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Chapter 127
1. A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
1. A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
1. A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
1. A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
1. A Song of degrees of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
1. A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:
1. A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
1. A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
1. Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.
1. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
1. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
1. A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
1. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
1. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
1. A Psalm of David. LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
1. Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
1. A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
1. A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
1. David's Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
1. Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
1. Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
1. Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
1. Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
1. Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
2. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
2. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
2. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
2. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
2. Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
2. How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
2. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
2. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
2. Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,
2. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
2. I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
2. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
2. Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
2. Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
2. I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
2. And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
2. My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
2. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
2. While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
2. The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
2. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
2. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
2. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3. Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
3. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
3. The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
3. If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
3. Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.
3. Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
3. As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
3. The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
3. Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
3. O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
3. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
3. In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
3. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
3. They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
3. Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
3. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
3. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
3. LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
3. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
3. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
3. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
3. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
3. Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
3. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
4. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
4. The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
4. But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
4. I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
4. For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
4. To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
4. How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
4. All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
4. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
4. Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
4. Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
4. I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
4. Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
4. Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
4. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
4. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
4. He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
4. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
4. For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
4. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
5. The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
5. Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
5. I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
5. Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
5. For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
5. To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
5. If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
5. Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
5. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
5. The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
5. Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
5. I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
5. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
5. Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
5. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
5. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
5. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
5. Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
5. Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
5. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
6. Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.
6. Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
6. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
6. Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
6. Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
6. To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
6. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
6. Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
6. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
6. I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
6. When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
6. Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
6. I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
6. Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
6. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
6. Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
6. The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
6. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
6. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;
6. Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
7. Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
7. Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
7. We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.
7. He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
7. To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
7. Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof.
7. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
7. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
7. O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
7. Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
7. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
7. Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
7. Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
7. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
7. Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
7. Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
7. Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
7. To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
8. Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.
8. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
8. Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
8. Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
8. The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
8. O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
8. The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
8. If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
8. Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
8. But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
8. Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
8. Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
8. The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
8. The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
8. Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
8. Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
8. To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
9. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
9. Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
9. The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
9. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
9. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
9. As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
9. Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
9. Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
9. I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
9. The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
9. The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
9. He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
9. Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
9. To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.
10. For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
10. Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;
10. To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
10. Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
10. Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
10. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
10. Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
10. It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
10. All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
10. The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
10. He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
10. Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
11. The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
11. Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:
11. And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:
11. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
11. Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
11. Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
11. Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
11. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
11. The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
11. Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
12. If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
12. And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.
12. With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
12. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
12. I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
12. And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
12. That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
12. To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
12. Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
12. Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
13. For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
13. Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.
13. To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
13. For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
13. Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
13. That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
13. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
13. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
13. Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
14. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
14. For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.
14. And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:
14. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
14. That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
14. The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
14. He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
14. He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
15. I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
15. The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
15. But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
15. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
15. Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
15. The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
15. He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
16. I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
16. They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
16. To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
16. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
16. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
16. He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
17. There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
17. They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
17. To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
17. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
17. The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
17. He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
18. His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
18. They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
18. And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
18. If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
18. The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
18. He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19. Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:
19. Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:
19. Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
19. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
19. He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20. Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
20. And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:
20. For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
20. The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
20. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
21. Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
21. And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:
21. Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
21. My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
22. Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.
22. I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
23. Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:
23. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
24. And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.
24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
25. Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
26. O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.