Psalms 120-133 - Prayer Tents

Psalms 120

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

Psalms 121

121[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.] I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there?H7892H4609H5375H5869H2022H370H935H58282My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!H5828H3068H6213H8064H7763He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber.H5414H7272H4132H8104H51234Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps.H8104H3478H5123H34625The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.H3068H8104H3068H6738H3225H30276The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.H8121H5221H3119H3394H39157The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life.H3068H8104H7451H8104H53158The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.H3068H8104H3318H935H5704H5769

Psalms 122

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

Psalms 123

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

Psalms 124

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.H7892H4609H1732H3884H3068H3478H5592What if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us?H3884H3068H120H69653They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger.H233H1104H2416H639H27344The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.H233H4325H7857H5158H5674H53155Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives.H233H2121H4325H5674H53156Praise the Lord, who did not let their teeth tear us apart!H1288H3068H5414H2964H81277We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!H5315H4422H6833H6341H3369H6341H7665H44228Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.H5828H8034H3068H6213H8064H776

Psalms 125

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

Psalms 126

126[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.] When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!H7892H4609H3068H7725H7870H6726H2492 2We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the Lord has done for them.”H6310H4390H7814H3956H7440H559H1471H3068H6213H1431 3Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us! What joy!H3068H6213H1431H8056 4Restore our fortunes, Lord, as streams renew the desert.H7725H7622H7622H3068H650H5045 5Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.H2232H1832H7114H7440 6They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.H3212H1980H1058H5375H4901H2233H935H935H7440H5375H485

Psalms 127

127[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of Solomon.] Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.H7892H4609H8010H3068H1129H1004H5998H7723H1129H3068H8104H5892H8104H8245H7723 2It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.H7723H6965H7925H3427H309H398H3899H6089H5414H3039H8142 3Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.H1121H5159H3068H6529H990H7939 4Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands.H2671H3027H1368H1121H5271 5How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.H835H1397H827H4390H954H1696H341H8179

Psalms 128

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

Psalms 129

129[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.] From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me. Let all Israel repeat this.H7892H4609H7227H6887H5271H3478H5592From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never defeated me.H7227H6887H5271H32013My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.H2790H2790H1354H748H4618H46184But the Lord is good; he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly.H3068H6662H7112H5688H75635May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat.H954H5472H268H8130H67266May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown,H2682H1406H3001H6927H80257ignored by the harvester, despised by the binder.H7114H4390H3709H6014H26838And may those who pass by refuse to give them this blessing. “The Lord bless you; we bless you in the Lord’s name.”H5674H559H1293H3068H1288H8034H3068