A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.You will eat the fruit of your labour; blessings and prosperity will be yours.Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house;your children will be like olive shoots round your table.Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the Lord. May […]
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Meditation Psalm 127
A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.In vain you rise early and stay up late,toiling for food to eat – for he grants sleep to those he loves. Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.Like arrows in the hands of […]
Meditation Psalm 126
A song of ascents. When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed.Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy.Then it was said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Restore our fortunes, Lord, like streams in the Negev.Those who sow with […]
Meditation Psalm 125
A song of ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures for ever.As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and for evermore. The sceptre of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous,for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil. Lord, do […]
Meditation Psalm 124
A song of ascents. Of David. If the Lord had not been on our side – let Israel say –if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us,they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,the raging waters would have swept us away. Praise be to the Lord, who […]
Meditation Psalm 123
A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy. Have mercy on […]
Meditation Psalm 122
A song of ascents. Of David. I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.That is where the tribes go up – the tribes of the Lord –to praise the name of the Lord according to the statute given […]
Meditation Psalm 121
A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from?My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip – he who watches over you will not slumber;indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you – the Lord is your shade at […]
Meditation Psalm 120
A song of ascents. I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. What will he do to you, and what more besides, you deceitful tongue?He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom bush. Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek, that I live among […]
Meditation Psalm 119v
ת Taw May my cry come before you, Lord; give me understanding according to your word.May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen […]