Category Archives: Psalm

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 […]

A David Psalm, When He Hid in a Cave from Saul 1-3 Be good to me, God—and now! I’ve run to you for dear life. I’m hiding out under your wings until the hurricane blows over. I call out to High God, the God who holds me together. He sends orders from heaven and saves […]

A David Psalm 1-2 Is this any way to run a country? Is there an honest politician in the house? Behind the scenes you brew cauldrons of evil, behind closed doors you make deals with demons. 3-5 The wicked crawl from the wrong side of the cradle; their first words out of the womb are […]

A David Psalm, When Saul Set a Watch on David’s House in Order to Kill Him 1-2 My God! Rescue me from my enemies, defend me from these mutineers. Rescue me from their dirty tricks, save me from their hit men. 3-4 Desperadoes have ganged up on me, they’re hiding in ambush for me. I […]

A David Psalm, When He Fought Against Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah and Joab Killed Twelve Thousand Edomites at the Valley of Salt 1-2 God! you walked off and left us, kicked our defenses to bits And stalked off angry. Come back. Oh please, come back! You shook earth to the foundations, ripped open huge crevasses. Heal […]