1211 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains ; From where shall my help come ? 2 My help comes from the Lord , Who made heaven and earth . 3 He will not allow your foot to slip ; He who keeps you will not slumber . 4 Behold , He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep . 5 The Lord is your keeper ; The Lord is your shade on your right hand . 6 The sun will not smite you by day , Nor the moon by night . 7 The Lord will protect you from all evil ; He will keep your soul . 8 The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and forever e .
1231 To You I lift up my eyes , O You who are enthroned in the heavens ! 2 Behold , as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master , As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress , So our eyes look to the Lord our God , Until He is gracious to us. 3 Be gracious to us, O Lord , be gracious to us, For we are greatly filled with contempt . 4 Our soul is greatly filled With the scoffing of those who are at ease , And with the contempt of the proud .
1241 " Had it not been the Lord who was on our side," Let Israel now say , 2 "Had it not been the Lord who was on our side When men rose up against us, 3 Then they would have swallowed us alive , When their anger was kindled against us; 4 Then the waters would have engulfed us, The stream would have swept over our soul ; 5 Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul ."
6 Blessed be the Lord , Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth . 7 Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper ; The snare is broken and we have escaped . 8 Our help is in the name of the Lord , Who made heaven and earth .
1251 Those who trust in the Lord Are as Mount Zion , which cannot be moved but abides forever . 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem , So the Lord surrounds His people From this time forth and forever e . 3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous , So that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong .
4 Do good , O Lord , to those who are good And to those who are upright in their hearts . 5 But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways , The Lord will lead them away with the doers of iniquity . Peace be upon Israel .
1281 How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord , Who walks in His ways . 2 When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands , You will be happy and it will be well with you. 3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine Within your house , Your children like olive plants Around your table . 4 Behold , for thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord . 5 The Lord bless you from Zion , And may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life . 6 Indeed, may you see your children's children . Peace be upon Israel !
1291 "Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up," Let Israel now say , 2 "Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up; Yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 "The plowers plowed upon my back ; They lengthened their furrows ." 4 The Lord is righteous ; He has cut in two the cords of the wicked .
5 May all who hate Zion Be put to shame and turned backward ; 6 Let them be like grass upon the housetops , Which withers before it grows up; 7 With which the reaper does not fill his hand , Or the binder of sheaves his bosom ; 8 Nor do those who pass by say , "The blessing of the Lord be upon you; We bless you in the name of the Lord ."
1301 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord . 2 Lord , hear my voice ! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications . 3 If You, Lord , should mark iniquities , O Lord , who could stand ? 4 But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared .
5 I wait for the Lord , my soul does wait , And in His word do I hope . 6 My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning ; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning . 7 O Israel , hope in the Lord ; For with the Lord there is lovingkindness , And with Him is abundant redemption . 8 And He will redeem Israel From all his iniquities .
