• Psalm 138 | The Lord’s Lovingkindness Endures Forever

    “I will give You thanks with all my heart;I will sing Your praises before the gods.I will bow down toward Your holy templeAnd give thanks to Your name for Your mercy and Your truth;For You have made Your word great according to all Your name.” “On the day I called, You answered me;You made me bold with strength in my soul.” “All the kings of the earth will give thanks…

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  • Psalm 137 | By the Rivers of Babylon

    “By the rivers of Babylon,There we sat down and wept,When we remembered Zion.Upon the willows in the midst of itWe hung our harps.” “For there our captors demanded of us songs,And our tormentors, amusement, saying,‘Sing us one of the songs of Zion!’” “How can we sing the Lord’s songIn a foreign land?If I forget you, Jerusalem,May my right hand forget its skill.May my tongue cling to the roof of my…

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  • Psalm 136 | His Lovingkindness Endures Forever

    “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,For His lovingkindness is everlasting.Give thanks to the God of gods,For His lovingkindness is everlasting.Give thanks to the Lord of lords,For His lovingkindness is everlasting.” “To Him who alone does great wonders,For His lovingkindness is everlasting;To Him who made the heavens with skill,For His lovingkindness is everlasting;To Him who spread out the earth above the waters,For His lovingkindness is everlasting.” “To Him…

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  • Psalm 135 | Praise the Lord for His Mighty Works

    “Praise the Lord!Praise the name of the Lord;Praise Him, you servants of the Lord,Who stand in the house of the Lord,In the courtyards of the house of our God!” “Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself,Israel as His own possession.” “For I know that the Lord is great,And that our Lord is above all…

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  • Psalm 134 | Bless the Lord in His Sanctuary

    “Behold, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,Who serve by night in the house of the Lord!” “Lift up your hands to the sanctuaryAnd bless the Lord.” “May the Lord bless you from Zion,He who made heaven and earth.” Context and Meaning Psalm 134 is the final Song of Ascents. It serves as a closing benediction for the pilgrims who had journeyed to Jerusalem. The psalm is both…

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  • Psalm 133 | The Blessing of Unity

    “Behold, how good and how pleasant it isFor brothers to live together in unity!” “It is like the precious oil on the head,Running down upon the beard,Aaron’s beard,Running down to the edge of his robes.” “It is like the dew of HermonComing down upon the mountains of Zion;For the Lord commanded the blessing there—life forever.” Context and Meaning Psalm 133, a Song of Ascents of David, is a poetic celebration…

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  • Psalm 132 | The Lord’s Covenant with David

    “Remember, Lord, on David’s behalf,All his affliction;How he swore to the LordAnd vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,” “‘I certainly will not enter my house,Nor lie on my bed;I will not give sleep to my eyesOr slumber to my eyelids,” “Until I find a place for the Lord,A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.’” “Behold, we heard about it in Ephrathah,We found it in the fields of…

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