Book 2(Psalms 42-72) Psalm 42 For the music director; a well-written song by the Korahites. 42:1 As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God! 42:2 I thirst for God, for the living God. I say, “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?” 42:3 I cannot eat, I weep day and night; all
Psalm 43 43:1 Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men! 43:2 For you are the God who shelters me. Why do you reject me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me? 43:3 Reveal your light and your faithfulness! They will lead me, they will escort me back to your holy
Psalm 44 For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song. 44:1 O God, we have clearly heard; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in ancient times. 44:2 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. 44:3 For they
Psalm 45 For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;” by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song. 45:1 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.” 45:2 You are the most handsome of
Psalm 46 For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; a song. 46:1 God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble. 46:2 For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea, 46:3 when its waves crash and foam, and the
Psalm 47 For the music director; by the Korahites; a psalm. 47:1 All you nations, clap your hands! Shout out to God in celebration! 47:2 For the sovereign LORD is awe-inspiring; he is the great king who rules the whole earth! 47:3 He subdued nations beneath us and countries under our feet. 47:4 He picked out for us a special land to be a
Psalm 48 A song, a psalm by the Korahites. 48:1 The LORD is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill. 48:2 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. 48:3 God is
Psalm 49 For the music director, a psalm by the Korahites. 49:1 Listen to this, all you nations! Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world! 49:2 Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor! 49:3 I will declare a wise saying; I will share my profound thoughts. 49:4 I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful
Psalm 50 A psalm by Asaph. 50:1 El, God, the LORD speaks, and summons the earth to come from the east and west. 50:2 From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God comes in splendor. 50:3 Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages. 50:4 He summons the heavens above, as well
Psalm 51 For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David’s affair with Bathsheba. 51:1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts! 51:2 Wash away my wrongdoing! Cleanse me of my sin! 51:3 For I am aware of my