Psalms 121; Psalms 123-125; Psalms 128-130 - Prayer Tents

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

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

125[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.] Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.H7892H4609H982H3068H2022H6726H4131H3427H5769 2Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, both now and forever.H2022H5439H3389H3068H5439H5971H5704H5769 3The wicked will not rule the land of the godly, for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong.H7626H7562H5117H1486H6662H4616H6662H7971H3027H5766 4O Lord, do good to those who are good, whose hearts are in tune with you.H2895H3068H2896H3477H3826 5But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord. Take them away with those who do evil. May Israel have peace!H5186H6128H3068H3212H6466H205H7965H3478

128[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.] How joyful are those who fear the Lord—all who follow his ways!H7892H4609H835H3373H3068H1980H1870 2You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful and prosperous you will be!H398H3018H3709H835H2896 3Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table.H802H6509H1612H3411H1004H1121H2132H8363H5439H7979 4That is the Lord’s blessing for those who fear him.H1397H1288H3373H3068 5May the Lord continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.H3068H1288H6726H7200H2898H3389H3117H2416 6May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. May Israel have peace!H7200H1121H1121H7965H3478