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Psalm 64
[Bible]Psalm 64 is a psalm of David asking God for protection from enemies who secretly seek to do harm with wicked words. It closes with the confession that the tongue of the wicked turns against them, while the righteous rejoice in the LORD.
Psalm 90:4
[Bible Verses]A verse from Psalm 90, traditionally attributed to Moses as a prayer, which states that in God's sight a thousand years are like yesterday when it is past, or like a brief watch in the night. It is regarded as the background to 2 Peter 3:8 and is frequently cited in discussions of the age of creation and the timing of the end times.
Kedar
[Bible]Kedar was the second son of Ishmael, and the name also designates the nomadic tribe of the Arabian desert descended from him. The Old Testament portrays the Kedarites as tent-dwelling herders and archers, and they appear in prophecies of both judgment and restoration.
Miktam
[Bible]Miktam is a Hebrew term found in the superscriptions of six psalms: Psalm 16 and Psalms 56–60. It appears to designate a type or use of psalm, but its precise meaning remains unknown.
Psalm 27
[Bible]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 57
[Bible]Psalm 57 is a lament whose superscription sets it at the time when David hid in a cave while fleeing from Saul. It opens with a prayer to take refuge in the shadow of God's wings and closes with a vow to awaken the dawn and praise the Lord among the nations.
Psalm 74
[Bible]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 95
[Bible]Psalm 95 calls the congregation to praise and worship before the LORD. It then holds up the wilderness generation, which hardened its heart at Meribah and Massah, as a warning and urges its hearers to hear God's voice today.
Psalm 106
[Bible]Psalm 106 confesses Israel's repeated rebellion against God from the time of the Exodus onward and celebrates the steadfast love of God, who nevertheless remembered His covenant. The psalm concludes Book IV of the Psalms.
Psalm 117
[Bible]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 146
[Bible]Psalm 146 is a psalm of praise that begins and ends with "Hallelujah." It urges the reader not to trust in mortal human beings but in the LORD, who made heaven and earth, cares for the weak, and reigns forever.
Psalm 15
[Bible]Psalm 15 is a psalm of David, five verses in length, that answers the question "Who shall abide in the LORD's tabernacle?" by describing the life and conduct of such a person.
Psalm 10
[Bible]Psalm 10 is a lament over the reality that the wicked oppress the poor and powerless while God seems far away, and a plea for God to arise and judge on behalf of the fatherless and the oppressed.
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 24
[Bible]Psalm 24 is a psalm of David that confesses that the whole earth belongs to the LORD, asks and answers who may ascend the hill of the LORD, and calls on the gates to open and receive the King of glory.
Psalm 32
[Bible]Psalm 32 is an eleven-verse psalm titled "A Psalm of David, Maschil." It describes the anguish of concealing sin and the joy of forgiveness after confession. Church tradition counts it among the seven Penitential Psalms.
Psalm 46
[Bible]Psalm 46 is a psalm of the sons of Korah. It proclaims that God's people will not fear, though the earth and the sea are shaken and the nations are in uproar, because God is their refuge and dwells in the midst of His city. It is known as the basis for Martin Luther's hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."
Psalm 56
[Bible]Psalm 56 is a lament whose superscription attributes it to David when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Amid the threats of his enemies, the confession "In God I have put my trust; I will not fear" recurs as a refrain.
Psalm 68
[Bible]Psalm 68 is a hymn of praise that portrays God, who led His people through the wilderness, marching from Mount Sinai to His sanctuary. It calls the nations to praise the God who cares for the fatherless and widows and scatters His enemies.
Psalm 72
[Bible]Psalm 72 is a prayer for the king, asking God to grant that he rule with righteousness and justice. Its closing doxology and the colophon "The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended" conclude Book II of the Psalms (Psalms 42–72).