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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 108 Psalm 108[a] A song. A psalm of David. 1 My heart, O God, is steadfast;     I will sing and make music with all my soul. 2 Awake, harp and lyre!     I will awaken the dawn. 3 I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;     I will sing of you among the peoples. 4 For great is your love, higher than the heavens;     your faithfulness reaches to the skies. 5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;     let your glory be over all the earth. 6 Save us and help us with your right...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 107 BOOK V Psalms 107–150 Psalm 107 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;     his love endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—     those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, 3 those he gathered from the lands,     from east and west, from north and south.[a] 4 Some wandered in desert wastelands,     finding no way to a city where they could settle. 5 They were hungry and thirsty,     and their lives ebbed away. 6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,     and...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 106 Psalm 106 1 Praise the Lord.[a] Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;     his love endures forever. 2 Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord     or fully declare his praise? 3 Blessed are those who act justly,     who always do what is right. 4 Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people,     come to my aid when you save them, 5 that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones,     that I may share in the joy of your nation     and join your inheritance in...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 105 Psalm 105 1 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;     make known among the nations what he has done. 2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;     tell of all his wonderful acts. 3 Glory in his holy name;     let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. 4 Look to the Lord and his strength;     seek his face always. 5 Remember the wonders he has done,     his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, 6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,     his chosen ones, the children of Jacob. 7 He is...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 104 Psalm 104 1 Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are very great;     you are clothed with splendor and majesty. 2 The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment;     he stretches out the heavens like a tent 3     and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot     and rides on the wings of the wind. 4 He makes winds his messengers,[a]     flames of fire his servants. 5 He set the earth on its foundations;     it can never be moved. 6 You...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 103 Psalm 103 Of David. 1 Praise the Lord, my soul;     all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul,     and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins     and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit     and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things     so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6 The Lord works righteousness     and justice for all the oppressed. 7 He made known his ways to Moses,     his deeds...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 102 Psalm 102[a] A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord. 1 Hear my prayer, Lord;     let my cry for help come to you. 2 Do not hide your face from me     when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me;     when I call, answer me quickly. 3 For my days vanish like smoke;     my bones burn like glowing embers. 4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;     I forget to eat my food. 5 In my distress I groan aloud...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 101 Psalm 101 Of David. A psalm. 1 I will sing of your love and justice;     to you, Lord, I will sing praise. 2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life—     when will you come to me? I will conduct the affairs of my house     with a blameless heart. 3 I will not look with approval     on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do;     I will have no part in it. 4 The perverse of heart shall be far from me;     I will have nothing to do...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 100 Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving grateful praise. 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2     Worship the Lord with gladness;     come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the Lord is God.     It is he who made us, and we are his[a];     we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving     and his courts with praise;     give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;     his faithfulness continues through all generations....

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 99 Psalm 99 1 The Lord reigns,     let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim,     let the earth shake. 2 Great is the Lord in Zion;     he is exalted over all the nations. 3 Let them praise your great and awesome name—     he is holy. 4 The King is mighty, he loves justice—     you have established equity; in Jacob you have done     what is just and right. 5 Exalt the Lord our God     and worship at his footstool;     he is holy. 6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests,     Samuel was among...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 98 Psalm 98 A psalm. 1 Sing to the Lord a new song,     for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm     have worked salvation for him. 2 The Lord has made his salvation known     and revealed his righteousness to the nations. 3 He has remembered his love     and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen     the salvation of our God. 4 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth,     burst into jubilant song with music; 5 make music to the Lord with...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 96 Psalm 97 1 The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad;     let the distant shores rejoice. 2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him;     righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. 3 Fire goes before him     and consumes his foes on every side. 4 His lightning lights up the world;     the earth sees and trembles. 5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,     before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,     and all peoples see his glory. 7 All who worship images are put to shame,     those...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 95 Psalm 96 1 Sing to the Lord a new song;     sing to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing to the Lord, praise his name;     proclaim his salvation day after day. 3 Declare his glory among the nations,     his marvelous deeds among all peoples. 4 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;     he is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,     but the Lord made the heavens. 6 Splendor and majesty are before him;     strength and glory are in his sanctuary....

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 94 Psalm 95 1 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;     let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving     and extol him with music and song. 3 For the Lord is the great God,     the great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,     and the mountain peaks belong to him. 5 The sea is his, for he made it,     and his hands formed the dry land. 6 Come, let us bow down in worship,     let...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 94 Psalm 94 1 The Lord is a God who avenges.     O God who avenges, shine forth. 2 Rise up, Judge of the earth;     pay back to the proud what they deserve. 3 How long, Lord, will the wicked,     how long will the wicked be jubilant? 4 They pour out arrogant words;     all the evildoers are full of boasting. 5 They crush your people, Lord;     they oppress your inheritance. 6 They slay the widow and the foreigner;     they murder the fatherless. 7 They say, “The Lord does not see;     the God of Jacob takes no...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 93 Psalm 93 1 The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty;     the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;     indeed, the world is established, firm and secure. 2 Your throne was established long ago;     you are from all eternity. 3 The seas have lifted up, Lord,     the seas have lifted up their voice;     the seas have lifted up their pounding waves. 4 Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,     mightier than the breakers of the sea—     the Lord on high is mighty. 5 Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;     holiness...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 92 Psalm 92[a] A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day. 1 It is good to praise the Lord     and make music to your name, O Most High, 2 proclaiming your love in the morning     and your faithfulness at night, 3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre     and the melody of the harp. 4 For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;     I sing for joy at what your hands have done. 5 How great are your works, Lord,     how profound your thoughts! 6 Senseless people do not know,     fools do not...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 91 Psalm 91 1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High     will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a] 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,     my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you     from the fowler’s snare     and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers,     and under his wings you will find refuge;     his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 5 You will not fear the terror of night,     nor the arrow that...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 90 BOOK IV Psalms 90–106 Psalm 90 A prayer of Moses the man of God. 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place     throughout all generations. 2 Before the mountains were born     or you brought forth the whole world,     from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 3 You turn people back to dust,     saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.” 4 A thousand years in your sight     are like a day that has just gone by,     or like a watch in the night. 5 Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death—...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 89 Psalm 89[a] A maskil[b] of Ethan the Ezrahite. 1 I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever;     with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known     through all generations. 2 I will declare that your love stands firm forever,     that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself. 3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,     I have sworn to David my servant, 4 ‘I will establish your line forever     and make your throne firm through all generations.’”[c] 5 The heavens praise your wonders, Lord,     your faithfulness...