Psalm 120215

A song of ascents.216

120:1 In my distress I cried out

to the Lord and he answered me.

120:2 I said,1 “O Lord, rescue me2

from those who lie with their lips3

and those who deceive with their tongue.4

120:3 How will he severely punish you,

you deceptive talker?5

120:4 Here’s how!6 With the sharp arrows of warriors,

with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.7

120:5 How miserable I am!8

For I have lived temporarily9 in Meshech;

I have resided among the tents of Kedar.10

120:6 For too long I have had to reside

with those who hate11 peace.

120:7 I am committed to peace,12

but when I speak, they want to make war.13

Psalm 12114

A song of ascents.15

121:1 I look up1 toward the hills.

From where2 does my help come?

121:2 My help comes from the Lord,3

the Creator4 of heaven and earth!

121:3 May he not allow your foot to slip!

May your protector5 not sleep!6

121:4 Look! Israel’s protector7

does not sleep or slumber!

121:5 The Lord is your protector;

the Lord is the shade at your right hand.

121:6 The sun will not harm you by day,

or the moon by night.8

121:7 The Lord will protect you from all harm;

he will protect your life.

121:8 The Lord will protect you in all you do,9

now and forevermore.

Psalm 12210

A song of ascents,11 by David.

122:1 I was glad because1 they said to me,

“We will go to the Lord’s temple.”

122:2 Our feet are2 standing

inside your gates, O Jerusalem.

122:3 Jerusalem3 is a city designed

to accommodate an assembly.4

122:4 The tribes go up5 there,6

the tribes of the Lord,

where it is required that Israel

give thanks to the name of the Lord.7

122:5 Indeed,8 the leaders sit9 there on thrones and make legal decisions,

on the thrones of the house of David.10

122:6 Pray11 for the peace of Jerusalem!

May those who love her prosper!12

122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses,

and prosperity13 inside your fortresses!14

122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors

I will say, “May there be peace in you!”

122:9 For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God

I will pray for you to prosper.15