Psalm 121
Levavi oculos
1
I lift up my eyes to the hills; *
from where is my help to come?
2
My help comes from the Lord, *
the maker of heaven and earth.
3
He will not let your foot be moved *
and he who watches over you will not fall asleep.
4
Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel *
shall neither slumber nor sleep;
5
The Lord himself watches over you; *
the Lord is your shade at your right hand,
6
So that the sun shall not strike you by day, *
nor the moon by night.
7
The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; *
it is he who shall keep you safe.
8
The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming in, *
from this time forth for evermore.
Psalm 122
Lætatus sum
1
I was glad when they said to me, *
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
2
Now our feet are standing *
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
3
Jerusalem is built as a city *
that is at unity with itself;
4
To which the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord, *
the assembly of Israel,
to praise the Name of the Lord.
5
For there are the thrones of judgment, *
the thrones of the house of David.
6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: *
“May they prosper who love you.
7
Peace be within your walls *
and quietness within your towers.
8
For my brethren and companions’ sake, *
I pray for your prosperity.
9
Because of the house of the Lord our God, *
I will seek to do you good.”
Psalm 123
Ad te levavi oculos meos
1
To you I lift up my eyes, *
to you enthroned in the heavens.
2
As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, *
and the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
3
So our eyes look to the Lord our God, *
until he show us his mercy.
4
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy, *
for we have had more than enough of contempt,
5
Too much of the scorn of the indolent rich, *
and of the derision of the proud.