Give Thanks to the Lord Of David. 138 I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;     before the gods I sing your praise; 2 I bow down toward your holy temple     and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,     for you have exalted above all things     your name and your…

How Shall We Sing the Lord’s Song? 137 By the waters of Babylon,     there we sat down and wept,     when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows there     we hung up our lyres. 3 For there our captors     required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying,     “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” 4 How shall we…

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever 136 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,     for his steadfast love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods,     for his steadfast love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords,     for his steadfast love endures forever; 4 to him who alone does great wonders,     for his…

Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever 135 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord,     give praise, O servants of the Lord, 2 who stand in the house of the Lord,     in the courts of the house of our God! 3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;     sing to his name, for it is pleasant!…

Come, Bless the Lord A Song of Ascents. 134 Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,     who stand by night in the house of the Lord! 2 Lift up your hands to the holy place     and bless the Lord! 3 May the Lord bless you from Zion,     he who made heaven and earth!   This…

When Brothers Dwell in Unity A Song of Ascents. Of David. 133 Behold, how good and pleasant it is     when brothers dwell in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil on the head,     running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron,     running down on the collar of his robes! 3 It is like the dew…

The Lord Has Chosen Zion A Song of Ascents. 132 Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor,     all the hardships he endured, 2 how he swore to the Lord     and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, 3 “I will not enter my house     or get into my bed, 4 I will not give sleep to my eyes     or slumber…

I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul A Song of Ascents. Of David. 131 O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;     my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things     too great and too marvelous for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,     like a weaned child with…

My Soul Waits for the Lord A Song of Ascents. 130 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! 2     O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive     to the voice of my pleas for mercy! 3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,     O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is…

They Have Afflicted Me from My Youth A Song of Ascents.   129 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”—     let Israel now say— 2 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth,     yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 The plowers plowed upon my back;     they made long their furrows.” 4 The Lord is righteous;     he…