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• Psalm 76Bible

  Psalm 76 is a psalm of Asaph, a twelve-verse song praising God, who dwells in Zion, for breaking the armies of the enemy and arising to save the meek of the earth.

• Psalm 70Bible

  Psalm 70 is a brief five-verse lament in which a petitioner pursued by enemies cries out to God for swift deliverance. Its content is nearly identical to Psalm 40:13–17.

• Psalm 74Bible

  Psalm 74 is a lament in which, after enemies have burned and defiled the sanctuary, the community asks God why he has cast them off. It pleads with God, the King who has worked salvation from of old, to remember his covenant and arise.

• Psalm 65Bible

  Psalm 65 is a thirteen-verse psalm of praise and thanksgiving that extols God, who hears prayer in Zion and forgives sin; the Creator, who rules the mountains, the seas, and all peoples; and the God who sends rain upon the earth and grants an abundant harvest.

• Psalm 82Bible

  Psalm 82 is a psalm of Asaph in which God stands in "the congregation of the mighty" and rebukes those who judge unjustly, commands justice for the poor and the fatherless, and pronounces the downfall of the unjust judges.

• Psalm 99Bible

  Psalm 99 is a hymn of praise celebrating the reign of the LORD as King. A refrain declaring his holiness occurs three times, and the psalm exalts the God who answered the prayers of Moses, Aaron, and Samuel and who forgave sin.

• Psalm 86Bible

  Psalm 86 is the only "Prayer of David" in Book III of the Psalms. It is an individual lament in which the psalmist, in affliction, pleads for deliverance while confessing God's mercy and compassion.

• Psalm 81Bible

  Psalm 81 is a psalm of Asaph in sixteen verses. It opens with a call to praise God at the festivals, recalls the Exodus, and then, in God's own voice, rebukes Israel's disobedience and urges obedience.

• Psalm 94Bible

  Psalm 94 is a psalm of lament that appeals to God, the Judge of the earth, for righteous judgment against the oppression of the wicked. It closes with trust in the God who does not forsake His people.

• Psalm 98Bible

  Psalm 98 is a nine-verse hymn of praise that summons the whole earth, the sea, and even the hills to celebrate with a new song the salvation the LORD has wrought. It closes in expectation of the LORD as King, who comes to judge the world with righteousness and equity.

• Psalm 115Bible

  Psalm 115 is a hymn of praise that contrasts the powerlessness of man-made idols with the LORD who is in heaven, calling God's people to give glory to God alone and to trust in the LORD. It is one of the Hallel psalms (Psalms 113–118).

• Psalm 93Bible

  A five-verse psalm of praise in Book IV of the Psalms. It proclaims that the LORD reigns as King and that his might is greater than the great waters and the waves of the sea.

• Psalm 112Bible

  Psalm 112 is a ten-verse wisdom psalm that celebrates the blessings of the person who fears the LORD and delights in His commandments. It describes that person's steadfast life and the righteousness shown in giving to the poor, and it closes with the perishing of the desire of the wicked.

• Psalm 97Bible

  Psalm 97 is a hymn of praise that opens with the declaration "The LORD reigneth." It celebrates the majesty of God, who appears amid fire and lightning, the shame of idol worshipers, and the joy of the righteous.

• Psalm 114Bible

  Psalm 114 is a short hymn of praise celebrating Israel's exodus from Egypt and its journey through the wilderness. It portrays the sea, the Jordan, and the mountains retreating and leaping before God, and it calls on the whole earth to tremble in the presence of the Lord.

• Psalm 105Bible

  Psalm 105 is a psalm of 45 verses that recounts the history of Israel, from the covenant with Abraham through Joseph, the Exodus, the wilderness, and the settlement in Canaan, and praises God for keeping His covenant.

• Psalm 122Bible

  Psalm 122 is one of the Songs of Ascents. In nine verses it celebrates a pilgrim's joy at reaching Jerusalem and calls for prayer for the peace of Jerusalem.

• Psalm 117Bible

  Psalm 117 is a two-verse hymn of praise that calls all nations and peoples to praise the LORD. It gives the LORD's merciful kindness and truth as the reasons for praise. It is the shortest chapter in the entire Bible.

• Psalm 132Bible

  Psalm 132 is one of the Songs of Ascents. It pairs David's oath to find a dwelling place for the ark of the covenant with the LORD's oath to set David's descendants on the throne and to make Zion His dwelling place.

• Psalm 143Bible

  Psalm 143 is a lament of David in which the psalmist, pursued by an enemy and worn down, appeals to God's righteousness and lovingkindness for an answer, for deliverance, and for guidance in the way of doing the Lord's will.