Psalms

Advantage of the LORD on our side                   verse 1- 2 

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side

          now may Israel say

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side   

            when men rose up against us 

Consequence if the LORD not on our side          verse 3- 5 

THEN they had swallowed us … Read More

Looking to the LORD for mercy                         verse 1- 2 

Unto YOU lift I up mine eyes – O YOU that dwell in the heavens

            BEHOLD

as the eyes of servants look

unto the hand of their masters

      and as the eyes of a maiden

unto the hand of her mistress

      so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God

                  until … Read More

Invitation to worship                                           verse 1

I was glad when they said unto me

            Let us go into the house of the LORD

Place to worship                                                  verse 2- 3

Our feet shall stand within thy gates- O Jerusalem

            Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together

People who worship                                            verse 4- 5

Whither the tribes go up … Read More

Source of help described as Creator                    verse 1- 2 

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills

from whence comes my help

                        my help comes from the LORD

which made heaven and earth 

Source of help never sleeps                                  verse 3- 4 

HE will not suffer your foot to be moved

HE that keeps you will not slumber

BEHOLD – … Read More

Psalmist receives answered prayer                               verse 1 

In my distress I cried to the LORD

and HE heard me

Psalmist needed deliverance                                         verse 2- 4 

Deliver my soul – O LORD

from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue

what shall be given to you?

or what shall be done to you – you false tongue?

                        sharp arrows of the … Read More

Prayer is the main ingredient of communication           verse 169- 170 

Let my cry come near before YOU – O LORD

give me understanding according to YOUR word

let my supplication come before YOU

            deliver me according to YOUR word 

Mouth is the main ingredient of praise                         verse 171 

My lips shall utter praise

when YOU have taught me YOUR … Read More

People don’t scare the Psalmist                           verse 161

Princes have persecuted me without a cause

BUT my heart stands in awe of YOUR word

Psalmist treasures and loves the Word of God    verse 162- 163

I rejoice at YOUR word

as one that finds great spoil

I hate and abhor lying

BUT YOUR law do I love

Psalmist praises the LORD … Read More

Psalmist believes the LORD can rescue him               verse 153- 154 

Consider mine affliction – and DELIVER ME

for I do not forget YOUR law

PLEAD MY CAUSE and deliver me

            quicken me according to YOUR word 

Psalmist believes wicked are far from rescue             verse 155 

Salvation is FAR from the wicked    

            for they seek not YOUR statutes 

Psalmist believes the … Read More

Crying out to the LORD                                     verse 145- 147 

I cried with my whole heart

HEAR ME – I will keep YOUR statutes

I cried to YOU

SAVE ME – and I shall keep YOUR testimonies

I prevented the dawning of the morning – and cried

I hoped in YOUR word 

Meditating on the Word of the LORD                verse 148 

Mine … Read More

Righteous God gives upright standards                        verse 137

Righteous are YOU – O LORD – and upright areYOUR judgments

Righteous God gives righteous and faithful standards verse 138

YOUR testimonies that YOU have commanded are righteous and very faithful

Righteous God is disregarded by psalmist’s enemies    verse 139

My zeal hath consumed me

            BECAUSE mine enemies have forgotten YOUR … Read More