Psalm 128

Beati omnes
1
Blessed are all they that fear the Lord  *
and walk in his ways.
2
For thou shalt eat the labours of thine hands *
O well is thee, and happy shalt thou be.
3
Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine *
upon the walls of thine house.
4
Thy children like the olive-branches *
round about thy table.
5
Lo, thus shall the man be blessed *
that feareth the Lord.
6
The Lord from out of Sion shall so bless thee *
that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life long.
7
Yea, that thou shalt see thy children’s children *
and peace upon Israel.

Psalm 129

Saepe expugnaverunt
1
Many a time have they fought against me from my youth up  *
may Israel now say.
2
Yea, many a time have they vexed me from my youth up *
but they have not prevailed against me.
3
The plowers plowed upon my back *
and made long furrows.
4
But the righteous Lord *
hath hewn the snares of the ungodly in pieces.
5
Let them be confounded and turned backward *
as many as have evil will at Sion.
6
Let them be even as the grass growing upon the house-tops *
which withereth afore it be plucked up;
7
Whereof the mower filleth not his hand *
neither he that bindeth up the sheaves his bosom.
8
So that they who go by say not so much as, The Lord prosper you *
we wish you good luck in the Name of the Lord.

Psalm 130

De profundis
1
Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord  *
Lord, hear my voice.
2
O let thine ears consider well *
the voice of my complaint.
3
If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss *
O Lord, who may abide it?
4
For there is mercy with thee *
therefore shalt thou be feared.
5
I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him *
in his word is my trust.
6
My soul fleeth unto the Lord *
before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch.
7
O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy *
and with him is plenteous redemption.
8
And he shall redeem Israel *
from all his sins.