Category Archives: Psalm

A David Psalm 1-2 God, come close. Come quickly! Open your ears—it’s my voice you’re hearing! Treat my prayer as sweet incense rising; my raised hands are my evening prayers. 3-7 Post a guard at my mouth,God, set a watch at the door of my lips. Don’t let me so much as dream of evil […]

A David Prayer—When He Was in the Cave 1-2 I cry out loudly toGod, loudly I plead withGodfor mercy. I spill out all my complaints before him, and spell out my troubles in detail: 3-7 “As I sink in despair, my spirit ebbing away, you know how I’m feeling, Know the danger I’m in, the […]

A David Psalm 1-2 Listen to this prayer of mine,God; pay attention to what I’m asking. Answer me—you’re famous for your answers! Do what’s right for me. But don’t, please don’t, haul me into court; not a person alive would be acquitted there. 3-6 The enemy hunted me down; he kicked me and stomped me […]

A David Psalm 1-2 Blessed beGod, my mountain, who trains me to fight fair and well. He’s the bedrock on which I stand, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight, The high crag where I run for dear life, while he lays my enemies low. 3-4 I wonder why you care,God— why do […]

David’s Praise 1 I lift you high in praise, my God, O my King! and I’ll bless your name into eternity. 2 I’ll bless you every day, and keep it up from now to eternity. 3 Godis magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness. 4 Generation after generation […]

1-2 Hallelujah! O my soul, praiseGod! All my life long I’ll praiseGod, singing songs to my God as long as I live. 3-9 Don’t put your life in the hands of experts who know nothing of life, ofsalvationlife. Mere humans don’t have what it takes; when they die, their projects die with them. Instead, get […]

1 Hallelujah! It’s a good thing to sing praise to our God; praise is beautiful, praise is fitting. 2-6 God’s the one who rebuilds Jerusalem, who regathers Israel’s scattered exiles. He heals the heartbroken and bandages their wounds. He counts the stars and assigns each a name. Our Lord is great, with limitless strength; we’ll […]

1-5 Hallelujah! PraiseGodfrom heaven, praise him from the mountaintops; Praise him, all you his angels, praise him, all you his warriors, Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, you morning stars; Praise him, high heaven, praise him, heavenly rain clouds; Praise, oh let them praise the name ofGod— he spoke the word, and there they […]

1-4 Hallelujah! Sing toGoda brand-new song, praise him in the company of all who love him. Let all Israel celebrate their Sovereign Creator, Zion’s children exult in their King. Let them praise his name in dance; strike up the band and make great music! And why? BecauseGoddelights in his people, festoons plain folk with salvation […]

1-6 Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy house of worship, praise him under the open skies; Praise him for his acts of power, praise him for his magnificent greatness; Praise with a blast on the trumpet, praise by strumming soft strings; Praise him with castanets and dance, praise him with banjo and flute; Praise him […]