Category: Psalms
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Psalm 82: gods of Adam judge the weak, poor, needy, orphan and the wicked unjustly and die like man. God judges the earth and inherits the nations.
1: A melody of Asaph (gather-to-remove). Stationed (singular) God (Elohim). A God (El) in the midst of gods (elohim) He judges / pronounces sentence (shafat, singular). 2: Till when will you (all) judge (pl) unjustly (avel)? And lift up (pl) the faces of wicked? Pause and think about that! 3: Pronounce (pl) sent on a…
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Psalm 29: Worship Him! Beautifully Holy King Yehoweh’s Voice roars in north, shatters, carves fire over the waters, whirls in the southern desert giving us strength and peace in our time.
1: For David’s instrumental: Ascribe to Yehoweh, sons of El’s people / gods (Elim or El+im?), Ascribe to Yehoweh glory (kavod – weight) and strength. 2: Ascribe to Yehoweh His Glory Name! Make yourselves prostrate yourselves to Yehoweh in beauty (of) holiness (4/5 kadara is with kodesh Strong’s 1927). 3: Yehoweh’s voice is over the…
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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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