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Psalm 8
[Bible]Psalm 8 is a hymn of praise in Book One of the Psalms that extols the name of the LORD as excellent in all the earth. It celebrates God, who remembers lowly humanity before the vastness of the heavens, crowns human beings with glory and honor, and gives them dominion over all things.
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 43
[Bible]Psalm 43 is a five-verse lament in Book Two of the Psalms. The psalmist pleads for deliverance from his enemies and asks that God's light and truth lead him to the temple. Because it shares a refrain with Psalm 42, the two are sometimes regarded as a single poem.
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).
2 John 1
[Bible]2 John 1 is the whole of 2 John, a book consisting of a single chapter. In this short letter "the elder" urges the elect lady and her children to love one another and warns them against deceivers who deny that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh.
Aleppo Codex
[Bible]The Aleppo Codex is a manuscript of the Hebrew Old Testament believed to have been produced in Tiberias, Galilee, in the first half of the tenth century. It is regarded as one of the most accurate witnesses to the Masoretic Text.
Psalm 42
[Bible]Psalm 42, a psalm of the sons of Korah that opens Book II of the Psalter, is a lament in which the psalmist, separated from temple worship, longs for God as a deer pants for streams of water and urges his own downcast soul to hope in God.
Origen
[People]Origen (c. 185 – c. 253) was an early church theologian and biblical interpreter from Alexandria. He produced the Hexapla, a parallel edition of the Old Testament, and On First Principles, a systematic theological work, but some of his teachings were condemned after his death.
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 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 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 36
[Bible]Psalm 36 is a psalm of David that contrasts the wicked, who have no fear of God, with God's lovingkindness, which reaches to the heavens, and prays that this lovingkindness will continue.
Psalm 47
[Bible]Psalm 47 is a psalm of the sons of Korah, a nine-verse hymn that calls all peoples to clap their hands and praise God, the great King over all the earth. It portrays God going up amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet and taking His seat on His throne.
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 52
[Bible]Psalm 52 is a psalm of David that contrasts the downfall of the mighty man, who boasts in evil schemes and trusts in his wealth, with the thanksgiving of the psalmist, who trusts in the mercy of God.
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 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 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 53
[Bible]Psalm 53 is a psalm of David that laments the corruption of the fool who says there is no God and the sinfulness of all humanity, and that longs for salvation to come out of Zion. Its content is nearly identical to that of Psalm 14.
Psalm 62
[Bible]Psalm 62 is a psalm of trust in which the psalmist, amid the lies and attacks of others, confesses that his soul waits silently upon God alone. It closes with the declaration that power and mercy belong to God.