God

A song of ascents. By David: I was glad when they said to me, "The house of ADONAI! Let's go!"

The tribes have gone up there, the tribes of ADONAI, as a witness to Isra'el, to give thanks to the name of ADONAI.

For the sake of the house of ADONAI our God, I will seek your well-being.

A song of ascents: I raise my eyes to you, whose throne is in heaven.

As a servant looks to the hand of his master, or a slave-girl to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes turn to ADONAI our God, until he has mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, ADONAI, have mercy; for we have had our fill of contempt,

A song of ascents. By David: If ADONAI hadn't been for us -let Isra'el repeat it -

If ADONAI hadn't been for us when people rose to attack us,

Blessed be ADONAI, who did not leave us to be a prey for their teeth!

Our help is in the name of ADONAI, the maker of heaven and earth.

A song of ascents: Those who trust in ADONAI are like Mount Tziyon, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

Yerushalayim! Mountains all around it! Thus ADONAI is around his people henceforth and forever.

Do good, ADONAI, to the good, to those upright in their hearts.

But as for those who turn aside to their own crooked ways, may ADONAI turn them away, along with those who do evil. Shalom on Isra'el!

A song of ascents: When ADONAI restored Tziyon's fortunes, we thought we were dreaming.

Our mouths were full of laughter, and our tongues shouted for joy. Among the nations it was said, "ADONAI has done great things for them!"

ADONAI did do great things with us; and we are overjoyed.

Return our people from exile, ADONAI, as streams fill vadis in the Negev.

A song of ascents. By Shlomo: Unless ADONAI builds the house, its builders work in vain. Unless ADONAI guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain.

In vain do you get up early and put off going to bed, working hard to earn a living; for he provides for his beloved, even when they sleep.

Children too are a gift from ADONAI; the fruit of the womb is a reward.

A song of ascents: How happy is everyone who fears ADONAI, who lives by his ways.

This is the kind of blessing that will fall on him who fears ADONAI.

May ADONAI bless you from Tziyon! May you see Yerushalayim prosper all the days of your life,

But ADONAI is righteous; he cuts me free from the yoke of the wicked.