Psalm 123 - 125
A Song of Ascents.
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To you I q lift up my eyes,
O you who are r enthroned in the heavens!
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Behold, as the eyes of servants
look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maidservant
to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
till he has mercy upon us.
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s Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of t contempt.
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Our soul has had more than enough
of u the scorn of v those who are at ease,
of the contempt of w the proud.
Psalms 124
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
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x If it had not been the Lord who was on our side -
y let Israel now say -
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if it had not been the Lord who was on our side
when people rose up against us,
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then they would have z swallowed us up alive,
when their anger was kindled against us;
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then a the flood would have b swept us away,
the torrent would have gone c over us;
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then over us would have gone
the raging waters.
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Blessed be the Lord,
who has not given us
as prey to their teeth!
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We have escaped like a bird
from d the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
and we have escaped!
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e Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
Psalms 125
A Song of Ascents.
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Those who f trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
which g cannot be moved, but abides forever.
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As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so h the Lord surrounds his people,
from this time forth and forevermore.
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For i the scepter of wickedness shall not j rest
on k the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous l stretch out
their hands to do wrong.
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m Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
and to those who are n upright in their hearts!
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But those who o turn aside to their p crooked ways
the Lord will lead away with q evildoers!
r Peace be upon Israel!
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Psalms 120:1
In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
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Psalms 121:1
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
Psalms 141:8
But my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord; in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!
Psalms 25:15
My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
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Psalms 2:4
He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.
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Psalms 4:1
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
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Nehemiah 4:4
Hear, O our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives.
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Nehemiah 2:19
But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they jeered at us and despised us and said, "What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?
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Isaiah 32:9
Rise up, you women who are at ease, hear my voice; you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech.
Isaiah 32:11
Tremble, you women who are at ease, shudder, you complacent ones; strip, and make yourselves bare, and tie sackcloth around your waist.
Amos 6:1
Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes!
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Psalms 119:51
The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
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Psalms 120:1
In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
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Psalms 94:17
If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
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Psalms 129:1
Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth" - let Israel now say -
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Psalms 56:1
Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me.
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Psalms 32:6
Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.
Job 22:11
Or darkness, so that you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
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Psalms 69:2
I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.
Isaiah 8:8
And it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.
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Psalms 69:1
Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.
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Psalms 91:3
For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
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Psalms 121:2
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
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Psalms 120:1
In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
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Psalms 25:2 - 3
O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.
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Psalms 93:1
The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.
Psalms 104:5
He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.
Proverbs 10:30
The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
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2 Kings 6:17
Then Elisha prayed and said, "O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see." So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Zechariah 2:5
And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.'
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Isaiah 14:5
The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.
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Isaiah 30:30
And the Lord will cause his majestic voice to be heard and the descending blow of his arm to be seen, in furious anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and storm and hailstones.
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Psalms 16:5
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
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Genesis 3:22
Then the Lord God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever -
Exodus 22:8
If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property.
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Psalms 119:68
You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.
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Psalms 7:10
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
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Psalms 40:4
Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!
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Proverbs 2:15
Men whose paths are crooked, and who are devious in their ways.
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Psalms 92:7
That though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever.
Psalms 92:9
For behold, your enemies, O Lord, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.
Psalms 94:4
They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.
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Psalms 128:6
May you see your children's children! Peace be upon Israel!
Galatians 6:16
And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.
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