Psalms

Celebration is part of a life with the LORDverses 1-4

O clap your hands all you people

shout to God with the voice of triumph

For the LORD most high is terrible

HE is a great King over all the earth

HE shall subdue the people under us

and the nations under our feet

HE shall choose our inheritance … Read More

Deliverance from all troubles availableverses 1-3

God is our refuge and strength

a very present help in trouble

THEREFORE we will not fear

though the earth be removed

            though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea

            though the waters thereof roar and be troubled

            though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof

                        SELAH

Presence of the … Read More

Poem about a Royal Weddingverse 1

My heart is inditing (overflowing) a good matter

I speak of the things which I have made touching the king

      my tongue is the pen of a ready writer

King is to ride out to victoryverses 2-5

You are fairer than the children of men – grace is poured into your lips… Read More

Victory comes in the power of Godverses 1-3

We have heard with our ears – O God – our fathers have told us

what work YOU did in their days – in the times of old

How YOU did drive out the heathen

with YOUR hand and planted them

How YOU did afflict the people – and cast them … Read More

LORD asked to deliver the Psalmistverse 1

Judge me – O God – and plead my cause against an ungodly nation

O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man

Psalmist asks questions of LORDverse 2

For YOU are the God of my strength

WHY do YOU cast me off?  

WHY go I mourning because of the oppression … Read More

Deep desire to know God intimatelyverses 1-3

As the hart pants after the water brooks

so pants my soul after YOU – O God

My soul thirsts for God

for the LIVING God

When shall I come

and appear before God?

My tears have been my meat day and night

while they continually say to me

                        Where is … Read More

David praises LORD for deliveranceverses 1-3

Blessed is he that considers the poor

the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble

The LORD will preserve him – and keep him alive

and he shall be blessed on the earth

and YOU will not deliver him

to the will of his enemies

The LORD will strengthen him on the … Read More

David is given a new song to singverses 1-3

I waited patiently for the LORD

and HE inclined to me – and heard my cry

HE brought me up also out of a horrible pit – out of the miry clay

and set my feet upon a rock – and established my goings

HE has put a NEW SONG … Read More

David tried not to pray for helpverses 1-2

I said – I will take heed to my ways – that I sin not with my tongue

I will keep my mouth with a bridle – while the wicked is before me

I was dumb with silence – I held my peace – even from good

and my sorrow was … Read More

David chastened with sickness by the LORDverses 1-8

O LORD – rebuke me not in YOUR wrath

neither chasten me in YOUR hot displeasure

      for YOUR arrows stick fast in me 

and YOUR hand presses me sore

There is no soundness in my flesh because of YOUR anger

neither is there any rest in my bones because of my … Read More