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PSALM 16 - Song of Trust and Security in God

PSALM 16 (NRSV) – Song of Trust and Security in God

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble, in whom is all my...

PSALM 15 (NRSV) – Who Shall Abide in God’s Sanctuary?

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 O Lord, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy hill? 2 Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right, and speak the truth from their heart; 3 who do not slander with their tongue, and do no evil to their...

PSALM 14 - Denunciation of Godlessness

PSALM 14 (NRSV) – Denunciation of Godlessness

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is no one who does good. 2 The Lord looks down from heaven on humankind to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after...

PSALM 13 - Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

PSALM 13 (NRSV) – Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy be exalted over...

PSALM 12 - Plea for Help in Evil Times

PSALM 12 (NRSV) – Plea for Help in Evil Times

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind. 2 They utter lies to each other; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. 3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue...

PSALM 11 - Song of Trust in God

PSALM 11 (NRSV) – Song of Trust in God

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to the mountains; 2 for look, the wicked bend the bow, they have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart....

PSALM 10 - Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

PSALM 10 (NRSV) – Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2 In arrogance the wicked persecute the poor— let them be caught in the schemes they have devised. 3 For the wicked boast of the desires of their heart,...

PSALM 9 - God’s Power and Justice

PSALM 9 (NRSV) – God’s Power and Justice

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. 2 I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. 3 When my enemies turned back,...

Psalm 8 - Divine Majesty and Human Dignity

PSALM 8 (NRSV) – Divine Majesty and Human Dignity

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to silence the enemy and...

PSALM 7 - Plea for Help against Persecutors

PSALM 7 (NRSV) – Plea for Help against Persecutors

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1 O Lord my God, in you I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me, 2 or like a lion they will tear me apart; they will drag me away, with no one to rescue. 3 O Lord my God, if I have...