THE BOOK OF PSALMS CHAPTERS 1-30 |
The wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. -- 1:5 Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, for His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him! -- 2:12 But You, O LORD, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. -- 3:3 Lift up the light of Your
countenance upon us, O LORD!
I will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. -- 7:17 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth. -- 8:1 From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established strength. -- 8:2 What is man that You take thought of him, and the son of man that You care for him? -- 8:4 I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. -- 9:1-2 He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity. -- 9:8 The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD'S throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. -- 11:4 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad. -- 14:7 Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings. -- 17:8 I love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. -- 18:1-3 He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me upon my high places. -- 18:33 The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation. -- 18:46 I will give thanks to You among the nations, O LORD, and I will sing praises to Your name. -- 18:49 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. -- 19:1 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer. -- 19:14 Some boast in chariots and some in horses, but we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God. -- 20:7 The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it. -- 24:1 To You, O LORD, I lift up
my soul.
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread? -- 27:1 Ascribe to the LORD, O sons
of the mighty, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to
the LORD the glory due to His name; worship the LORD in holy array.
Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning. -- 30:5 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, that my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever. -- 30:11-12 |
THE BLESSED MAN How blessed is the man who
does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners,
nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of
the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like
a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its
season and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers.
-- 1:1-3
KING UPON ZION But as for Me, I have installed
My King upon Zion, My holy mountain. I will surely tell of the decree
of the LORD: He said to Me, "You are My Son, today I have begotten You.
Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, and
the very ends of the earth as Your possession. You shall break them
with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware." -- 2:6-9
THE LORD HEARS I am weary with my sighing;
every night I make my bed swim, I dissolve my couch with my tears.
My eye has wasted away with grief; it has become old because of all my
adversaries. Depart from me, all you who do iniquity, for the LORD
has heard the voice of my weeping. The LORD has heard my supplication,
the LORD receives my prayer. -- 6:6-9
HOW MAJESTIC IS YOUR NAME O LORD, our Lord, how majestic
is Your name in all the earth, Who have displayed Your splendor above the
heavens! From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established
strength because of Your adversaries, to make the enemy and the revengeful
cease. When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the
moon and the stars, which You have ordained; what is man that You take
thought of him, and the son of man that You care for him? Yet You
have made him a little lower than God, and You crown him with glory and
majesty! You make him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have
put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts
of the field, the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, whatever
passes through the paths of the seas. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic
is Your name in all the earth! -- 8:1-9
SING PRAISES TO THE LORD Sing praises to the LORD,
who dwells in Zion; declare among the peoples His deeds. For He who
requires blood remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
Be gracious to me, O LORD; see my affliction from those who hate me, You
who lift me up from the gates of death, that I may tell of all Your praises,
that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
-- 9:11-14
FIRE AND BRIMSTONE The LORD tests the righteous
and the wicked, and the one who loves violence His soul hates. Upon
the wicked He will rain snares; fire and brimstone and burning wind will
be the portion of their cup. For the LORD is righteous, He loves
righteousness; the upright will behold His face. -- 11:5-7
HOW LONG? How long, O LORD? Will You
forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How
long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart all the
day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer
me, O LORD my God; enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
and my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my adversaries will rejoice
when I am shaken. But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness; my heart
shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, because
He has dealt bountifully with me. -- 13:1-6
NOT EVEN ONE The fool has said in his heart,
"There is no God." They are corrupt, they have committed abominable
deeds; there is no one who does good. The LORD has looked down from
heaven upon the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, who
seek after God. They have all turned aside, together they have become
corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. -- 14:1-3
WHO MAY ABIDE IN YOUR TENT? O Lord, who may abide in Your
tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill? He who walks with integrity,
and works righteousness, and speaks truth in his heart. He does not
slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a
reproach against his friend; in whose eyes a reprobate is despised, but
who honors those who fear the LORD; he swears to his own hurt
YOUR HOLY ONE I have set the LORD continually
before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will dwell
securely. For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; nor will You
allow Your Holy One to undergo decay. You will make known to me the
path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there
are
THE LAW OF THE LORD The law of the LORD is perfect,
restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the
simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear
of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true;
they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold,
yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the drippings of
the honeycomb. Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; in keeping
them there is great reward. -- 19:7-11
WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME? My God, my God, why have You
forsaken me?... I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of
joint; My heart is like wax; it is melted within me. My strength
is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaves to my jaws; and You
lay me in the dust of death. For dogs have surrounded me; a band
of evildoers has encompassed me; they pierced my hands and my
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD The LORD is my shepherd, I
shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads
me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the
paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Even though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before
me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; my
cup overflows. Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me
all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
-- 23:1-6
WHO MAY ASCEND INTO THE HILL OF THE LORD? The earth is the LORD'S, and
all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it. For He has
founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Who
may ascend into the hill of the LORD? And who may stand in His holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul
to falsehood and has not sworn deceitfully. He shall receive a blessing
from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation. -- 24:1-5
THE KING OF GLORY Lift up your heads, O gates,
and be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in!
Who is the King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in
battle. Lift up your heads, O gates, and lift them up, O ancient
doors, that the King of glory may come in! Who is this King of glory?
The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah. -- 24:7-10
HE WILL HIDE ME One thing I have asked from
the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD and to meditate
in His temple. For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His
tabernacle; in the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift
me up on a rock. -- 27:4-5
WAIT FOR THE LORD When You said, "Seek My face,"
my heart said to You, "Your face, O LORD, I shall seek." Do not hide
Your face from me, do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been
my help; do not abandon me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation!
For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD will take me
up ... I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the
goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD;
be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the LORD. -- 27:8-10,
13-14
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