Category: Psalms
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Psalm 1: The Righteous tree-man transplanted, wicked husk blown away.
1: Happy the man who had not walked in the plans of the wilfully troublesome and had not stood in the paths of those who miss-the-mark sin, had not settled for the assembly of the scornful. 2: For if* his pleasure (kafetzo) ( is) in Yehoweh’s instruction manual (Torah) and in His instruction manual he…
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Psalm 139: Rev Dr God does a history and examination, diagnoses and recommendation.
1: To David’s choir director for an instrumental: You have investigated** me. And You know me. 2: You knew my resting place (permanent address). And my rising up (principles I stand for). You discerned my (pasturing) thought* from the past (old or deep memory). 3: You disrupted (piel of dispense) with my well-trodden paths (habits)…
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Psalm 103: The joy of the Law!
1: For David To Yehoweh – Bless my soul. To His Holy Name – all around me. 2: To Yehoweh – Bless my soul. And do not mislay His rewards. 3: The Forgiver of your futile-sins The Healer of your chronic disease. 4: The Redeemer of your life-prison (life sentence). The Investiturer / crowner of…
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Psalm 11: Shelter in your Mountain! Its the scrutiny of Yehoweh! He hates wicked Hamas. He loves straight righteousness.
1: To David’s music director I took refuge in Yehoweh. How can you say to my soul, “Little-hopping-bird, Flutter away off to your mountain?” 2: For behold the wicked bend the bow, direct the arrow on the bowstring in the gloom to shoot the heart of the straight*. 3: What did He do if the…
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Psalm 39: The sound of silence because of my limitations – a nobody who serves In quietness and confidence – and intercession.
1: To a music director – a poetic (mizmor from zamar – skilfully plucking for pruning and instruments) song to Jeduthun (praise), to David, saying, I keep watch on my ways from missing-the-mark sin. I keep watch on my tongue – with a muzzle on my mouth when wrongness is around. 2: I was muted**.…
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Psalm 67: The various aspects of God’s Blessing
1: To the music director – a poetic (mizmor from zamar – skilfully plucking for pruning and instruments) song for stringed instruments. God is merciful to us And He blesses us – makes His face to enlighten upon us. Stop and think about that! 2: To know Your way on earth. In all unbelieving nations…
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Psalm 27: I hide bravely and in good cheer in The Sukkoth with sacrifices of Trumpeting Joy to see His Goodness in the land of the living.
1: Yehoweh, my Light and my Jesus – whom do I fear? Yehoweh, my life’s stronghold – what do I dread? 2: From those making evil approaching me? From the flesh-gobbling enemies who are being hostile to me? Them? They stumbled and fell! 3: Though an encampment encamps around me, My heart does not fear.…
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Psalm 4: Shut anger up, sacrifice righteously, let God’s Good Face Light shine on you, hear Him, sleep deeply, live in peace and joy.
1: To a chief musician for a song of David for stringed instruments. When I cry out, reply me. In my tight spot (tsar/trouble), He made space (caused enlargement) for me. Favour me, hear my plea. 2: Sons of a man, for how long is My Glory to shame? (Will) you love vanity? (Will) you…
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Psalm 116: When trouble/sorrow happens during the death of the righteous, they rest from their labour and then Yehoweh unshackles them and they are free to walk in front of Him in the lands of those who live and they raise a toast and say Hallelu-Yah!
1: I loved it that Yehoweh, He hears my voice, my entreaties. 2: Because he made his ear stretch to me. And in my days, I call out. 3: Ropes of death entwined me. Sheol’s distress found / caught up with me. I find trouble (tsara) and sorrow. 4: And I called out Yehoweh’s Name.…
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Psalm 87: Yehoweh is welcoming us at Zion’s gates, glorified and holy foundation city of our God where born again Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian, Iranian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Turkish, Lebanese and Ethiopian citizens are registered born again.
1: An instrumental song of the sons of a baldy (Korah): His foundation in the mountains is holy. 2: Loving Yehoweh (at?) Zion’s gates, than (instead of?) in all Jacob’s tabernacles (churches/synagogues – miskan in plural is never used of The Tabernacle) 3: Glorified, spoken of you, God’s city. Stop! 4: In those who know…
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