Psalms 126

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Sion: he shall not be moved for ever that dwelleth	1 A Canticle in steps: of Solomon. Unless the Lord has built the house, those who build it have labored in vain. Unless the Lord has guarded the city, he who guards it watches in vain.
2 in Jerusalem. Mountains are round about it: so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth now and for ever.	2 It is in vain that you rise before daylight, that you rise up after you have sat down, you who chew the bread of sorrow. Whereas, to his beloved, he will give sleep.
3 For the Lord will not leave the rod of sinners upon the lot of the just: that the just may not stretch forth their hands to iniquity.	3 Behold, the inheritance of the Lord is sons, the reward is the fruit of the womb.
4 Do good, O Lord, to those that are good, and to the upright of heart.	4 Like arrows in the hand of the powerful, so are the sons of those who have been cast out.
5 But such as turn aside into bonds, the Lord shall lead out with the workers of iniquity: peace upon Israel.	5 Blessed is the man who has filled his desire from these things. He will not be confounded when he speaks to his enemies at the gate.