Psalms Series
Psalm 84: The Lord is a Sun and a Shield
Psalm 84 For the director of music. According to gittith. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. 1 How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord;my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young—a place …
Psalm 150: Praise the Lord
Psalm 150 1 Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,4 praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe,5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him …
Psalm 122: Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem
Psalm 122 A song of ascents. Of David. 1 I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”2 Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.4 That is where the tribes go up— the tribes of the Lord—to praise the name of the Lord according to the …
Psalm 90: Teach Us to Number Our Days
BOOK IV Psalms 90–106 Psalm 90 A prayer of Moses the man of God. 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.2 Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. VV. 1-2, God is eternal 3 You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”4 A thousand …
Psalm 14: The Fool Says in His Heart, “There is no God.”
Psalm 14 For the director of music. Of David. 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. 2 The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankindto see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.3 All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who …
Psalm 51: Create In Me a Pure Heart
The Book of Psalms provides us with many examples of how to live in the sight of God in every circumstance, including sin and failure. Psalm 51 takes us to one of the darkest chapters in the life of King David, a man “after God’s own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22). Though he loved …
Psalm 23: Jesus Christ is Our Shepherd
Psalm 23 A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,he leads me beside quiet waters,3 he refreshes my soul.He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,I will fear no evil, for you are with me;your rod and your …
Psalm 22: My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
The Book of Psalms covers every facet of human experience. They provide us with examples from faithful people who have gone before us how to live in the sight of God in every circumstance. Many of the psalms written King David express how he trusted God in the midst of various trials. Psalm 22 follows …
Psalm 34: The Lord is Close to the Brokenhearted
Psalm 34 Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left. 1 I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.2 I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.3 Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought …
Psalm 82: Rise Up, O God, Judge the Earth
Psalm 82 A psalm of Asaph. 1 God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”: 2 “How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. 5 “The …