Psalm 72:1-20

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Give the King Your Judgments

Of Solomon.

O God, give the king ^aYour judgments,

And ^bYour righteousness to the king’s son.

¹May ²he ^arender judgment to Your people with righteousness

And ^bYour ³afflicted with justice.

Let the mountains lift up ¹^apeace to the people,

And the hills, in righteousness.

¹May he ^agive justice to the ²afflicted of the people,

Save the children of the needy,

And crush the oppressor.

¹Let them fear You ^awhile the sun endures,

And ²as long as the moon, from generation to all generations.

¹May he come down ^alike rain upon the mown grass,

Like ^bshowers that water the earth.

¹May the ^arighteous flourish in his days,

And ^babundance of peace until the moon is no more.

May he also have dominion ^afrom sea to sea

And from the River to the ends of the earth.

¹Let ^athe desert creatures ^bkneel before him,

And his enemies ^click the dust.

¹Let the kings of ^aTarshish and of the ^bcoastlands bring a present;

The kings of ^cSheba and ^dSeba ^eoffer tribute.

¹And let all ^akings bow down to him,

All ^bnations serve him.

For he will ^adeliver the needy when he cries for help,

The ¹afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

He will have ^acompassion on the poor and needy,

And the ¹lives of the needy he will save.

He will ^aredeem their ¹life from oppression and violence,

And their blood will be ^bprecious in his sight;

So may he live! And may they give to him the ^agold of Sheba;

And let each pray for him continually;

Let each bless him all day long.

May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains;

May its fruit wave like the cedars of ^aLebanon;

And may those from the city blossom like ^bvegetation of the earth.

May his ^aname endure forever;

May his name ¹increase ²^bas long as the sun shines;

Let all nations ³^cbe blessed in him;

^dLet all nations call him blessed.

^aBlessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel,

Who alone ^bworks wondrous deeds.

And blessed be His ^aglorious name forever;

And may the whole ^bearth be filled with His glory.

^cAmen, and Amen.

¹The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.

Psalm 127:1-5

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Unless Yahweh Builds the House

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

Unless Yahweh ^abuilds the house,

They labor in vain who build it;

Unless Yahweh ^bwatches the city,

The watchman keeps awake in vain.

It is in vain that you rise up early,

That you sit out late,

O you who ^aeat the bread of ¹painful labors;

For in this manner, He gives ^bsleep to His ^cbeloved.

Behold, ^achildren are ¹an inheritance of Yahweh,

The ^bfruit of the womb is a reward.

Like arrows in the hand of a ^awarrior,

So are the children of one’s youth.

How ^ablessed is the man who fills his quiver with them;

^bThey will not be ashamed

When they ^cspeak with enemies ^din the gate.

Psalm 132:1-18

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Yahweh Has Chosen Zion

A Song of Ascents.

Remember, O Yahweh, on David’s behalf,

All ^ahis affliction;

How he swore to Yahweh

And vowed to ^athe Mighty One of Jacob,

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

Nor ²lie in the ³comfort of my bed;

I will not ^agive sleep to my eyes

Or slumber to my eyelids,

Until I find a ^aplace for Yahweh,

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

Behold, we heard of it in ^aEphrathah,

We found it in the ^bfields of ¹Jaar.

Let us come into His ¹^adwelling place;

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

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

You and the ark of Your ^cstrength.

Let Your priests be ^aclothed with righteousness,

And let Your ^bholy ones sing for joy.

For the sake of David Your servant,

Do not turn away the face of Your ^aanointed.

Yahweh 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.

If your sons keep My covenant

And My testimony which I will teach them,

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

For Yahweh has ^achosen Zion;

He has ^bdesired it for His habitation.

“This is My ^aresting place forever;

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

I will abundantly ^abless her provision;

I will ^bsatisfy her needy with bread.

Her ^apriests also I will clothe with salvation,

And her ^aholy ones will sing loudly for joy.

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

I have prepared a ^blamp for Mine anointed.

His enemies I will ^aclothe with shame,

But upon him, his ^bcrown shall blossom.”