Psalms 121

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 A Canticle in steps. I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: “We shall go into the house of the Lord.”	1 A song of ascents. I raise my eyes toward the mountains. From where will my help come?
2 Our feet were standing in your courts, O Jerusalem.	2 My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.
3 Jerusalem has been built as a city, whose participation is unto itself.	3 God will not allow your foot to slip; your guardian does not sleep.
4 For to that place, the tribes ascended, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to confess to the name of the Lord.	4 Truly, the guardian of Israel never slumbers nor sleeps.
5 For in that place, seats have sat down in judgment, seats above the house of David.	5 The LORD is your guardian; the LORD is your shade at your righthand.
6 Petition for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem, and for abundance for those who love you.	6 By day the sun cannot harm you, nor the moon by night.
7 Let peace be in your virtue, and abundance in your towers.	7 The LORD will guard you from all evil, will always guard your life.
8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors, I spoke peace about you.	8 The LORD will guard your coming and going both now and forever.
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I sought good things for you.