Psalmist wants to be preserved from violent menverses 1-3
Deliver me – O LORD – from the evil man
preserve me from the violent man
which imagine mischiefs in their heart continually
are they gathered together for war
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent
adders’ poison is under their lips SELAH
Psalmist wants to be protected from … Read More
Omniscience of Godverses 1-6
O LORD – YOU have searched me, and known me
YOU know my down sitting and mine uprising
YOU understand my thought afar off
YOU compass my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways
For there is not a word in my tongue – BUT – lo – O LORD… Read More
Individual thankfulness to the LORDverses 1-3
I will praise YOU with my whole heart
before the gods will I sing praise to YOU
I will worship toward YOUR holy temple
and praise YOUR name for YOUR loving-kindness
and for YOUR truth
for YOU have magnified YOUR word
above all YOUR name
In the day when I cried YOU answered … Read More
Prayer regarding captivityverses 1-6
By the rivers of Babylon – there we sat down – yea – we wept
when we remembered Zion
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof
for there they that carried us away captive required of us a song
and they that wasted us required of us mirth
saying
Sing us … Read More
Mercy of the Sovereign of the Universeverses 1-3
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good
for HIS mercy endures for ever
O give thanks unto the God of gods
for HIS mercy endures for ever
O give thanks to the Lord of lords
for HIS mercy endures forever
Mercy of the Creator of the Universe… Read More
Priest and Levites are to praise the LORDverses 1-2
Praise you the LORD
Praise you the name of the LORD
Praise HIM – O you servants of the LORD
You that stand in the house of the LORD
in the courts of the house of our God
Israel is to praise the LORD as HIS peculiar treasureverses 3-4… Read More
Priests were to praise the LORDverse 1
BEHOLD – bless you the LORD
all you servants of the LORD
which by night stand in the house of the LORD
Priests were to lift up their hands in praise to the LORDverse 2
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary – and bless the LORD
Pilgrims blessed the priests … Read More
Unity is pleasantverse 1
BEHOLD – how good and how pleasant for BRETHREN
to dwell together in unity
Unity is preciousverse 2
It is like precious ointment upon the head – THAT ran down upon the beard
even Aaron’s beard: THAT went down to the shirts of his garment
Unity is refreshingverse 3
As the dew of … Read More
Promise of King David to the LORDverses 1-5
LORD – remember David – and all his afflictions
how he swore to the LORD
and vowed to the mighty God of Jacob
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house
nor go up into my bed
I will not give sleep to mine eyes – or slumber … Read More
Humility of the Psalmistverse 1
LORD – my heart is not haughty – nor mine eyes lofty
neither do I exercise myself in great matters
or in things to high for me
Contentment of the Psalmistverse 2
Surely I have behaved and quieted myself
as a child that is weaned of his mother
my soul is even as … Read More