The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 148. 149. 150. Chapter 149 1 1 Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song, a hymn in the assembly of the faithful. 2 Let Israel be glad in their maker, the people of Zion rejoice in their king. 3 2 Let them praise his name in festive dance, make music with tambourine and lyre. 4 For the LORD takes delight in his people, honors the poor with victory. 5 3 Let the faithful rejoice in their glory, cry out for joy at their banquet, 6 With the praise of God in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands, 7 To bring retribution on the nations, punishment on the peoples, 8 To bind their kings with chains, shackle their nobles with irons, 9… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 149
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Psalms – Chapter 148
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 147. 148. 149. 150. Chapter 148 1 Hallelujah! 1 Praise the LORD from the heavens; give praise in the heights. 2 Praise him, all you angels; give praise, all you hosts. 3 Praise him, sun and moon; give praise, all shining stars. 4 2 Praise him, highest heavens, you waters above the heavens. 5 Let them all praise the LORD’S name; for the LORD commanded and they were created, 6 Assigned them duties forever, gave them tasks that will never change. 7 Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea monsters and all deep waters; 8 You lightning and hail, snow and clouds, storm winds that fulfill his command; 9 You mountains and… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 148
Psalms – Chapter 143
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. … 142. 143. 144. … 149. 150. Chapter 143 1 1 A psalm of David. LORD, hear my prayer; in your faithfulness listen to my pleading; answer me in your justice. 2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant; before you no living being can be just. 3 2 The enemy has pursued me; they have crushed my life to the ground. They have left me in darkness like those long dead. 4 My spirit is faint within me; my heart is dismayed. 5 I remember the days of old; I ponder all your deeds; the works of your hands I recall. 6 I stretch out… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 143
Psalms – Chapter 142
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. … 141. 142. 143. … 149. 150. Chapter 142 1 1 2 A maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. 2 With full voice I cry to the LORD; with full voice I beseech the LORD. 3 Before God I pour out my complaint, lay bare my distress. 4 My spirit is faint within me, but you know my path. Along the way I walk they have hidden a trap for me. 5 I look to my right hand, but no friend is there. There is no escape for me; no one cares for me.… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 142
Psalms – Chapter 141
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. … 140. 141. 142. … 149. 150. Chapter 141 1 1 A psalm of David. LORD, I call to you; come quickly to help me; listen to my plea when I call. 2 2 Let my prayer be incense before you; my uplifted hands an evening sacrifice. 3 Set a guard, LORD, before my mouth, a gatekeeper at my lips. 4 Do not let my heart incline to evil, or yield to any sin. I will never feast upon the fine food of evildoers. 5 3 Let the just strike me; that is kindness; let them rebuke me; that is oil for… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 141
Psalms – Chapter 140
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. … 139. 140. 141. … 149. 150. Chapter 140 1 1 For the leader. A psalm of David. 2 Deliver me, LORD, from the wicked; preserve me from the violent, 3 From those who plan evil in their hearts, who stir up conflicts every day, 4 2 Who sharpen their tongues like serpents, venom of asps upon their lips. Selah 5 Keep me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked; preserve me from the violent, who plot to trip me up. 6 3 The arrogant have set a trap for me; villains have spread a net, laid snares for me by the wayside. Selah 7 I say to the LORD:… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 140
Psalms – Chapter 139
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. … 138. 139. 140. … 149. 150. Chapter 139 1 1 For the leader. A psalm of David. I LORD, you have probed me, you know me: 2 2 you know when I sit and stand; you understand my thoughts from afar. 3 My travels and my rest you mark; with all my ways you are familiar. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, LORD, you know it all. 5 Behind and before you encircle me and rest your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is beyond… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 139
Psalms – Chapter 136
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. … 135. 136. 137. … 149. 150. Chapter 136 1 1 Praise the LORD, who is so good; God’s love endures forever; 2 Praise the God of gods; God’s love endures forever; 3 Praise the Lord of lords; God’s love endures forever; 4 Who alone has done great wonders, God’s love endures forever; 5 Who skillfully made the heavens, God’s love endures forever; 6 Who spread the earth upon the waters, God’s love endures forever; 7 Who made the great lights, God’s love endures forever; 8 The sun to rule the day, God’s love endures forever; 9 The moon and stars to rule the night, God’s love endures forever; 10 Who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, God’s love endures forever; 11 And led Israel from their midst, God’s love endures forever; 12 With mighty hand and outstretched arm, God’s love endures forever; 13… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 136
Psalms – Chapter 134
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. … 133. 134. 135. … 149. 150. Chapter 134 1 1 A song of ascents. 2 Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD Who stand in the house of the LORD through the long hours of night. 2 Lift up your hands toward the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. 3 May the LORD who made heaven and earth bless you from Zion. 1 [Psalm 134] A brief liturgy exhorting the temple singers to acknowledge the great deeds of God at a night service (cf ⇒ Isaiah 30:29). Mount Zion is the place from which blessings affect the lives of humans, for there… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 134
Psalms – Chapter 133
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. … 132. 133. 134. … 149. 150. Chapter 133 1 1 2 A song of ascents. Of David. How good it is, how pleasant, where the people dwell as one! 2 3 Like precious ointment on the head, running down upon the beard, Upon the beard of Aaron, upon the collar of his robe. 3 4 Like dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion. There the LORD has lavished blessings, life for evermore! 1 [Psalm 133] A benediction over a peaceful community, most probably the people Israel, but appropriate too for Israelite families (⇒ Psalm 133:1). The history of Israel,… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 133
Psalms – Chapter 132
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. … 131. 132. 133. … 149. 150. Chapter 132 1 1 A song of ascents. 2 LORD, remember David and all his anxious care; 2 3 How he swore an oath to the LORD, vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: 3 “I will not enter the house where I live, nor lie on the couch where I sleep; 4 I will give my eyes no sleep, my eyelids no rest, 5 Till I find a home for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” 6 4 “We have heard of it in Ephrathah; we have found it… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 132
Psalms – Chapter 131
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. … 130. 131. 132. … 149. 150. Chapter 131 1 1 A song of ascents. Of David. LORD, my heart is not proud; nor are my eyes haughty. I do not busy myself with great matters, with things too sublime for me. 2 Rather, I have stilled my soul, hushed it like a weaned child. Like a weaned child on its mother’s lap, so is my soul within me. 3 Israel, hope in the LORD, now and forever. 1 [Psalm 131] A song of trust, in which the psalmist gives up self-sufficiency (⇒… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 131

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