Psalms 131–135 — How Good and Pleasant

¹LORD, my heart isn’t arrogant, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.

²Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

³Israel, hope in the LORD, from this time forward and forever more.

¹LORD, remember David and all his affliction,

²how he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

³“Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

⁴I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar.

⁷“We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”

⁸Arise, LORD, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.

⁹Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!

¹⁰For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹The LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

¹²If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”

¹³For the LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴“This is my resting place forever. I will live here, for I have desired it.

¹⁵I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her poor with bread.

¹⁶I will also clothe her priests with salvation. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.

¹⁷I will make the horn of David to bud there. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.

¹⁸I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will shine.”

¹See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

²It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron’s beard, that came down on the edge of his robes,

³like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion; for there the LORD gives the blessing, even life forever more.

¹Look! Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the LORD’s house!

²Lift up your hands in the sanctuary. Praise the LORD!

³May the LORD bless you from Zion, even he who made heaven and earth.

¹Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD’s name! Praise him, you servants of the LORD,

²you who stand in the LORD’s house, in the courts of our God’s house.

³Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.

⁴For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own possession.

⁵For I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is above all gods.

⁶Whatever the LORD pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

⁷He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings with the rain. He brings the wind out of his treasuries.

⁸He struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal.

⁹He sent signs and wonders into the middle of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.

¹⁰He struck many nations, and killed mighty kings—

¹¹Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan—

¹²and gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel, his people.

¹³Your name, LORD, endures forever; your renown, LORD, throughout all generations.

¹⁴For the LORD will judge his people and have compassion on his servants.

¹⁵The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

¹⁶They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see.

¹⁷They have ears, but they can’t hear, neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸Those who make them will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹House of Israel, praise the LORD! House of Aaron, praise the LORD!

²⁰House of Levi, praise the LORD! You who fear the LORD, praise the LORD!

²¹Blessed be the LORD from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!