Dublin, OH
120[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.] I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.H7892H4609H6869H7121H3068H6030 2Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people.H5337H5315H3068H8267H8193H7423H3956 3O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you? How will he increase your punishment?H5414H3254H7423H3956 4You will be pierced with sharp arrows and burned with glowing coals.H8150H2671H1368H1513H7574 5How I suffer in far-off Meshech. It pains me to live in distant Kedar.H190H1481H4902H7931H168H6938 6I am tired of living among people who hate peace.H5315H7227H7931H8130H7965 7I search for peace; but when I speak of peace, they want war!H7965H1696H4421
121[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.] I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there?H7892H4609H5375H5869H2022H370H935H5828 2My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!H5828H3068H6213H8064H776 3He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber.H5414H7272H4132H8104H5123 4Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps.H8104H3478H5123H3462 5The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.H3068H8104H3068H6738H3225H3027 6The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.H8121H5221H3119H3394H3915 7The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life.H3068H8104H7451H8104H5315 8The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.H3068H8104H3318H935H5704H5769
122[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.] I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”H7892H4609H1732H8055H559H3212H1004H3068 2And now here we are, standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem.H7272H5975H8179H3389 3Jerusalem is a well-built city; its seamless walls cannot be breached.H3389H1129H5892H2266H3162 4All the tribes of Israel—the Lord’s people—make their pilgrimage here. They come to give thanks to the name of the Lord, as the law requires of Israel.H8033H7626H5927H7626H3050H5715H3478H3034H8034H3068 5Here stand the thrones where judgment is given, the thrones of the dynasty of David.H3427H3678H4941H3678H1004H1732 6Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper.H7592H7965H3389H7951H157 7O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls and prosperity in your palaces.H7965H2426H7962H759 8For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “May you have peace.”H251H7453H1696H7965 9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem.H1004H3068H430H1245H2896
123[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.] I lift my eyes to you, O God, enthroned in heaven.H7892H4609H5375H5869H3427H8064 2We keep looking to the Lord our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.H5869H5650H3027H113H5869H8198H3027H1404H5869H3068H430H2603 3Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt.H2603H3068H2603H7227H7646H937 4We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud and the contempt of the arrogant.H5315H7227H7646H3933H7600H937H3238H1343H1349
124[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.] What if the Lord had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat.H7892H4609H1732H3884H3068H3478H559 2What if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us?H3884H3068H120H6965 3They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger.H233H1104H2416H639H2734 4The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.H233H4325H7857H5158H5674H5315 5Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives.H233H2121H4325H5674H5315 6Praise the Lord, who did not let their teeth tear us apart!H1288H3068H5414H2964H8127 7We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!H5315H4422H6833H6341H3369H6341H7665H4422 8Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.H5828H8034H3068H6213H8064H776
121[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.] I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there?H7892
122[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.] I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”H7892
123[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.] I lift my eyes to you, O God, enthroned in heaven.H7892
124[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.] What if the Lord had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat.H7892
