Psalms 127 1. If the Lord is not helping the builders, then the building of a house is to no purpose: if the Lord does not keep the town, the watchman keeps his watch for nothing. 2. It is of no use for you to get up early, and to go late to your rest, with the bread of sorrow for your food; for the Lord gives to his loved ones in sleep. 3. See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward. 4. Like arrows in the hand of a man of war, are the children of the...

Psalms 126 1. When the Lord made a change in Zion's fate, we were like men in a dream. 2. Then our mouths were full of laughing, and our tongues gave a glad cry; they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them. 3. The Lord has done great things for us; because of which we are glad. 4. Let our fate be changed, O Lord, like the streams in the South. 5. Those who put in seed with weeping will get in the grain with cries of joy. ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 125 1. Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever. 2. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from this time and for ever. 3. For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil. 4. Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart. 5. But as for such as are turned...

Psalms 124 1. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say); 2. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us; 3. They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us: 4. We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul; 5. Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul. ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 123 1. To you my eyes are lifted up, even to you whose seat is in the heavens. 2. See! as the eyes of servants are turned to the hands of their masters, and the eyes of a servant-girl to her owner, so our eyes are waiting for the Lord our God, till he has mercy on us. 3. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us. 4. For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul. ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 122 1. I was glad because they said to me, We will go into the house of the Lord. 2. At last our feet were inside your doors, O Jerusalem. 3. O Jerusalem, you are like a town which is well joined together; 4. To which the tribes went up, even the tribes of the Lord, for a witness to Israel, to give praise to the name of the Lord. 5. For there seats for the judges were placed, even the rulers' seats of the line of David. ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 121 1. My eyes are lifted up to the hills: O where will my help come from? 2. Your help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3. May he not let your foot be moved: no need of sleep has he who keeps you. 4. See, the eyes of Israel's keeper will not be shut in sleep. 5. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 120 1. In my trouble my cry went up to the Lord, and he gave me an answer. 2. O Lord, be the saviour of my soul from false lips, and from the tongue of deceit. 3. What punishment will he give you? what more will he do to you, you false tongue? 4. Sharp arrows of the strong, and burning fire. 5. Sorrow is mine because I am strange in Meshech, and living in the tents of Kedar. ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 119 1. Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord. 2. Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart. 3. They do no evil; they go in his ways. 4. You have put your orders into our hearts, so that we might keep them with care. 5. If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules! ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 118 1. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. 2. Let Israel now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever. 3. Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever. 4. Let all worshippers of the Lord now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever. 5. I made my prayer to the Lord in my trouble: and the Lord gave me an answer, and put me in a wide place. ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 117 1. Let all the nations give praise to the Lord: let all the people give him praise. 2. For great is his mercy to us, and his faith is unchanging for ever. Praise be to the Lord. ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 116 1. I have given my love to the Lord, because he has given ear to the voice of my cry and my prayer. 2. He has let my request come before him, and I will make my prayer to him all my days. 3. The nets of death were round me, and the pains of the underworld had me in their grip; I was full of trouble and sorrow. 4. Then I made my prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, take my soul out of trouble. 5. The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy. ; AB ...

Psalms 115 1. Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name let glory be given, because of your mercy and your unchanging faith. 2. Why may the nations say, Where is now their God? 3. But our God is in heaven: he has done whatever was pleasing to him. 4. Their images are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 5. They have mouths, but no voice; they have eyes, but they see not; ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 114 1. When Israel came out of Egypt, the children of Jacob from a people whose language was strange to them; 2. Judah became his holy place, and Israel his kingdom. 3. The sea saw it, and went in flight; Jordan was turned back. 4. The mountains were jumping like goats, and the little hills like lambs. 5. What was wrong with you, O sea, that you went in flight? O Jordan, that you were turned back? ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 113 1. Let the Lord be praised. O you servants of the Lord, give praise to the name of the Lord. 2. Let blessing be on the name of the Lord, from this time and for ever. 3. From the coming up of the sun to its going down, the Lord's name is to be praised. 4. The Lord is high over all nations, and his glory is higher than the heavens. 5. Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 112 1. Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws. 2. His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright. 3. A store of wealth will be in his house, and his righteousness will be for ever. 4. For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity. 5. All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is...

Psalms 111 1. Let the Lord be praised. I will give praise to the Lord with all my heart, among the upright, and in the meeting of the people. 2. The works of the Lord are great, searched out by all those who have delight in them. 3. His work is full of honour and glory; and his righteousness is unchanging for ever. 4. Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy. 5. He has given food to his worshippers; he will keep his agreement in mind for ever. ; AB ...

Psalms 110 1. The Lord said to my lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put all those who are against you under your feet. 2. The Lord will send out the rod of your strength from Zion; be king over your haters. 3. Your people give themselves gladly in the day of your power; like the dew of the morning on the holy mountains is the army of your young men. 4. The Lord has made an oath, and will not take it back. You are a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek. 5. In the day of his...

Psalms 109 1. God of my praise, let my prayer be answered; 2. For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me. 3. Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause. 4. For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer. 5. They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love. ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 108 1. O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs and melody, even with my glory. 2. Give out your sounds, O corded instruments: the dawn will be awaking with my song. 3. I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make melody to you among the nations. 4. For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds. 5. Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 107 1. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. 2. Let those whose cause the Lord has taken up say so, his people whom he has taken out of the hands of their haters; 3. Making them come together out of all the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. 4. They were wandering in the waste places; they saw no way to a resting-place. 5. Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink. ; AB Lausanne church

Psalms 106 1. Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. 2. Who is able to give an account of the great acts of the Lord, or to make clear all his praise? 3. Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times. 4. Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me; 5. So that I may see the well-being of the people of your selection, and have a part in the...

Psalms 105 1. O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples. 2. Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works. 3. Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad. 4. Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him. 5. Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his...

Psalms 104 1. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power. 2. You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain: 3. The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind: 4. He makes winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants. 5. He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever; ; AB ...