PSALM 144
LORD provides David with power to winverses 1-2
Blessed be the LORD my strength – which teaches my hands to war
and my fingers to fight – my goodness – my fortress
my high tower – my deliverer – my shield
and HE in WHOM I trust
WHO subdues my people under me
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PSALM 143
Psalmist prayer non-judgementverses 1-2
Hear my prayer O LORD – give ear to my supplication
in YOUR faithfulness answer me
and in YOUR righteousness
and enter not into judgment with YOUR servant
for in YOUR sight shall no man living be justified
Psalmist reveals effects of enemy on himverses 3-4
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PSALM 142
Psalmist complaint to the LORDverses 1-2
I cried to the LORD with my voice
with my voice to the LORD
did I make my supplication
I poured out my complaint before HIM
I showed before HIM my trouble
Psalmist friends were too fewverses 3-4
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me
THEN YOU knew my path
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PSALM 140
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
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PSALM 139
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
PSALM 138
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
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PSALM 137
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
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PSALM 136
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
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