Psalms 128-135

Psalm 128

¹A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways.

²For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands; happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

³Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the inner part of thy house; thy children like olive-plants round about thy table.

⁴Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth Jehovah.

⁵Jehovah will bless thee out of Zion; and mayest thou see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life,

⁶And see thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel!

Psalm 129

¹A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth -- oh let Israel say --

²Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.

³The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

⁴Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;

⁶Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,

⁷Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;

⁸Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!

Psalm 130

¹A Song of degrees. Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah.

²Lord, hear my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

³If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand?

⁴But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

⁵I wait for Jehovah; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

⁶My soul waiteth for the Lord more than the watchers wait for the morning, more than the watchers for the morning.

⁷Let Israel hope in Jehovah, because with Jehovah there is loving-kindness, and with him is plenteous redemption;

⁸And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

Psalm 131

¹A Song of degrees. Of David. Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters, and in things too wonderful for me.

²Surely I have restrained and composed my soul, like a weaned child with its mother: my soul within me is as a weaned child.

³Let Israel hope in Jehovah, from henceforth and for evermore.

Psalm 132

¹A Song of degrees. Jehovah, remember for David all his affliction;

²How he swore unto Jehovah, vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

³I will not come into the tent of my house, I will not go up to the couch of my bed;

⁴I will not give sleep to mine eyes, slumber to mine eyelids,

⁵Until I find out a place for Jehovah, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob. ...

⁶Behold, we heard of it at Ephratah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

⁷Let us go into his habitations, let us worship at his footstool.

⁸Arise, Jehovah, into thy rest, thou and the ark of thy strength.

⁹Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy.

¹⁰For thy servant David's sake, turn not away the face of thine anointed.

¹¹Jehovah hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne;

¹²If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.

¹³For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling:

¹⁴This is my rest for ever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it.

¹⁵I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her needy ones with bread;

¹⁶And I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

¹⁷There will I cause the horn of David to bud forth; I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

¹⁸His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

Psalm 133

¹A Song of degrees. Of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

²Like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, upon Aaron's beard, that ran down to the hem of his garments;

³As the dew of Hermon that descendeth on the mountains of Zion; for there hath Jehovah commanded the blessing, life for evermore.

Psalm 134

¹A Song of degrees. Behold, bless Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, who by night stand in the house of Jehovah.

²Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless Jehovah.

³Jehovah, the maker of heavens and earth, bless thee out of Zion.

Psalm 135

¹Hallelujah! Praise the name of Jehovah; praise, ye servants of Jehovah,

²Ye that stand in the house of Jehovah, in the courts of the house of our God.

³Praise ye Jah; for Jehovah is good: sing psalms unto his name; for it is pleasant.

⁴For Jah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, Israel for his own possession.

⁵For *I* know that Jehovah is great, and our Lord is above all gods.

⁶Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, he hath done in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps;

⁷Who causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; who maketh lightnings for the rain; who bringeth the wind out of his treasuries:

⁸Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast;

⁹Who sent signs and miracles into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and upon all his servants;

¹⁰Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings,

¹¹Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan;

¹²And gave their land for an inheritance, an inheritance unto Israel his people.

¹³Thy name, O Jehovah, is for ever; thy memorial, O Jehovah, from generation to generation.

¹⁴For Jehovah will judge his people, and will repent in favour of his servants.

¹⁵The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands:

¹⁶They have a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not;

¹⁷They have ears, and they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth.

¹⁸They that make them are like unto them, -- every one that confideth in them.

¹⁹House of Israel, bless ye Jehovah; house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah;

²⁰House of Levi, bless ye Jehovah; ye that fear Jehovah, bless Jehovah.

²¹Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem! Hallelujah!