Day: 5 November 2021

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 60. 61. 62. … 149. 150. Chapter 61 1 1 For the leader; with stringed instruments. Of David. 2 Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer! 3 2 From the brink of Sheol I call; my heart grows faint. Raise me up, set me on a rock, 4 for you are my refuge, a tower of strength against the foe. 5 Then I will ever dwell in your tent, take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah 6 3 O God, when you accept my vows and hear the plea of those who revere your name in prayer:… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 61

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 59. 60. 61. … 149. 150. Chapter 60 1 1 For the leader; according to “The Lily of….” A miktam of David (for teaching), 2 when he fought against Aram-Naharaim and Aram-Zobah; and Joab, coming back, killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 3 O God, you rejected us, broke our defenses; you were angry but now revive us. 4 You rocked the earth, split it open; repair the cracks for it totters. 5 You made your people go through hardship, made us stagger from… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 60

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 58. 59. 60. … 149. 150. Chapter 59 1 1 2 For the director. Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when Saul sent people to watch his house and kill him. 2 Rescue me from my enemies, my God; lift me out of reach of my foes. 3 Deliver me from evildoers; from the bloodthirsty save me. 4 They have set an ambush for my life; the powerful conspire against me. For no offense or misdeed of mine, LORD, 5 for no fault they hurry to take up arms. Come near and see my plight! 6 You, LORD of hosts, are the God of Israel! Awake! Punish all the nations.… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 59

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 57. 58. 59. … 149. 150. Chapter 58 1 1 2 For the leader. Do not destroy. A miktam of David. 2 3 Do you indeed pronounce justice, O gods; do you judge mortals fairly? 3 No, you freely engage in crime; your hands dispense violence to the earth. 4 The wicked have been corrupt since birth; liars from the womb, they have gone astray. 5 4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like that of a serpent stopping its ears, 6 So as not… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 58

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 56. 57. 58. … 149. 150. Chapter 57 1 1 2 For the director. Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave. 2 Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me. In you I seek shelter. In the shadow of your wings 3 I seek shelter till harm pass by. 3 I call to God Most High, to God who provides for me. 4 May God send help from heaven to save me, shame those who trample upon me. May God send fidelity and love. Selah 5 I must lie down in the midst of lions hungry for human prey. Their teeth are spears and arrows; their tongue, a sharpened sword.… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 57

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 55. 56. 57. … 149. 150. Chapter 56 1 1 2 For the director. According to Yonath elem rehoqim. A miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him at Gath. 2 Have mercy on me, God, for I am treated harshly; attackers press me all the day. 3 My foes treat me harshly all the day; yes, many are my attackers. O Most High, 4 when… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 56

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 54. 55. 56. … 149. 150. Chapter 55 1 1 For the leader. On stringed instruments. A maskil of David. 2 Listen, God, to my prayer; do not hide from my pleading; 3 hear me and give answer. I rock with grief; I groan 4 at the uproar of the enemy, the clamor of the wicked. They heap trouble upon me, savagely accuse… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 55

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 53. 54. 55. … 149. 150. Chapter 54 1 1 For the leader. On stringed instruments. A maskil of David, 2 when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “David is hiding among us.” 3 2 O God, by your name save me. By your strength defend my cause. 4 O God, hear my prayer. Listen to the words of my mouth. 5 The arrogant have risen against me; the ruthless seek my life; they do not keep God before them. Selah 6 God is present as my helper; the Lord sustains my life. 7 Turn back the evil upon my foes; in… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 54

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 52. 53. 54. … 149. 150. Chapter 53 1 1 For the leader; according to Mahalath. A maskil of David. 2 Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” Their deeds are loathsome and corrupt; not one does what is right. 3 God looks down from heaven upon the human race, To see if even one is wise,… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 53

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 51. 52. 53. … 149. 150. Chapter 52 1 1 For the leader. A maskil of David, 2 when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, “David went to the house of Ahimelech.” 3 Why do you glory in evil, you scandalous liar? All day long 4 you plot destruction; your tongue is like a sharpened razor, you skillful deceiver. 5 You love evil rather than good, lies rather than honest speech. Selah 6 You love any word that destroys, you deceitful tongue. 7… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 52

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. …  50. 51. 52. … 149. 150. Chapter 51 1 1 For the leader. A psalm of David, 2 when Nathan the prophet came to him after his affair with Bathsheba. 3 Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense. 4 Wash away all my guilt; from my sin cleanse me. 5 For I know my offense; my sin is… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 51

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 49. 50. 51. … 149. 150. Chapter 50 1 A psalm of Asaph. 1 The LORD, the God of gods, has spoken and summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. 2 From Zion God shines forth. perfect in beauty. 3 Our God comes and will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes, storming fiercely round about. 4 God summons the heavens above and the earth to the judgment of his people: 5 “Gather my faithful ones before me, those who… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 50