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Psalms 23 KJV
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* 1 * --- *The righteous man. * 2 * --- *The Lord will set his king upon his holy hill of Zion * 3 *DAVID *A cry for help because salvation belongs to the Lord (when * * * David fled Absalom his son.) * 4 *DAVID *Exhortation to obedience for only the LORD makes me to dwell * * * in safty. * 5 *DAVID *A prayer to God who has no pleasure in wickedness * 6 *DAVID *A prayer to God not to rebuke in anger but to remember his * * * weakness and to offer salvation * 7 *DAVID *A plea for salvation because he is innocent of the charges * * * leveled against him [by Cush the Benjamite] * 8 *DAVID *Praise to the Almighty! Psalm asks the question what is man? * 9 *DAVID *A Psalm of Thanksgiving for help received and trust for help * * * yet to be given. * 10 * --- *Author complains God is hiding himself in times of trouble & * * * describes the wicked who thru pride will not seek after God. * 11 *DAVID *Even when things seem hopeless and friends advise flight, have * * * faith in the Lord who is in his holy temple. * 12 *DAVID *Words of the wicked contrasted with the words of the Lord. * 13 *DAVID *A complaint by one in deep trouble that God has forsaken him, * * * a prayer that God would help, & confidence in God's mercy. * 14 *DAVID *General depravity described, some say there is no God, The * * * examination & verdict of the Lord, prayer for salvation. * 15 *DAVID *Answers question, Lord who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? * 16 *DAVID *A prayer for salvation. Worship of other Gods refused because * * * the Lord is his inheritance. God will show the path of life * * * and will not leave his soul in hell. * 17 *DAVID *A plea for judgement, help & deliverence. I shall be satisfied * * when I wake with thy likeness. * 18 *DAVID *In my distress I called upon the Lord and he delivered me. To * * * the merciful he is merciful. His way is perfect. The Lord * * * liveth. * 19 *DAVID *The heavens declare the glory of God. The law of the Lord is * * * perfect. Who can understand his errors? Let my words & my * * * meditations be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord. * 20 *DAVID *The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble * 21 *DAVID *The king shall joy in thy strength. Be exalted, Lord. * 22 *DAVID *My God, why hast thou forsaken me? Our fathers trusted in thee. * * * You took me from the womb. I am poured out like water. I * * * will praise you in the midst of the congregation. * 23 *DAVID *The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. * 24 *DAVID *The earth is the Lord's. Who shall ascend into the hill of the * * * Lord? Who is the King of glory? * 25 *DAVID *Unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.l Show me thy ways. * * * remember not the sins of my youth. Pardon my iniquity. * * * consider my enemies. * 26 *DAVID *Judge me, O Lord. Examine me. Thy loving kindness is before * * * my eyes. I have walked in thy Truth. * 27 *DAVID *The Lord is my light & my salvation. One thing I have desired * * * of the Lord. Wait on the Lord! * 28 *DAVID *To thee will I cry, O Lord. Give them according to their deeds. * 29 *DAVID *Give unto the Lord. The voice of the Lord is powerful. * 30 *DAVID *[ At the Dedication of David's House] I will extoll thee, O * * * Lord, for thou hast lifted me up. * 31 *DAVID *In thee, O Lord, Do I put my trust. Into thy hand I commit my * * * spirit. How great is thy goodness. * 32 *DAVID *Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven. I acknowledged * * * my sin unto thee. * 33 * --- *Rejoice in theLord, O ye righteous. Let all the earth fear the * * * Lord. The Lord beholdeth all the sons of men. * 34 *DAVID *[When David changed his behavior before Abinelech, who drove * * * him away] O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt his * * * name together. Taste & see the Lord is good. Who desires * * * life and many days? * 35 *DAVID *Plead my cause O Lord. They have set a net for me without * * * cause. Let not my enemies rejoice over me. * 36 *DAVID *There is no fear of God in the eyes of the wicked. Thy mercy O * * * Lord is in the heavens, thy faithfulness reaches the clouds. * 37 *DAVID *Do not fret or envy evil doers. Commit thy way unto the Lord. * * * Evil doers shall be cut off. Depart from evil & do good. * 38 *DAVID *O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrtath. My desire is before thee. * * * Forsake me not, O Lord.[a psalm to bring to remembrance] * 39 *DAVID *I will take heed to my ways that I sin not with my tongue. * * * Lord, make me to know the measure of my days so I will know my * * * frailty. * 40 *DAVID *I waited patiently on the Lord & he heard my cry. Sacrifice & * * * offering thou didst not desire. Be pleased, O Lord, to * * * deliver me. * 41 *DAVID *Blessed is he that considereth the poor. My friend hath lifted * * * up his heel against me. * 42 *S KORAH*My soul pants after thee, O God. Why art you cast down my soul? * 43 * --- *Thou art the God of my strength, why doest thou cast me off? * 44 *S KORAH*We have heard of your works of old. Thou hast saved us. For * * * Thy sake are we killed all the day long. * 45 *S KORAH*[ A song of loves] Thy throne - O God - is forever and ever! * 46 *S KORAH*[ A song upon Alamoth] God is our refuge & strength. Be still * * * and know that I am God. * 47 *S KORAH*Clap your hands! Shout unto God with the voice of triumph! * 48 *S KORAH*Beautiful for situation is Mount Zion the city of the great * * * King. God will be our guide - even unto death. * 49 *S KORAH*Hear! Why should I fear in the days of evil? Trust not in * * * wealth, but in God! * 50 *ASAPH *God hath spoken! Hear my people! Call upon me in the day of * * * trouble. But to the wicked: Who offer praise glorifies me. * * * I will show salvation to him that ordereth his conversation * * * aright. * 51 *DAVID *[When Nathan the prophet came unto him after he had gone in to * * *Bathsheba] Have mercy on me, O God. Hide thy face from my sin. * 52 *DAVID *[When Doeg the Edomite told Saul that David is come to the house * * *of Abimelech.] O mighty man, why do you boast? The goodness of * * *God endureth continually. * 53 *DAVID *The fool hath said in his hearth there is no God. All have * * * become filthy. * 54 *DAVID *[When the Ziphims told Saul that David hid with them] Save me * * * God by thy name. Judge me by thy strength. God is my helper. * 55 *DAVID *Hear my prayer, O God. My heart is sore pained. Cast thy burden * * * upon the Lord & he shall sustain thee. * 56 *DAVID *[When the Philistines took him in Gath] Be merciful to me O * * * God. My enemies would swallow me up. I have put my trust in * * * God. I will not be afraid of what man can do unto me. * 57 *DAVID *[When he fled from Saul in the cave] I will make my refuge in * * * shadow of thy wings. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. * 58 *DAVID *Do you speak righteousness? Do you judge uprightly? The wicked * * * go astray as soon as they are born. * 59 *DAVID *[When Saul sent & they watched the house to kill him] Deliver * * * me from my enemies & the workers of iniquity. Unto thee will * * * I sing -- for God is my defense. * 60 *DAVID *[When he strove with Aramnaharaim & Aramzobah, when Joab smote * * * 1200 of Edom in the valley of salt.] Thou hast showed thy * * * people hard things. Who will bring me into the strong city? * 61 *DAVID *Hear my cry, O God. lead me to the rock that is higher than I. * 62 *DAVID *My soul waits upon God. Trust him at all times. Trust not in * * * oppression. * 63 *DAVID *[In the wilderness of Judah] O God, early will I seek thee. * 64 *DAVID *Hear my prayer. Hide me from the council of the wicked who * * * whet their tongue like a sword. * 65 *DAVID *Praise waits for you, O God. * 66 *DAVID *Make a joyful noise unto God. Come & see God's works. * 67 *DAVID *God be merciful unto us and bless us. * 68 *DAVID *Let God arise & his enemies be scattered. He is the God of * * * salvation. * 69 *DAVID *Save me, O God. I have borne reproach for thy sake. Deliver me * * * out of the mire. I will praise the name of God with a song. * 70 *DAVID *[To bring to remembrance] Make haste, O God, to deliver me. I * * * am poor and needy. O Lord, make no tarrying. * 71 * --- *In Thee O Lord -- do I put my trust. Be my strong habitation. * 72 *SOLOMON*Give the King thy judgements, O God. David's prayers are ended. * 73 *ASAPH *God is good to Israel. I envied the prosperity of the wicked * * * until I went in God's sanctuary & understood their end. * 74 *ASAPH *Why have You cast us off? How long shall the advesary reproach? * 75 *ASAPH *Unto Thee, O God, do we give thanks. In the hand of the Lord * * * there is a cup. * 76 *ASAPH *God is known in Judah. Who may stand in thy sight when once * * * Thou art angry. * 77 *ASAPH *I cried unto God with my voice.I will meditate of all thy work. * 78 *ASAPH *Give ear, O my people to my law. He appointed a law in Israel * * * that they might set their hope in God & not forget his works. * 80 *ASAPH *Give ear O shepherd of Israel. Thou hast brought a vine out of * * * Egypt. * 81 *ASAPH *Sing aloud unto God our strength. Hear my people & I will * * * testify unto thee. * 82 *ASAPH *God standeth in the congregation of the mighty. He judgeth * * * among the gods. * 83 *ASAPH *Keep not silent, O God. Thy enemies make a tumult. Let men * * * know - Thou whose name alone is Jehovah - are the most high. * 84 *S KORAH*Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee. I'd rather be a * * * doorkeeper in God's house than dwell in the tents of wickness. * 85 *S KORAH*Lord, thou hast been well pleased unto Thy land. Will you be * * * angry with us forever? * 86 * DAVID *O Lord-hear me for I am poor and needy. Among the Gods there * * * is none like thee. * 87 *S KORAH*The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings * * * of Judah. * 88 *S KORAH*O Lord I have cried day & night before thee. My life draweth * * * nigh unto the grave. Will you show wonders to the dead? * 89 * ETHAN *[1 Kings 4:31] I will sing of the mercies of the Lord. Thou * * * spoke in a vision & said I have found David my servant-his * * * seed shall endure forever. But Thou hast cast off Thine * * * annointed. How long Lord? * 90 * MOSES *Lord thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. We * * * spend our years as a tale that is told. * 91 * *Because thou hast made the Lord thy habitation, there shall * * * no evil befall thee. * 92 * *[A Psalm for the Sabbath day] It is a good thing to give thanks * * * unto the Lord. O Lord, How great are thy works. Thou art most * * * high forevermore. * 93 * *The Lord reigneth! The Lord is mightier than waves of the sea. * 94 * *O Lord-to whom vengeance belongs. How long shall the wicked * * * triumph? The Lord will not cast off his people. The Lord is * * * my defense. * 95 * *Let us sing unto the Lord-a great God. Let us worship & bow * * * down. Harden not your heart-as in the provocation. * 96 * *Sing unto the Lord; Give unto the Lord; Worship the Lord; Let * * * the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. * 97 * *The Lord reigneth-Let the earth rejoice! The heavens declare * * * his righteousness. * 98 * *Sing unto the Lord a new song. The Lord hath made known his * * * salvation. He comes to judge the earth with righteousness. * 99 * *The Lord Reigneth! Let the people tremble. Exalt the Lord our * * * God * 100 * *Make a joyful noise unto the Lord. Serve the Lord with * * * gladness. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving. * 101 * DAVID *I will sing of mercy & judgement. I will set no wicked thing * * * before my eyes. * 102 * *[A prayer for the aflicted when he is overwhelmed & pours his * * * complaint before the Lord.] Hear my prayer, O Lord. - My days * * * are consumed like smoke. Thy years are throughout all * * * generations. * 103 * DAVID *Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. The * * * Lord pities them that fear him as a father does his children. * * * He knows our frame and remembers that we are dust. * 104 * *O Lord, my God, Thou art clothed with honor and magesty. * 105 * *Give thanks unto the Lord. Make known his deeds. He has * * * remembered his covenant to Abraham. He brought forth his * * * people (from Egypt) with joy. * 106 * *Praise the Lord. His mercy endureth forever. Many times did he * * * deliver - but they provoked with their counsel & were brought * * * low for their iniquity. * 107 * *Let the redeemed say, "Give thanks unto the Lord for he is * * * good." O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness & * * * for his wonderful works to the children of men. * 108 * DAVID *I will praise thee, O Lord among he people. Be thou exalted, O * * * God, that thy beloved may be delivered. * 109 * DAVID *Hold not thy peace, O God. Let this be the reward of my * * * advesaries from the Lord. Help me - O Lord my God. * 110 * DAVID *The Lord said unto my Lord, "Sit thou at my right hand, until * * * I make thine enemies thy footstool." * 111 * *I will praise the Lord with my whole heart in the assembly of * * * the upright. His righteousness endureth forever. * * * Holy and Reverend is his name. * 112 * *Blessed is the man that fears the Lord & delights in his * * * commandments. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings, his * * * heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. * 113 * *Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and * * * forevermore. From the rising sun until the going down, the * * * Lord's name is to be praised. * 114 * *When Israel went out of Egypt, what ailed the sea that thou * * * fled. Tremble earth at the presence of the Lord. * 115 * *Not unto us, O Lord, But unto thy name give glory. * 116 * *I love the Lord because he heard my voice. Wht will I render * * * to the Lord for his benefits? Precious in the sight of the * * * Lord is the death of his saints. * 117 * *Praise the Lord all ye nations. Praise the Lord all ye people. * 118 * *Give thanks unto the Lord because his mercy endureth forever. * * * It is better to trust in the Lord than in man. This is the * * * day the Lord has made, we will rejoice & be glad in it. 119 * ALEPH Blessed are the undefiled who walk in the law of the Lord. O that * 1- 8 my ways were directed to keep thy statutes * BETH How shall a young man cleanse his way. Thy word have I hid in my * 9- 16 heart that I might not sin against thee. * GIMEL Deal bountifully with thy servant that I may live & keep thy word. * 17- 24 Open my eyes so I may see wondrous things out of thy law. * DALETH I have declared my ways. Strengthen me according to your word. * 25- 32 from me the way of lying. * HE Teach me, O Lord. Give me understanding. Incline my heart to thy * 33- 40 testimonies & not to covetousness. Quicken me in thy righteousness. * VAU Let thy mercies & thy salvation come unto me. Take not the word of * 41- 48 truth utterly out of my mouth. So I will keep thy law. I will walk * at Liberty, I will speak of thy testimonies, I will delight myself * in thy commandments. My hands will I lift up. I will meditate in * thy statutes. * ZAIN Your word is my comfort in affliction. I have comfort in your * 49- 56 judgements of old. I have remembered thy name and kept thy law. * CHETH Be merciful unto me according to your word. I am a companion of all * 57- 64 who fear thee and keep thy commandments. The earth is full of thy * mercy. Teach me thy statutes. * TETH Before I was aflicted I went astray: But now I have kept thy word. * 65- 72 You are good and do good. It was good that I was afflicted to * learn thy statutes. * JOD Your hands have made & fashioned me. Give me understanding that I * 73-80 may learn thy commandments. I know your judgements are right. * CAPH My soul faints for your salvation. When will you execute judgement * 81- 88 on them that persecute me? * LAMED Thy word is settled in heaven. Your faithfulness is unto all * 89- 96 generations. I am thine, save me. * MEM I love thy law. It has made me wiser than my enemies and more * 97-104 understanding than my teachers. Through thy law I get understanding. * NUN Thy word is a lamp unto my feet & a light unto my path. *105-112 testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever. * SAMECH I love thy law. You are my hiding place & shield. Uphold me that I *113-120 may live. Hold me up and I will be safe. * AIN Leave me not to my oppressors. Be surety for thy servant. It is time *121-128 for thee to work, O Lord. I love your commandments above gold. * PE Thy testimonies are wonderful. The entrance of thy words gives light. *129-136 Look & be merciful unto me. Let not any iniquity have dominion over * me. * TZADDI Righteous art thou O Lord. Thy word is very pure. I am small and *137-144 despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. * KOPH I cried with my whole heart - Hear me O Lord - Save me. They draw *145-152 nigh that follow after mischief. * RESH Consider my affliction and deliver me. I don't forget thy law. *153-160 Salvation is far from the wicked because they don't seek your * statutes. * SCHIN My heart stands in awe of thy word. I hate lying. Great peace have *161-168 they which love thy law. I have hoped for thy salvation. I have * kept thy precepts & testimonies. * TAU Let my cry come near thee O Lord. My lips shall utter praise when you *169-176 have taught me thy statutes. I've longed for thy salvation, O Lord. * 120 * *[A Song of degrees] In my distress I cried unto the Lord & he * * * heard me. Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lip, from a * * * deceitful tongue. * 121 * *[A Song of degrees] My help comes from the Lord which made * * * heaven and earth. * 122 * DAVID *[A Song of degrees] I was glad when they said unto me, Let us * * * go into the house of the Lord. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. * 123 * *[A Song of degrees] Unto thee - I lift up my eyes, O thou that * * * dwells in the heavens. Have mercy upon us, O Lord. * 124 * DAVID *[A Song of Degrees] If it had not been the Lord who was on our * * * side, now may Israel say "The proud waters had gone over our * * * soul." Blessed be the Lord who has not given us as a prey. * 125 * *[A Song of degrees] As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, * * * so the Lord is round about his people frome henceforth & even * * * forever. Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good. * 126 * *[A Song of degrees] When the Lord turned again the captivity of * * * Zion - We were like them that dream. The Lord has done great * * * things for us; * 127 *Solomon*[A Song of degrees] Except the Lord build the house, they labor * * * in vain that build it. It is vain to rise up early or sit up * * * late. * 128 * *[A Song of degrees] Blessed is everyone that fears the Lord, * * * that walks in his ways. * 129 * *[A Song of degrees] Many a time have they afflicted me from my * * * youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. * 130 * *[A Song of degrees]Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O * * * Lord. Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is * * * mercy and plenteous redemption. * 131 * DAVID *[A Song of degrees] Lord my heart is not haughty nor do I walk * * * in ways too wonderful for me. Let Israel hope in the Lord. * 132 * *[A Song of degrees] Lord, remember David and all of his * * * afflictions. For thy servant David's sake, turn not away the * * * face of thine annointed. * 133 * DAVID *[A Song of degrees] Behold how good & pleasant it is for * * * brethren to dwell together in unity. * 134 * *[A Song of degrees] Bless the Lord-All ye servants of the Lord. * 135 * *Praise the Lord. Sing praises to his name. The Lord chose Jacob. * * * Our Lord is above all gods. He did whatsoever he pleased. * 136 * *O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy * * * mercy endureth forever. For his mercy endureth forever. * 137 * *By the rivers of Babylon: we wept, when we remembered Zion. * * * How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? * 138 * DAVID *I will praise thee with my whole heart. In the day when I * * * called-you answered me. Though the Lord be high, yet hath he * * * respect unto the lowly. * 139 * DAVID *[To the Chief Musician] O Lord, you have searched & known me. * * * Whither shall I go from thy spirit. You've possessed my reins. * * * How precious are your thoughts unto me, O God. * 140 * DAVID *[To the Chief Musician] Preserve me from the evil and the * * * violent. I know the Lord will maintain the cause of the * * * afflicted and the right of the poor. * 141 * DAVID *Lord I cry unto Thee. Set a watch before my mouth. Incline not * * * my heart to any evil thing. Keep me from the snares which they * * * have laid for me. * 142 * *[Maschil] [A prayer when he was in the cave] I cried unto the * * * Lord. I poured out my complaint before him. No man cared for * * * my soul. * 143 * DAVID *Hear my prayer, O Lord. Enter not unto judgement with thy * * * servant, for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. * * * The enemy has persecuted my soul. * 144 * DAVID *Blessed be the Lord. What is Man? Deliver me from the hand of * * * strange children. Happy is the people whose God is the Lord. * 145 * DAVID *[A Psalm of praise] I will extoll thee, my God, O King. I will * * * praise thy name name forever & ever. Great is the Lord and * * * greatly to be praised. The Lord is gracious, and full of * * * compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. * 146 * *While I live I will praise the Lord. Put not your trust in * * * princes nor in the son of man in whom there is no help. Happy * * * is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is * * * in the Lord his God. * 147 * *It is good to sing praises to our God. The Lord takes pleasure * * * in them that fear him. He sheweth his word unto Jacob, His * * * statutes and his judgements unto Israel. He hath not dealt so * * * with any nation. Praise ye the Lord. * 148 * *Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him in the heights. * * * Praise him all ye angels. Let them praise the name of the * * * Lord: for his name alone is excellent. Praise ye the Lord. * 149 * *Praise the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song. Praise his * * * name in the dance. The Lord has taken pleasure in his people. * * * Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged * * * sword in their hand to execute vengeance upon the heathen. * 150 * *Praise God in his sanctuary. Praise him for his mighty acts. * * * Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.
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