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His Great and and Awesome Name

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The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: He sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.  The LORD is great in Zion; and He is high above all the people.  Let them praise Thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.

The king’s strength also loveth judgment; Thou dost establish equity, Thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.   Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; for He is holy. He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept His testimonies, and the ordinance that He gave them.   Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.

Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.

Psalm 99:1-9

You Shall Not Be Afraid…

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“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.   I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.’”

“Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.   He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.”

“Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.  A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.   Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.”

“Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.  For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.  They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.  Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.”

“Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known My name.   He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.   With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him My salvation.”

Psalm 91:1-16

The Days Of Our Lives

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A Prayer of Moses the man of God.

Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.   Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.  For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.   In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.  For we are consumed by Thine anger, and by Thy wrath are we troubled.

Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance.  For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

Who knoweth the power of Thine anger? Even according to Thy fear, so is Thy wrath.   So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Return, O LORD, how long? And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants.   O satisfy us early with Thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.  Make us glad according to the days wherein Thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.  Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, and Thy glory unto their children.   And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish Thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish Thou it.

Psalm 90:1-17

 

The Most High Judges The Judges’

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A Psalm of Asaph.

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; He judgeth among the gods.   How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.  Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.   Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.   I have said, “Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the Most High.   But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

Psalm 82:1-8

Hear My Voice, O God

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Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:  Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:  That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, “Who shall see them?”  They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.  So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.  And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of His doing.   The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Psalm 64:1-10

 

When I am Afraid…

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To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.

Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.  Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou Most High.   What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee.

In God I will praise His word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.  Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.  They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.   Shall they escape by iniquity? In Thine anger cast down the people, O God.

Thou tellest my wanderings: put Thou my tears into Thy bottle: are they not in Thy book?   When I cry unto Thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

In God will I praise His word: in the LORD will I praise His word.   In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.   Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto Thee.   For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Psalm 56:1-13

The LORD My Helper

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A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.

I will extol Thee, O LORD; for Thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

O LORD my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou hast healed me.  O LORD, Thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness.  For His anger endureth but a moment; in His favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.  And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

LORD, by Thy favour Thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide Thy face, and I was troubled.  I cried to Thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise Thee? Shall it declare Thy truth?

Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be Thou my helperThou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;  To the end that my glory may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever.

Psalm 30:1-12

ALL THE PATHS

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The meek will He guide in judgment: and the meek will He teach His way.  All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.

For Thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.   What man is he that feareth the LORD? Him shall He teach in the way that He shall choose.   His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.  The secret of the LORD is with them that fear Him; and He will shew them His covenant.

Psalm 25:9-14

The LORD Who Is Worthy

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I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.  The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.  The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.  In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of His temple, and my cry came before Him, even into His ears… 

Psalm 18:1-6

I Will Sing…

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How long wilt Thou forget me, O LORD, for ever? How long wilt Thou hide Thy face from me?  How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;  Lest mine enemy say, “I have prevailed against him;” and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.  But I have trusted in Thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation.

I will sing unto the LORD, because He hath dealt bountifully with me.

Psalm 13:1-6

Dwelling In Safety

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Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for Himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto Him.  Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. There be many that say, “Who will shew us any good?” LORD, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.  I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for Thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

Psalm 4:1-8

THE EYES OF THE LORD

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A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.   The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.   The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Proverbs 15:1-3

Delivery From Death

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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.  Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but He casteth away the substance of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:1-3

GOD Hates These Things

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These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto Him:  A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,  An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,  A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 6:16-18

The LORD Takes Pleasure In His People

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Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and His praise in the congregation of saints.  Let Israel rejoice in Him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Let them praise His name in the dance: let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp.  For the LORD taketh pleasure in His people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.   Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.   Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;  To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;  To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;  To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all His saints. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 149:1-9

 

Let The Righteous Smite Me

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LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto Thee.   Let my prayer be set forth before Thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.  Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.   Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.   Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.  But mine eyes are unto Thee, O GOD the Lord: in Thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.   Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.  Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

Psalm 141:1-10

We Should Always Bless The LORD

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Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise Him, O ye servants of the LORD.  Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,  Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto His name; for it is pleasant.

For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto Himself, and Israel for His peculiar treasure.   For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.   Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did He in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; He maketh lightnings for the rain; He bringeth the wind out of His treasuries.

Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.   Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.   Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;  Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:   And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel His people.

Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and Thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.  For the LORD will judge His people, and He will repent Himself concerning His servants.

The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;  They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.  They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.

Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:  Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD. Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 135:1-21

 

Except the LORD Build the House

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  Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.  It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so He giveth His beloved sleep.

  Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is His reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.  Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Psalm 127:1-5

My Help Is In The LORD

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If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;   If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:   Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:  Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:   Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.  Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 124:1-8

Trust the LORD; Praise the LORD

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  O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: He is their help and their shield.  Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: He is their help and their shield.  The LORD hath been mindful of us: He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.  He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.

The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.   Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.   The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath He given to the children of men.

The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.   But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.

Psalm 115:10-18

Blessed Be The LORD God Of Israel

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Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against Hs people, insomuch that He abhorred His own inheritance.  And He gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.  Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

Many times did He deliver them; but they provoked Him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.  Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, when He heard their cry:  And He remembered for them His covenant, and repented according to the multitude of His mercies.  He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.

Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto Thy holy name, and to triumph in Thy praise.

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen.

Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 106:39-48

A Joyful Noise Before The LORD, The King

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O sing unto the LORD a new song; for He hath done marvellous things: His right hand, and His holy arm, hath gotten Him the victory.  The LORD hath made known His salvation: His righteousness hath He openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.   He hath remembered His mercy and His truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.   Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.   With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.   Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.   Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together before the LORD; for He cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall He judge the world, and the people with equity.

Psalm 98:1-9

This Man Was Born There

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His foundation is in the holy mountains.  The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.  Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.  And of Zion it shall be said, “This and that man was born in her: and the highest Himself shall establish her.”  The LORD shall count, when He writeth up the people “This man was born there.” Selah.

 As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.

Psalm 87:1-7

When There Will Be Mercy And Truth

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LORD, Thou hast been favourable unto thy land: Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.  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.

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause Thine anger toward us to cease.  WiltThou be angry with us for ever? Wilt Thou draw out Thine anger to all generations?  Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?

Shew us Thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us Thy salvation. I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for He will speak peace unto His people, and to His saints: but let them not turn again to folly.   Surely His salvation is nigh them that fear Him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.  Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.  Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.   Righteousness shall go before Him; and shall set us in the way of His steps.

Psalm 85:1-13