Psalm 131–133

I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul

131A Song of ^mAscents. Of David.

¹O Lord, my heart is not ^slifted up;

my eyes are not ^traised too high;

I do not ^uoccupy myself with things

too great and ^vtoo marvelous for me.

²But I have calmed and quieted my soul,

like a weaned ^wchild with its mother;

like a weaned child is my soul within me.

^3xO Israel, hope in the Lord

from this time forth and forevermore.

The Lord Has Chosen Zion

132A Song of ^mAscents.

¹Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor,

all ^ythe hardships he endured,

²how he swore to the Lord

and ^zvowed to ^athe Mighty One of Jacob,

³“I will not enter my house

or get into my bed,

⁴I will not ^bgive sleep to my eyes

or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵until I ^cfind a place for the Lord,

a dwelling place for ^athe Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Behold, we heard of it in ^dEphrathah;

we found it in ^ethe fields of Jaar.

⁷“Let us go to his dwelling place;

let us ^fworship at his ^gfootstool!”

^8hArise, O Lord, and go to your ⁱresting place,

you and the ark of your ^jmight.

⁹Let your ^kpriests be ^lclothed with righteousness,

and let your ^msaints shout for joy.

¹⁰For the sake of your servant David,

ⁿdo not turn away the face of ^oyour anointed one.

^11pThe Lord swore to David a sure oath

^qfrom which he will not turn back:

^r“One of the sons of your body¹

I will set on your throne.

¹²If your sons keep my covenant

and my testimonies that I shall teach them,

their sons also forever

shall ^ssit on your throne.”

¹³For the Lord has ^tchosen Zion;

he has ^udesired it for his dwelling place:

¹⁴“This is my ^vresting place forever;

here I will ^wdwell, for I have desired it.

¹⁵I will abundantly ^xbless her provisions;

I will ^ysatisfy her poor with bread.

¹⁶Her ^zpriests I will clothe with salvation,

and her ^zsaints will shout for joy.

¹⁷There I will make ^aa horn to sprout for David;

I have prepared ^ba lamp for ^cmy anointed.

¹⁸His enemies I will ^dclothe with shame,

but on him his crown will shine.”

When Brothers Dwell in Unity

133A Song of ^mAscents. Of David.

¹Behold, how good and pleasant it is

when ^ebrothers dwell in unity!¹

²It is like the precious ^foil on ^gthe head,

running down on the beard,

on the beard of Aaron,

running down on ^hthe collar of his robes!

³It is like ⁱthe dew of ^jHermon,

which falls on ^kthe mountains of Zion!

For there the Lord ^lhas commanded the blessing,

life forevermore.