Category: Psalms

1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your…

1 Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy! 2 Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan, 3 Because of the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. 4 My heart is in anguish within…

1 Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness, answer me in your righteousness! 2 Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you. 3 For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has…

1 Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to you! 2 Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress! Turn your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call! 3 For my days pass away like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace.…

1 Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; 2 From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. 3 for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy. 4 Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of…

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Setting the Scene for Psalms 23:6 The scene in Psalms 23:6 is set in a lush green pasture with calm waters nearby. The shepherd, representing God, is leading his flock,…

1 The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. 2 Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting. 3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. 4…

5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. Setting the Scene for Psalms 37:5 In the setting of Psalms 37:5, we find a group of individuals gathered in a peaceful garden, surrounded by lush greenery and colorful flowers. The scene is bathed in the warm glow of the setting…

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. Setting the Scene for Psalms 34:19 In the setting of Psalms 34:19, we find David, the author of this psalm, in a moment of distress and seeking refuge. The scene unfolds in the wilderness of Judah, where David…

1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted…