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Psalm 122

Song of Praise and Prayer for Jerusalem

A Song of Ascents. Of David.
¹ I was glad when they said to me,
   ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’
² Our feet are standing
   within your gates, O Jerusalem.

³ Jerusalem—built as a city
   that is bound firmly together.
⁴ To it the tribes go up,
   the tribes of the Lord,
as was decreed for Israel,
   to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
⁵ For there the thrones for judgement were set up,
   the thrones of the house of David.

⁶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
   ‘May they prosper who love you.
⁷ Peace be within your walls,
   and security within your towers.’
⁸ For the sake of my relatives and friends
   I will say, ‘Peace be within you.’
⁹ For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
   I will seek your good.

Psalm 128

The Happy Home of the Faithful

A Song of Ascents.
¹ Happy is everyone who fears the Lord,
   who walks in his ways.
² You shall eat the fruit of the labour of your hands;
   you shall be happy, and it shall go well with you.

³ Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
   within your house;
your children will be like olive shoots
   around your table.
⁴ Thus shall the man be blessed
   who fears the Lord.

⁵ The Lord bless you from Zion.
   May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
   all the days of your life.
⁶ May you see your children’s children.
   Peace be upon Israel!

Psalm 150

Praise for God’s Surpassing Greatness

¹ Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
   praise him in his mighty firmament!^*
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
   praise him according to his surpassing greatness!

³ Praise him with trumpet sound;
   praise him with lute and harp!
⁴ Praise him with tambourine and dance;
   praise him with strings and pipe!
⁵ Praise him with clanging cymbals;
   praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
⁶ Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!