Psalm 130-133 New International Version

Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

¹Out of the depths^(A) I cry to you,^(B) Lord;
² Lord, hear my voice.^(C)
Let your ears be attentive^(D)
to my cry for mercy.^(E)

³If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?^(F)
⁴But with you there is forgiveness,^(G)
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.^(H)

⁵I wait for the Lord,^(I) my whole being waits,^(J)
    and in his word^(K) I put my hope.
⁶I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen^(L) wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.^(M)

⁷Israel, put your hope^(N) in the Lord,
    for with the Lord is unfailing love^(O)
    and with him is full redemption.^(P)
⁸He himself will redeem^(Q) Israel
    from all their sins.^(R)

Psalm 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

¹My 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)
²But I have calmed and quieted myself,^(W)
    I am like a weaned child with its mother;
    like a weaned child I am content.^(X)

³Israel, put your hope^(Y) in the Lord
both now and forevermore.^(Z)

Psalm 132^(AA)

A song of ascents.

¹Lord, remember David
and all his self-denial.^(AB)

²He swore an oath to the Lord,
    he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:^(AC)
³“I will not enter my house^(AD)
    or go to my bed,
⁴I will allow no sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
⁵till I find a place^(AE) for the Lord,
    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶We heard it in Ephrathah,^(AF)
    we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:^[a]^(AG)
⁷“Let us go to his dwelling place,^(AH)
    let us worship at his footstool,^(AI) saying,
⁸‘Arise, Lord,^(AJ) and come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
⁹May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;^(AK)
    may your faithful people^(AL) sing for joy.’”

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

¹¹The 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.
¹²If 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.”

¹³For 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.
¹⁵I will bless her with abundant provisions;
    her poor I will satisfy with food.^(AU)
¹⁶I 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)
¹⁸I will clothe his enemies with shame,^(BA)
but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”^(BB)

Psalm 133

A song of ascents. Of David.

¹How good and pleasant it is
when God’s people live together^(BC) in unity!^(BD)

²It is like precious oil poured on the head,^(BE)
    running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
    down on the collar of his robe.
³It is as if the dew^(BF) of Hermon^(BG)
    were falling on Mount Zion.^(BH)
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,^(BI)
    even life forevermore.^(BJ)

Footnotes

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)
Psalm 132:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.