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PSALM 83 - Prayer for Judgment on Israel's Foes

PSALM 83 (NRSV) – Prayer for Judgment on Israel’s Foes

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God! 2 Even now your enemies are in tumult; those who hate you have raised their heads. 3 They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against those...

PSALM 82 - A Plea for Justice

PSALM 82 (NRSV) – A Plea for Justice

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: 2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? 3 Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right...

PSALM 81 - God's Appeal to Stubborn Israel

PSALM 81 (NRSV) – God’s Appeal to Stubborn Israel

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob. 2 Raise a song, sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp. 3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our festal day. 4...

PSALM 80 - Prayer for Israel's Restoration

PSALM 80 (NRSV) – Prayer for Israel’s Restoration

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth 2 before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh. Stir up your might, and come to save us! 3 Restore us, O God; let your face...

PSALM 79 - Plea for Mercy for Jerusalem

PSALM 79 (NRSV) – Plea for Mercy for Jerusalem

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 O God, the nations have come into your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins. 2 They have given the bodies of your servants to the birds of the air for food, the flesh of your faithful...

PSALM 78 - God's Goodness and Israel's Ingratitude

PSALM 78 (NRSV) – God’s Goodness and Israel’s Ingratitude

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, 3 things that we have heard and known, that our ancestors...

PSALM 77 - God's Mighty Deeds Recalled

PSALM 77 (NRSV) – God’s Mighty Deeds Recalled

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, that he may hear me. 2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted. 3 I think of...

PSALM 76 - Israel's God—Judge of All the Earth

PSALM 76 (NRSV) – Israel’s God—Judge of All the Earth

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 In Judah God is known, his name is great in Israel. 2 His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. 3 There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. 4 Glorious are...

PSALM 75 - Thanksgiving for God's Wondrous Deeds

PSALM 75 (NRSV) – Thanksgiving for God’s Wondrous Deeds

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks; your name is near. People tell of your wondrous deeds. 2 At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity. 3 When the earth totters, with all its inhabitants, it is I who...

PSALM 74 - Plea for Help in Time of National Humiliation

PSALM 74 (NRSV) – Plea for Help in Time of National Humiliation

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 O God, why do you cast us off forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture? 2 Remember your congregation, which you acquired long ago, which you redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage. Remember Mount Zion, where you...