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121 Levavi oculos

1I lift up my eyes to the hills; *
 from where is my help to come?

2My help comes from the Lord, *
 the maker of heaven and earth.

3He will not let your foot be moved *
 and he who watches over you will not fall asleep.

4Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel *
 shall neither slumber nor sleep;

5The Lord himself watches over you; *
 the Lord is your shade at your right hand,

6So that the sun shall not strike you by day, *
 nor the moon by night.

7The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; *
 it is he who shall keep you safe.

8The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming in, *
 from this time forth for evermore.

122 Lætatus sum

1I was glad when they said to me, *
 “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

2Now our feet are standing *
 within your gates, O Jerusalem.

3Jerusalem is built as a city *
 that is at unity with itself;

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