rise.

11 Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.

Let evil relentlesslyhunt down a violent man.

12 Iknow that theLordupholds

the just cause of the poor,

justice for the needy.

13 Surely the righteous will praise Your name;

the upright will live in Your presence.

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