Hounslow West Evangelical ChurchA song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty;I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.But I have calmed and quietened myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content. Israel, put your hope in the Lord both now and […]
A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice.Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you. I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his […]
A song of ascents. ‘They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,’ let Israel say;‘they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.Ploughmen have ploughed my back and made their furrows long.But the Lord is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.’ May all who hate Zion be turned […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]