ch130 ¹{A Song of degrees.} Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. ²Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. ³If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? ⁴But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. ⁵I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. ⁶My soul [waiteth] for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: [I say, more than] they that watch for the morning. ⁷Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD [there is] mercy, and with him [is] plenteous redemption. ⁸And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

ch131 ¹{A Song of degrees of David.} LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. ²Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul [is] even as a weaned child. ³Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.

ch132 ¹A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, [and] all his afflictions: ²How he sware unto the LORD, [and] vowed unto the mighty [God] of Jacob; ³Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; ⁴I will not give sleep to mine eyes, [or] slumber to mine eyelids, ⁵Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty [God] of Jacob. ⁶Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood. ⁷We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool. ⁸Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. ⁹Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. ¹⁰For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed. ¹¹The LORD hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. ¹²If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. ¹³For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired [it] for his habitation. ¹⁴This [is] my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. ¹⁵I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. ¹⁶I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. ¹⁷There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. ¹⁸His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

ch133 ¹{A Song of degrees of David.} Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity! ²It is] like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, [even] Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; ³As the dew of Hermon, [and as the dew] that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, [even] life for evermore.

ch134 ¹{A Song of degrees.} Behold, bless ye the LORD, all [ye] servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. ²Lift up your hands [in] the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. ³The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

ch135 ¹Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise [him], O ye servants of the LORD. ²Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God, ³Praise the LORD; for the LORD [is] good: sing praises unto his name; for [it is] pleasant. ⁴For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure. ⁵For I know that the LORD [is] great, and [that] our Lord [is] above all gods. ⁶Whatsoever the LORD pleased, [that] did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. ⁷He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. ⁸Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. ⁹[Who] sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. ¹⁰Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings; ¹¹Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan: ¹²And gave their land [for] an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people. ¹³Thy name, O LORD, [endureth] for ever; [and] thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations. ¹⁴For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants. ¹⁵The idols of the heathen [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands. ¹⁶They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; ¹⁷They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there [any] breath in their mouths. ¹⁸They that make them are like unto them: [so is] every one that trusteth in them. ¹⁹Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron: ²⁰Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD. ²¹Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

ch136 ¹O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ²O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ³O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ⁴To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ⁵To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ⁶To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ⁷To him that made great lights: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ⁸The sun to rule by day: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ⁹The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ¹⁰To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ¹¹And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ¹²With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ¹³To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ¹⁴And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ¹⁵But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ¹⁶To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ¹⁷To him which smote great kings: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ¹⁸And slew famous kings: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ¹⁹Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ²⁰And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ²¹And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ²²Even] an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ²³Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ²⁴And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ²⁵Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. ²⁶O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

ch137 ¹By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. ²We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. ³For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us [required of us] mirth, [saying], Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion. ⁴How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land? ⁵If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [her cunning]. ⁶If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. ⁷Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it, even] to the foundation thereof. ⁸O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy [shall he be], that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. ⁹Happy [shall he be], that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

ch138 ¹{[A Psalm] of David.} I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. ²I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. ³In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, [and] strengthenedst me [with] strength in my soul. ⁴All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth. ⁵Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great [is] the glory of the LORD. ⁶Though the LORD [be] high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. ⁷Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. ⁸The LORD will perfect [that which] concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, [endureth] for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

ch139 ¹{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me]. ²Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. ³Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways. ⁴For [there is] not a word in my tongue, [but], lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. ⁵Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. ⁶Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it. ⁷Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? ⁸If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there]. ⁹If] I take the wings of the morning, [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; ¹⁰Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. ¹¹If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. ¹²Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light [are] both alike [to thee]. ¹³For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. ¹⁴I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well. ¹⁵My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, [and] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. ¹⁶Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all [my members] were written, [which] in continuance were fashioned, when [as yet there was] none of them. ¹⁷How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! ¹⁸If] I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. ¹⁹Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. ²⁰For they speak against thee wickedly, [and] thine enemies take [thy name] in vain. ²¹Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? ²²I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. ²³Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: ²⁴And see if [there be any] wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.