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A Song of ^[a]Ascents.

^(a)In my trouble I cried to the Lord , And He answered me.

Deliver my soul, O Lord , from ^(b)lying lips, From a ^(c)deceitful tongue.

What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, You ^(d)deceitful tongue?

^(e)Sharp arrows of the warrior, With the burning ^(f)coals of the broom tree.

Woe is me, for I sojourn in ^(g)Meshech, For I dwell among the ^(h)tents of ⁽ⁱ⁾Kedar!

Too long has my soul had its dwelling With those who ^(j)hate peace.

I ^(k)am for peace, but when I speak, They are ^(l)for war.

A Song of Ascents.

I will ^(a)lift up my eyes to ^(b)the mountains; From where shall my help come?

My ^(c)help comes from the Lord , Who ^(d)made heaven and earth.

He will not ^(e)allow your foot to slip; He who ^(f)keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your ^(g)keeper; The Lord is your ^(h)shade on your right hand.

The ⁽ⁱ⁾sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night.

The Lord will ^[a](j)protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul.

The Lord will ^[b](k)guard your going out and your coming in ^(l)From this time forth and forever.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

I was glad when they said to me, "Let us ^(a)go to the house of the Lord ."

Our feet are standing Within your ^(b)gates, O Jerusalem,

Jerusalem, that is ^(c)built As a city that is ^(d)compact together;

To which the tribes ^(e)go up, even the tribes of ^[a]the Lord — ^[b]An ordinance for Israel— To give thanks to the name of the Lord .

For there ^(f)thrones were set for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the ^(g)peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who ^(h)love you.

"May peace be within your ⁽ⁱ⁾walls, And prosperity within your ^(j)palaces."

For the sake of my ^(k)brothers and my friends, I will now say, "^(l)May peace be within you."

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will ^(m)seek your good.