Psalms 123-125Prayer for Relief from ContemptA Song of Ascents.123 Unto You I lift up my eyes,O You who dwell in the heavens.2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters,As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,So our eyes look to the Lord our God,Until He has mercy on us.3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us!For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.4 Our ...  Read More

Psalms 121-122God the Help of Those Who Seek HimA Song of Ascents.121 I will lift up my eyes to the hills—From whence comes my help?2 My help comes from the Lord,Who made heaven and earth.3 He will not allow your foot to [a]be moved;He who keeps you will not slumber.4 Behold, He who keeps IsraelShall neither slumber nor sleep.5 The Lord is your [b]keeper;The Lord is your shade at your right hand.6...  Read More

Psalm 120Plea for Relief from Bitter FoesA Song of Ascents.120 In my distress I cried to the Lord,And He heard me.2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lipsAnd from a deceitful tongue.3 What shall be given to you,Or what shall be done to you,You false tongue?4 Sharp arrows of the [a]warrior,With coals of the broom tree!5 Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech,That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!6 My...  Read More

Psalm 119Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of Godא ALEPH119 Blessed are the [a]undefiled in the way,Who walk in the law of the Lord!2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,Who seek Him with the whole heart!3 They also do no iniquity;They walk in His ways.4 You have commanded usTo keep Your precepts diligently.5 Oh, that my ways were directedTo keep Your statutes!6 Then I would not b...  Read More

Psalms 116-118Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death116 I love the Lord, because He has heardMy voice and my supplications.2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.3 The [a]pains of death surrounded me,And the [b]pangs of Sheol [c]laid hold of me;I found trouble and sorrow.4 Then I called upon the name of the Lord:“O Lord, I implore You, deliver my ...  Read More

Psalms 113-115The Majesty and Condescension of God113 Praise[a] the Lord!Praise, O servants of the Lord,Praise the name of the Lord!2 Blessed be the name of the LordFrom this time forth and forevermore!3 From the rising of the sun to its going downThe Lord’s name is to be praised.4 The Lord is high above all nations,His glory above the heavens.5 Who is like the Lord our God,Who dwells on high,6 Wh...  Read More