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A Psalm of the Sons of Korah 1-9 Applause, everyone. Bravo, bravissimo! Shout God-songs at the top of your lungs! GodMost High is stunning, astride land and ocean. He crushes hostile people, puts nations at our feet. He set us at the head of the line, prize-winning Jacob, his favorite. Loud cheers as God climbs […]

A Psalm of the Sons of Korah 1-3 Godmajestic, praise abounds in our God-city! His sacred mountain, breathtaking in its heights—earth’s joy. Zion Mountain looms in the North, city of the world-King. God in his citadel peaks impregnable. 4-6 The kings got together, they united and came. They took one look and shook their heads, […]

A Psalm of the Sons of Korah 1-2 Listen, everyone, listen— earth-dwellers, don’t miss this. All you haves and have-nots, All together now: listen. 3-4 I set plainspoken wisdom before you, my heart-seasoned understandings of life. I fine-tuned my ear to the sayings of the wise, I solve life’s riddle with the help of a […]

An Asaph Psalm 1-3 The God of gods—it’sGod!—speaks out, shouts, “Earth!” welcomes the sun in the east, farewells the disappearing sun in the west. From the dazzle of Zion, God blazes into view. Our God makes his entrance, he’s not shy in his coming. Starbursts of fireworks precede him. 4-5 He summons heaven and earth […]

A David Psalm, After He Was Confronted by Nathan About the Affair with Bathsheba 1-3 Generous in love—God, give grace! Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record. Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry. I know how bad I’ve been; my sins are staring me down. 4-6 You’re the One I’ve […]

A David Psalm, When Doeg the Edomite Reported to Saul, “David’s at Ahimelech’s House” 1-4 Why do you brag of evil, “Big Man”? God’s mercy carries the day. You scheme catastrophe; your tongue cuts razor-sharp, artisan in lies. You love evil more than good, you call black white. You love malicious gossip, you foul-mouth. 5 […]

A David Psalm 1-2 Bilious and bloated, they gas, “God is gone.” It’s poison gas— they foul themselves, they poison Rivers and skies; thistles are their cash crop. God sticks his head out of heaven. He looks around. He’s looking for someone not stupid— one man, even, God-expectant, just one God-ready woman. 3 He comes […]

A David Psalm, When the Ziphites Reported to Saul, “David Is Hiding Out with Us” 1-2 God, for your sake, help me! Use your influence to clear me. Listen, God—I’m desperate. Don’t be too busy to hear me. 3 Outlaws are out to get me, hit men are trying to kill me. Nothing will stop […]

A David Psalm 1-3 Open your ears, God, to my prayer; don’t pretend you don’t hear me knocking. Come close and whisper your answer. I really need you. I shudder at the mean voice, quail before the evil eye, As they pile on the guilt, stockpile angry slander. 4-8 My insides are turned inside out; […]

A David Psalm, When He Was Captured by the Philistines in Gath 1-4 Take my side, God—I’m getting kicked around, stomped on every day. Not a day goes by but somebody beats me up; They make it their duty to beat me up. When I get really afraid I come to you in trust. I’m […]