#Psalm

[Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.] I will sing of the… [Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite] I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. {Maschil…: or, A Psalm for Ethan the Ezrahite, to give instruction} {to all…: Heb. to generation and generation} For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. [Read More]

[A Song {or} Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief… [A Song {or} Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite] O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day {and} night before thee: {for the sons: or, of the sons} {Maschil…: or, A Psalm of Heman the Ezrahite, giving instruction} Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. [Read More]

[A Prayer of David.] Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear… [A Prayer of David] Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I {am} poor and needy. {A Prayer…: or, A Prayer, being a Psalm of David} Preserve my soul; for I {am} holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. {holy: or, one whom thou favourest} Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. [Read More]

[To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.]… [To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah] LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. {for the sons: or, of the sons} {favourable: or, well pleased} Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned {thyself} from the fierceness of thine anger. [Read More]

[A Song {or} Psalm of Asaph.] Keep not thou silence,… [A Song {or} Psalm of Asaph] Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. {of Asaph: or, for Asaph} For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from {being} a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. [Read More]

[To the chief Musician upon Gittith, {A Psalm} of Asaph.]… [To the chief Musician upon Gittith, {A Psalm} of Asaph] Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. {of Asaph: or, for Asaph} Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. [Read More]

[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm… [To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest {between} the cherubims, shine forth. {of: or, for} Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come {and} save us. {come…: Heb. come for salvation to us} Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. [Read More]

[A Psalm of Asaph.] O God, the heathen are come into… [A Psalm of Asaph] O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. {of: or, for} The dead bodies of thy servants have they given {to be} meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and {there was} none to bury {them}. [Read More]

How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, {and}… How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, {and} grieve him in the desert! {provoke: or, rebel against} Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of IsraelThey remembered not his hand, {nor} the day when he delivered them from the enemy. {from…: or, from affliction} How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: {wrought: Heb. [Read More]

[Maschil of Asaph.] Give ear, O my people, {to} my… [Maschil of Asaph] Give ear, O my people, {to} my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. {Maschil…: or, A Psalm for Asaph to give instruction} I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. We will not hide {them} from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. [Read More]