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• Psalm 9

  [Bible]

  Psalm 9 is a song of thanksgiving and petition traditionally attributed to David. It praises the LORD, who judges righteously, as a refuge for the oppressed and asks Him to judge the nations.

• Psalm 18

  [Bible]

  Psalm 18 is a song of David giving thanks that God delivered him from his enemies and from the hand of Saul. Calling God his rock, fortress, and shield, it praises the salvation and victory God gave the king.

• Psalm 44

  [Bible]

  Psalm 44 is a song of the sons of Korah. In this lament, the community recalls God's deliverance in the days of their fathers and then cries out "Awake" because it has suffered defeat and shame despite keeping the covenant.

• Psalm 48

  [Bible]

  Psalm 48 is a song of the sons of Korah that celebrates the beauty and strength of Zion, the city where God dwells. It recalls how assembled kings fled in terror at the sight of Zion and urges that this God be made known to the generations to come.

• Psalm 45

  [Bible]

  Psalm 45 is a "song of loves" of the sons of Korah. A royal wedding psalm, it praises the king's majesty, victories, and everlasting throne and celebrates the marriage in which the bride is brought into the royal palace. Verses 6–7 are quoted in Hebrews 1.

• Psalm 118

  [Bible]

  Psalm 118 is a song of thanksgiving in which one who has been delivered from distress enters the gates of the temple and gives thanks for the LORD's everlasting mercy. "The stone which the builders refused" (verse 22) and "he that cometh in the name of the LORD" (verse 26) are quoted in the New Testament and applied to Jesus.

• 1 Chronicles 16:34

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse from the song of thanksgiving that David appointed to be sung after the Ark of the Covenant was installed in Jerusalem. It confesses God's goodness and everlasting mercy as the grounds for giving thanks. Because it was a recurring refrain in Old Testament worship, it is frequently quoted in thanksgiving services.

• Isaiah 25

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  Isaiah 25 contains a song of praise to the LORD who saves and a prophecy promising a feast that he will prepare for all peoples on Mount Zion, together with the destruction of death. The chapter closes with the downfall of proud Moab.

• Hosea 6

  [Bible]

  Hosea 6 contains a song in which the people of Israel urge one another to return to the LORD (vv. 1–3), followed by God's lament and rebuke that their steadfast love vanishes as quickly as the morning dew.

• Doxology

  [Worship & Rites]

  A doxology is a short utterance or song of praise that gives glory to the triune God. The term refers both to the words of praise that close Scripture passages and prayers and to the brief hymns sung at the beginning or end of worship.

• Psalm 137:9

  [Bible Verses]

  Psalm 137:9 is the final verse of Psalm 137, a lament over the Babylonian exile. It pronounces blessed the one who dashes the enemy's little ones against the rock. It is often counted among the most troubling verses in the Bible and is commonly cited as a representative example in discussions of how to read the so-called imprecatory psalms.

• Psalm 124:8

  [Bible Verses]

  Psalm 124:8 is the final verse of Psalm 124. It confesses that the help that delivered Israel comes from God, the maker of heaven and earth. Reformed churches in the Calvinist tradition have used it to open worship, so it appears often in orders of service.

• 1 Samuel 2

  [Bible]

  1 Samuel 2 records Hannah's song of thanksgiving, the corruption of Eli's two sons, and, in contrast, the growth of the boy Samuel. The chapter closes with a pronouncement of judgment on the house of Eli.

• Isaiah 53:5

  [Bible Verses]

  Isaiah 53:5 is the central verse of the Song of the Suffering Servant, declaring that he was wounded for our transgressions and that with his stripes we are healed. It is a key text for the atoning death of Christ. Pentecostal traditions and other denominations disagree over whether the "healing" it describes includes physical healing.

• Isaiah 53:10–12

  [Bible Verses]

  This passage concludes the fourth "Servant Song" in the Book of Isaiah and declares that the servant who suffered and died bears the sins of many and is ultimately exalted. Christians read it as a prophecy of Christ's atoning death and resurrection, and it is frequently cited in connection with the doctrine of the atonement.

• Psalm 27

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  Psalm 27 is a fourteen-verse psalm bearing the superscription "A Psalm of David." A song of trust that confesses the LORD as light and salvation (vv. 1–6) gives way to a plea not to be forsaken (vv. 7–12), and the psalm closes with an exhortation to wait on the LORD.

• Psalm 75

  [Bible]

  Psalm 75 is a psalm of Asaph, a song of thanksgiving and praise declaring that God judges with righteousness at the time He has appointed, bringing down the proud and exalting the righteous.

• Isaiah 5

  [Bible]

  Isaiah 5 rebukes Judah and Israel through the Song of the Unfruitful Vineyard and pronounces judgment through six woes and a prophecy of invasion by an army from a distant nation.

• Psalms

  [Bible]

  The Book of Psalms is a collection of 150 prayers and songs of praise in the Old Testament. Used in the worship of ancient Israel, it remains one of the most widely used books of the Bible in the worship and personal devotional life of the church today.

• Habakkuk 3:17–18

  [Bible Verses]

  Habakkuk's confession that even if the fig tree, vine, olive, field, flock, and herd all fail, he will still rejoice in the LORD. The passage is cherished as a song of faith whose joy does not depend on circumstances.