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[These are Psalms 120 through 130 from the Holy Bible, Hoehn Version, copyright 2011. (Amazon) They have been revised from the King James Version into modern English by Frederick Hoehn.] ___Psalm 120 1 In my distress, I cried to the Lord, and he heard me. 2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given to you? Or what shall be done to you, you false tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. 5 Woe is me, that I visit in Mesech, that I live in the tents of Kedar! 6 My soul has lived for a long time with him that hates peace. 7 I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war. ___Psalm 121 1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills, where my help comes from. 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not allow your foot to be moved, he that keeps you will not slumber. 4 See, he that keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is your keeper, the Lord is your shade on your right hand. 6 The sun won't strike you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord shall preserve you from all evil, he shall preserve your soul. 8 The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time onward, and even forever. ___Psalm 122 1 I was glad when they said to me, "Let's go into the house of the Lord." 2 Our feet shall stand inside your gates, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is built like a city that is compact together, 4 Where the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, to the testimony of Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. 5 For thrones of judgment are set there, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, they shall prosper that love you. 7 Peace be inside your walls, and prosperity inside your palaces. 8 For my brothers and companions' sakes, I will now say, "Peace be inside you." 9 Because of the house of the Lord our God I'll seek your good. ___Psalm 123 1 I lift up my eyes to you, O you that lives in the heavens. 2 See, like the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and like the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes wait on the Lord our God, until he has mercy on us. 3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are very much filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. ___Psalm 124 1 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, Israel can now say, 2 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us, 3 Then they would have swallowed us up quickly, when their anger was kindled against us, 4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul, 5 Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul. 6 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth. 7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the trap of the bird catchers, the trap has been broken, and we are escaped. 8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. ___Psalm 125 1 Those who trust in the Lord shall be like mount Zion, that can't be removed, but remains forever. 2 As the mountains are around Jerusalem, so the Lord is around his people from now on, forever. 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest on the lot of the righteous, so that the righteous don't put out their hands to sin. 4 Do good, O Lord, to those that are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts. 5 As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them out with the doers of sin, but peace shall be on Israel. ___Psalm 126 1 When the Lord undid the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream. 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing, then they said among the heathen, "The Lord has done great things for them." 3 The Lord has done great things for us, for which we are glad. 4 Undo our captivity, O Lord, like the streams in the south. 5 Those who plant in tears shall harvest in joy. 6 He that goes out crying, carrying precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. ___Psalm 127 1 Unless the Lord builds the house, they're wasting their time who build it, unless the Lord keeps the city, the staying awake of the watchman does no good. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows, for so he gives his beloved sleep. 3 See, children are a heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4 Like arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that has his quiver full of them, they won't be ashamed, but they'll speak with the enemies in the gate. ___Psalm 128 1 Blessed is everyone that fears the Lord, that walks in his ways. 2 For you'll eat the labor of your hands, happy shall you be, and it shall be well with you. 3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine by the sides of your house, your children like olive plants around your table. 4 See, thus shall the man be blessed that fears the Lord. 5 The Lord shall bless you out of Zion, and you'll see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life. 6 Yes, you'll see your children's children, and peace on Israel. ___Psalm 129 1 They've afflicted me many times from my youth, Israel can now say, 2 They've afflicted me many times from my youth, yet they haven't prevailed against me. 3 The plowers plowed on my back, they made long their furrows. 4 The Lord is righteous, he has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked. 5 Let them all be confused and turned back that hate Zion. 6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops, that withers before it grows up, 7 With which the mower doesn't fill his hand, nor he that ties sheaves his bosom. 8 Nor do those who go by say, "The blessing of the Lord be on you, we bless you in the name of the Lord." ___Psalm 130 1 Out of the depths I've cried to you, O Lord. 2 Lord, hear my voice, let your ears be attentive to the voice of my prayers. 3 If you, Lord, would point out sins, O Lord, who shall stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with you, so that you'll be feared. 5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, I say, more than those who watch for the morning. 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins.
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