Psalm 131–133

PSALM 131

I Have Quieted My Soul

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

¹O Yahweh, my heart is not ^aexalted, and my eyes are not ^braised high;

And I do not ¹involve myself in ^cgreat matters,

Or in matters ^dtoo marvelous for me.

²Surely I have ^asoothed and quieted my soul,

Like a weaned ^bchild with his mother,

Like a weaned child is my soul ¹within me.

³O Israel, ^await for Yahweh

^bFrom now until forever.

PSALM 132

Yahweh Has Chosen Zion

A Song of Ascents.

¹Remember, O Yahweh, on David’s behalf,

All ^ahis affliction;

²How he swore to Yahweh

And vowed to ^athe Mighty One of Jacob,

³“Surely I will not come into ^1amy house,

Nor ²lie in the ³comfort of my bed;

⁴I will not ^agive sleep to my eyes

Or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵Until I find a ^aplace for Yahweh,

¹A dwelling place for ^bthe Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Behold, we heard of it in ^aEphrathah,

We found it in the ^bfields of ¹Jaar.

⁷Let us come into His ^1adwelling place;

Let us ^bworship at the ^cfootstool of His feet.

^8aArise, O Yahweh, to Your ^bresting place,

You and the ark of Your ^cstrength.

⁹Let Your priests be ^aclothed with righteousness,

And let Your ^bholy ones sing for joy.

¹⁰For the sake of David Your servant,

Do not turn away the face of Your ^aanointed.

¹¹Yahweh has ^asworn to David

A truth from which He will not turn back:

“^bOf the fruit of your ¹body I will set upon your throne.

¹²“If your sons keep My covenant

And My testimony which I will teach them,

Their sons also shall ^asit upon your throne forever.”

¹³For Yahweh has ^achosen Zion;

He has ^bdesired it for His habitation.

¹⁴“This is My ^aresting place forever;

Here I will ^binhabit, for I have desired it.

¹⁵“I will abundantly ^abless her provision;

I will ^bsatisfy her needy with bread.

¹⁶“Her ^apriests also I will clothe with salvation,

And her ^bholy ones will sing loudly for joy.

¹⁷“There I will cause the ^ahorn of David to spring up;

I have prepared a ^blamp for Mine anointed.

¹⁸“His enemies I will ^aclothe with shame,

But upon him, his ^bcrown shall blossom.”

PSALM 133

How Good and Pleasant Is Unity

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

¹Behold, how good and how pleasant it is

For ^abrothers to dwell together in unity!

²It is like the good ^aoil upon the head,

Coming down upon the beard,

Aaron’s beard,

Coming down upon the ^bedge of his robes.

³It is like the ^adew of ^bHermon

Coming down upon the ^cmountains of Zion;

For there, Yahweh ^dcommanded the blessing—^elife forever.