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Hope in the Lord’s forgiving love.

A Song of Ascents.

130 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.
Lord, hear my voice:
Let thine ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
If thou, [a]Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with thee,
That thou mayest be feared.
I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait,
And in his word do I hope.
My soul waiteth for the Lord
More than watchmen wait for the morning;
Yea, more than watchmen for the morning.
O Israel, hope in Jehovah;
For with Jehovah there is lovingkindness,
And with him is plenteous redemption.
And he will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Childlike trust in Jehovah.

A Song of Ascents; of David.

131 Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty;
Neither do I [b]exercise myself in great matters,
Or in things too wonderful for me.
Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child with his mother,
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
O Israel, hope in Jehovah
From this time forth and for evermore.

Prayer for Jehovah’s blessing upon the sanctuary.

A Song of Ascents.

132 Jehovah, remember for David
All his affliction;
How he sware unto Jehovah,
And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:
Surely I will not come into the [c]tabernacle of my house,
Nor go up into [d]my bed;
I will not give sleep to mine eyes,
Or slumber to mine eyelids;
Until I find out a place for Jehovah,
[e]A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.
Lo, we heard of it in [f]Ephrathah:
We found it in the field of [g]the wood.
We will go into his tabernacles;
We will worship at his footstool.
Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place;
Thou, and the ark of thy strength.
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness;
And let thy saints shout for joy.
10 For thy servant David’s sake
Turn not away the face of thine anointed.
11 Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth;
He will not turn from it:
Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
12 If thy children will keep my covenant
And my testimony that I shall teach them,
Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.
13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion;
He hath desired it for his habitation.
14 This is my resting-place for ever:
Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
15 I will [h]abundantly bless her provision:
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation;
And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
17 There will I make [i]the horn of David to bud:
I have [j]ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
18 His enemies will I clothe with shame;
But upon himself shall his crown flourish.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 130:3 Hebrew Jah.
  2. Psalm 131:1 Hebrew walk.
  3. Psalm 132:3 Hebrew tent.
  4. Psalm 132:3 Hebrew the couch of my bed.
  5. Psalm 132:5 Hebrew Tabernacles.
  6. Psalm 132:6 Or, Ephraim
  7. Psalm 132:6 Or, Jaar. See 1 Chr. 13:5.
  8. Psalm 132:15 Or, surely
  9. Psalm 132:17 Or, a horn to spring forth unto David
  10. Psalm 132:17 Or, prepared

Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

Out of the depths(A) I cry to you,(B) Lord;
    Lord, hear my voice.(C)
Let your ears be attentive(D)
    to my cry for mercy.(E)

If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
    Lord, who could stand?(F)
But with you there is forgiveness,(G)
    so that we can, with reverence, serve you.(H)

I wait for the Lord,(I) my whole being waits,(J)
    and in his word(K) I put my hope.
I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen(L) wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.(M)

Israel, put your hope(N) in the Lord,
    for with the Lord is unfailing love(O)
    and with him is full redemption.(P)
He himself will redeem(Q) Israel
    from all their sins.(R)

Psalm 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

My heart is not proud,(S) Lord,
    my eyes are not haughty;(T)
I do not concern myself with great matters(U)
    or things too wonderful for me.(V)
But I have calmed and quieted myself,(W)
    I am like a weaned child with its mother;
    like a weaned child I am content.(X)

Israel, put your hope(Y) in the Lord
    both now and forevermore.(Z)

Psalm 132(AA)

A song of ascents.

Lord, remember David
    and all his self-denial.(AB)

He swore an oath to the Lord,
    he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(AC)
“I will not enter my house(AD)
    or go to my bed,
I will allow no sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
till I find a place(AE) for the Lord,
    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

We heard it in Ephrathah,(AF)
    we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:[a](AG)
“Let us go to his dwelling place,(AH)
    let us worship at his footstool,(AI) saying,
‘Arise, Lord,(AJ) and come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;(AK)
    may your faithful people(AL) sing for joy.’”

10 For the sake of your servant David,
    do not reject your anointed one.

11 The Lord swore an oath to David,(AM)
    a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants(AN)
    I will place on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant(AO)
    and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
    on your throne(AP) for ever and ever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,(AQ)
    he has desired it for his dwelling,(AR) saying,
14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;(AS)
    here I will sit enthroned,(AT) for I have desired it.
15 I will bless her with abundant provisions;
    her poor I will satisfy with food.(AU)
16 I will clothe her priests(AV) with salvation,
    and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.(AW)

17 “Here I will make a horn[b] grow(AX) for David
    and set up a lamp(AY) for my anointed one.(AZ)
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,(BA)
    but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”(BB)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:6 Or heard of it in Ephrathah, / we found it in the fields of Jearim. (See 1 Chron. 13:5,6) (And no quotation marks around verses 7-9)
  2. Psalm 132:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.