Category Archives: Psalm

A David Psalm 1-2 I run to you,God; I run for dear life. Don’t let me down! Take me seriously this time! Get down on my level and listen, and please—no procrastination! Your granite cave a hiding place, your high cliff aerie a place of safety. 3-5 You’re my cave to hide in, my cliff […]

A David Psalm 1 Count yourself lucky, how happy you must be— you get a fresh start, your slate’s wiped clean. 2 Count yourself lucky— Godholds nothing against you and you’re holding nothing back from him. 3 When I kept it all inside, my bones turned to powder, my words became daylong groans. 4 The […]

1-3 Good people, cheerGod! Right-living people sound best when praising. Use guitars to reinforce your Hallelujahs! Play his praise on a grand piano! Invent your own new song to him; give him a trumpet fanfare. 4-5 ForGod’s Word is solid to the core; everything he makes is sound inside and out. He loves it when […]

A David Psalm, When He Outwitted Abimelech and Got Away 1 I blessGodevery chance I get; my lungs expand with his praise. 2 I live and breatheGod; if things aren’t going well, hear this and be happy: 3 Join me in spreading the news; together let’s get the word out. 4 Godmet me more than […]

A David Psalm 1-3 Harass these hecklers,God, punch these bullies in the nose. Grab a weapon, anything at hand; stand up for me! Get ready to throw the spear, aim the javelin, at the people who are out to get me. Reassure me; let me hear you say, “I’ll save you.” 4-8 When those thugs […]

A David Psalm 1-4 The God-rebel tunes in to sedition— all ears, eager to sin. He has no regard for God, he stands insolent before him. He has smooth-talked himself into believing That his evil will never be noticed. Words gutter from his mouth, dishwater dirty. Can’t remember when he did anything decent. Every time […]

A David Psalm 1-2 Don’t bother your head with braggarts or wish you could succeed like the wicked. In no time they’ll shrivel like grass clippings and wilt like cut flowers in the sun. 3-4 Get insurance withGodand do a good deed, settle down and stick to your last. Keep company withGod, get in on […]

A David Psalm 1-2 Take a deep breath,God; calm down— don’t be so hasty with your punishing rod. Your sharp-pointed arrows of rebuke draw blood; my backside smarts from your caning. 3-4 I’ve lost twenty pounds in two months because of your accusation. My bones are brittle as dry sticks because of my sin. I’m […]

A David Psalm 1-3 I’m determined to watch steps and tongue so they won’t land me in trouble. I decided to hold my tongue as long as Wicked is in the room. “Mum’s the word,” I said, and kept quiet. But the longer I kept silence The worse it got— my insides got hotter and […]

A David Psalm 1-3 I waited and waited and waited forGod. At last he looked; finally he listened. He lifted me out of the ditch, pulled me from deep mud. He stood me up on a solid rock to make sure I wouldn’t slip. He taught me how to sing the latest God-song, a praise-song […]