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Friday, May 24th, 2024
the Week of Proper 2 / Ordinary 7
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Passage Lookup: Psalms 120,121,122

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Psalms 120:1
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A song of ascents.

I call on the Lord (a) in my distress,(b) and he answers me.
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Psalms 120:2
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Save me, Lord , from lying lips(c) and from deceitful tongues.(d)
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Psalms 120:3
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What will he do to you, and what more besides, you deceitful tongue?
Psalms 120:4
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He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows,(e) with burning coals of the broom bush.
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Psalms 120:5
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Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek, that I live among the tents of Kedar!(f)
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Psalms 120:6
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Too long have I lived among those who hate peace.
Psalms 120:7
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I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Psalms 121:1
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A song of ascents.

I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from?
Psalms 121:2
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My help comes from the Lord , the Maker of heaven(a) and earth.(b)
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Psalms 121:3
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He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;
Psalms 121:4
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indeed, he who watches(c) over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
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Psalms 121:5
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The Lord watches over(d) you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
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Psalms 121:6
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the sun(e) will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
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Psalms 121:7
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The Lord will keep you from all harm(f)— he will watch over your life;
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Psalms 121:8
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the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.(g)
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Psalms 122:1
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A song of ascents. Of David.

I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord ."
Psalms 122:2
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Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.
Psalms 122:3
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Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.
Psalms 122:4
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That is where the tribes go up— the tribes of the Lord — to praise the name of the Lord according to the statute given to Israel.
Psalms 122:5
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There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
Psalms 122:6
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love(a) you be secure.
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Psalms 122:7
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May there be peace(b) within your walls and security within your citadels.(c)"
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Psalms 122:8
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For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, "Peace be within you."
Psalms 122:9
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For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your prosperity.(d)
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