“I can never escape from Your Spirit! I can never get any from Your presence! If I go up to heaven, Your are there. If I go down to the grave, You are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there Your hand will guide me, and You strength will support me. I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to be come night – but even in darkness I cannot hide from You. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to You.” (vv. 7-12, NLT)
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Excerpts from Psalm 139 -Part 1
For the choir director, A psalm of David.
“O Lord, You have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before it say it, Lord. You go before me and follow me. You place Your blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful of me, too great for me to understand.” (vv. 1-6, NLT)
Psalm 138
A psalm of David
“Give thanks, O Lord, with all my heart; I will sing Your praises before the gods. I bow before Your holy Temple as I worship. I praise Your name for Your unfailing love and faithfulness; for Your promises are backed by all the honor of Your name. As soon as I pray, You answer me; You encourage me by giving me strength.
Every king in all the earth will thank You, Lord, for all of them will hear Your words. Yes, they will sing about the Lord’s ways, for the glory of the Lord is very great. Though the Lord is great, He cares for the humble, but He keeps His distance from the proud.
Though I am surrounded by troubles, You will protect me from the anger of my enemies. You each out Your hand, and the power of Your right hand saves me. The Lord will work out His plans for my life – for Your faithful love O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for Your made me.”
Psalm 134
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem
“Oh, praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, you who serve at night in the house of the Lord. Lift up holy hands in prayer, and praise the Lord. May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, bless you from Jerusalem.”
Psalm 133
A song for pilgrims sending to Jerusalem. A song of David.
“How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head., that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe. Harmony is a refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the. mountains of Zion. And there the Lord has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting.”
Psalm 130
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem
“From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help. Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer.
Lord, if You kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? But You offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear You.
I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on Him. I have put why hope in His word. I long for the Lord more than the sentries long of the dawn; yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.
O Israel, hope in the Lord; for with the Lord there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows. He Himself will redeem Israel form every kind of sin.”
Psalm 128
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem
“How joyful are those who fear the Lord – all who follow His ways! You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful an prosperous you will be! Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table. That is the Lord’s blessing for those who fear Him.
May the Lord continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live. May you live to enjoy your grandchildren . May Israel have peace!”
Psalm 127
A song for pilgrims ascendant to Jerusalem. A psalm of Solomon.
“Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until later at night, anxiously working for foot to eat; for God gives rest to His loved ones.
Children are a gift from the Lord, they are a reward for Him. Children born to a young man are likes arrows in a warriors hands. How joyful is the man whose quiet is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.”
Psalm 126
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem
“When the Lord brought back His exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream! We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, ‘What amazing things the lord has done for them.’ Yes the Lord has done amazing things for us! What joy!
Restore our fortunes, Lord, as streams renew in the desert. Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.”
Psalm 125
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem
“Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever. Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people, both now and forever.
The wicked will not rule the land of the godly, for then the godly might be tempted and do wrong. O Lord, do good to those who are good, whose hearts are in tune with You. Banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord. Take them away with those who do evil.
May Israel have peace!”