Psalm 131

*A Song of degrees †of David.

1  Lord, aMy heart is not haughty, nor bmine eyes lofty:

Neither cdo I †exercise myself in great matters, or in things too †high for me.

2  Surely I have behaved and quieted †myself,

dAs a child that is weaned of his mother:

My soul is even as a weaned child.

3  eLet Israel hope in the Lord

†From henceforth and for ever.

Psalm 132

*A Song of degrees.

1  *Lord, aRemember David,

And all his afflictions:

2  How he sware unto the Lord,

And aavowed unto bthe mighty God of Jacob;

3  Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house,

Nor go up into my bed;

4  I will not cgive sleep to mine eyes,

Or cslumber to mine eyelids,

5  Until dI find out a place for the Lord,

†An habitation for bthe mighty God of Jacob.

6  Lo, we heard of eit at fEphratah:

gWe found it in the fields hof the wood.

7  We will go into his itabernacles:

jWe will worship at his kfootstool.

8  lArise, O Lord, into mthy rest;

Thou, and the enark of thy strength.

9  oLet thy priests be clothed with righteousness;

And let thy psaints shout for joy.

10  For thy servant David’s sake

qTurn not away the face of rthine anointed.

11  sThe Lord thath sworn in truth unto David;

tHe will not turn from it;

uOf the fruit of †thy body will I set upon thy throne.

12  vIf thy children will keep my covenant

And my testimony that I shall teach them,

Their children shall also wsit upon thy throne for evermore.

13  xFor the Lord hath chosen Zion;

He hath desired it for his habitation.

14  This is ymy rest for ever:

Here zwill I dwell; for I have desired it.

15  aI will ||abundantly bless her provision:

I bwill satisfy her poor with bread.

16  cI will also clothe her priests with salvation:

And her desaints shall shout aloud for joy.

17  There will I fmake the horn of David to bud:

I have ordained ga ||lamp for hmine anointed.

18  His enemies will I iclothe with shame:

But upon himself shall his crown flourish.

Psalm 133

*A Song of degrees †of David.

1  Behold, how good and how pleasant it is

For abrethren to dwell †together in unity!

2  It is like bthe precious ointment cupon the head,

That ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard:

That went down to the dskirts of his garments;

3  As the dew of eHermon, and as the dew that descended upon the fmountains of gZion:

For there the Lord hcommanded the blessing,

Even life for evermore.

Psalm 134

*A Song of degrees.

1  Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye aservants of the Lord,

Which bby night acstand in the house of the Lord.

2  dLift up your hands ||in ethe sanctuary,

And bless the Lord.

3  The Lord fthat made heaven and earth

gBless thee out of Zion.

Psalm 135

1  aPraise ye the Lord.

bPraise ye the name of the Lord;

Praise him, O ye bcservants of the Lord.

2  Ye that cstand in the house of the Lord,

In the dcourts of the house of our God,

3  Praise the Lord; for ethe Lord is good:

Sing praises unto his name; ffor it is pleasant.

4  For the gLord hhath chosen Jacob unto himself,

And Israel for his ipeculiar treasure.

5  For I know that kthe Lord is great,

And that our Lord is above all gods.

6  lWhatsoever the Lord pleased,

That did he in heaven, and in earth,

In the seas, and all deep places.

7  mHe ncauseth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth;

moHe maketh lightnings ofor the rain;

mHe bringeth the wind out of his ptreasuries.

8  qWho smote the firstborn of Egypt,

†Both of man and beast.

9  Who sent rtokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt,

Upon sPharaoh, and upon all his servants.

10  tWho smote great nations,

And slew mighty kings;

11  uSihon king of the Amorites,

And xOg king of Bashan,

And yall the kingdoms of Canaan:

12  And zgave their land for an heritage,

An heritage unto Israel his people.

13  aThy name, O Lord, endureth for ever;

And abthy memorial, O Lord, †throughout all generations.

14  cFor the Lord will judge his people,

And cdhe will repent himself concerning his servants.

15  eThe idols of the heathen are silver and gold,

The work of men’s hands.

16  They have mouths, but they speak not;

Eyes have they, but they see not;

17  They have ears, but they hear not;

fNeither is there any breath in their mouths.

18  They that make them are like unto them:

So is every one that trusteth in them.

19  Bless the Lord, gO house of Israel:

Bless the Lord, gO house of Aaron:

20  Bless the Lord, O house of Levi:

hYe that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

21  Blessed be the Lord iout of Zion, kwhich dwelleth at Jerusalem.

lPraise ye the Lord.