Psalms 120 - 122
O Yahweh, Deliver My Soul
120A Song of 1Ascents.
aIn my distress I called to Yahweh,And He answered me.2O Yahweh, deliver my soul from a alying lip,From a bdeceitful tongue.3What shall He give to you, and what shall He add to you,O adeceitful tongue?4aSharp arrows of the warrior,With the burning bcoals of the broom tree.5Woe is me, for I sojourn in aMeshech,For I dwell among the btents of cKedar!6Too long has my soul had its dwellingWith those who ahate peace.7I aam for peace, but when I speak,They are bfor war.My Help Comes from Yahweh
121A Song of Ascents.
I will alift up my eyes to bthe mountains;From where shall my help come?2My ahelp comes from Yahweh,Who bmade heaven and earth.31He will not aallow your foot to stumble;2He who bkeeps you will not slumber.4Behold, He who keeps IsraelWill not slumber and will not sleep.5Yahweh is your akeeper;Yahweh is your bshade on your right hand.6The asun will not strike you by day,Nor the moon by night.7Yahweh will akeep you from all evil;He will keep your soul.8Yahweh will akeep your going out and your coming inbFrom now until forever.Go to the House of Yahweh
122A Song of Ascents. Of David.
I was glad when they said to me,“Let us ago to the house of Yahweh.”2Our feet are standingWithin your agates, O Jerusalem,3Jerusalem, which is abuiltAs a city bjoined altogether;4To which the tribes, the tribes of Yah, ago up—A testimony for Israel—To give thanks to the name of Yahweh.5For there, athrones sit for judgment,The thrones of the house of David.6Pray for the apeace of Jerusalem:“May they prosper who blove you.7“May peace be within your awalls,And tranquility within your bpalaces.”8For the sake of my abrothers and my friends,I will now say, “bMay peace be within you.”9For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God,I will aseek your good.