Prelude to a feast dayverses 1-3
Sing aloud to God our strength – make a joyful noise
to the God of Jacob
Take a psalm – and bring hither the timbrel
the pleasant harp with the psaltery
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon – in the time appointed
on our solemn feast day
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Prayer to the Shepherd of Israelverses 1-2
Give ear – O Shepherd of Israel – YOU that lead Joseph like a flock
YOU that dwell between the cherubim – shine forth
before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up
YOUR strength and come – and save us
Chorusverse 3
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Description of defeated people of Israelverses 1-4
O God – the heathen are come into YOUR inheritance
YOUR holy temple have they defiled
They have laid Jerusalem on heaps – the dead bodies of YOUR servants
have they given to be meat to the fowls of the heaven
the flesh of YOUR saints to the beasts of the earth… Read More
God establishes residence of Israelverses 1-3
In Judah is God known – HIS name is great in Israel
in Salem also is HIS tabernacle
HIS dwelling place in Zion
there brake HE the arrows of the
bow – shield – sword – battle
SELAH
God protects the residence of Israelverses 4-6
YOU are more glorious and excellent than … Read More
Thanking the LORD for HIS wondrous worksverses 1-3
To YOU – O God – do we give THANKS
to YOU do we give THANKS
for that YOUR name is near
YOUR wondrous works declare
When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly
the earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved
I bear up the pillars of … Read More
Psalmist asks LORD to remember HIS peopleverses 1-3
O God
Why have YOU cast us off forever?
Why does YOUR anger smoke against
the sheep of YOUR pasture?
REMEMBER YOUR congregation
which YOU have purchased of old
the rod of YOUR inheritance
which YOU have REDEEMED
this mount Zion – wherein YOU have dwelt
Lift up YOUR feet to … Read More
Psalmist wants to understand God’s dealingverses 1-2
Truly God is good to Israel
even to such as are of a clean heart
BUT as for me – my feet were almost gone
my steps had well-nigh slipped
Psalmist describes wickedverses 3-12
FOR I was envious at the foolish
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked
FOR there … Read More
David wanted his son to judge righteouslyverses 1-5
Give the king YOUR judgments – O God
and YOUR righteousness to the king’s son
He shall judge YOUR people with righteousness
and YOUR poor with judgment
the mountains shall bring peace to the people
and the little hills by righteousness
He shall judge the poor of the people
he shall … Read More