A psalm by Asaph.El, God, the Lord speaks,and summons the earth to come from the east and west.From Zion, the most beautiful of all places,God comes in splendor.Our God approaches and is not silent;consuming fire goes ahead of himand all around him a storm rages.He summons the heavens above,as well as the earth, so that […]

For the music director, a psalm by the Korahites.Listen to this, all you nations!Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world!Pay attention, all you people,both rich and poor!I will declare a wise saying;I will share my profound thoughts.I will learn a song that imparts wisdom;I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of […]

A song, a psalm by the Korahites.The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praisein the city of our God, his holy hill.It is lofty and pleasing to look at,a source of joy to the whole earth.Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon;it is the city of the great king.God is in its fortresses;he reveals […]

For the music director; by the Korahites; a psalm.All you nations, clap your hands!Shout out to God in celebration!For the sovereign Lord is awe-inspiring;he is the great king who rules the whole earth!He subdued nations beneath usand countries under our feet.He picked out for us a special landto be a source of pride for Jacob, […]

For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; a song.God is our strong refuge;he is truly our helper in times of trouble.For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes,and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,when its waves crash and foam,and the mountains shake before the […]

For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;” by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song.My heart is stirred by a beautiful song.I say, “I have composed this special song for the king;my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe.”You are the most handsome of all men!You speak […]

For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song.O God, we have clearly heard;our ancestors have told uswhat you did in their days,in ancient times.You, by your power, defeated nations and settled our fathers on their land;you crushed the people living there and enabled our ancestors to occupy it.For they did not conquer the […]

Vindicate me, O God!Fight for me against an ungodly nation!Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!For you are the God who shelters me.Why do you reject me?Why must I walk around mourningbecause my enemies oppress me?Reveal your light and your faithfulness!They will lead me,they will escort me back to your holy hill,and to the place […]

For the music director; a well-written song by the Korahites.As a deer longs for streams of water,so I long for you, O God!I thirst for God,for the living God.I say, “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?”I cannot eat, I weep day and night;all day long they say to me, […]

For the music director; a psalm of David.How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly!When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.May the Lord protect him and save his life!May he be blessed in the land!Do not turn him over to his enemies!The Lord supports him on his sickbed;you completely heal him from his […]