Psalm 22
:1 - Either David is prophesying Jesus' words on the cross or Jesus quotes David on the cross...or both.
:28 - For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.
~This is a good Psalm to help yourself out of a droop. Acknowledge how bad things are and then how good God still is, and that He is still in control.
Psalm 23
The ever famous Psalm. I have just recently fallen in love with verse 6 as a declaration.
:6 - Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Psalm 24
:3 - the hill of the LORD rather than the tabernacle or house of God
So many songs from just 10 verses! Here are 3 I know and like.
Psalm 25
A song about waiting on God.
:14 - The secret of the LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
God has secrets.
Psalm 26
:8 - LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
~Me too.
Psalm 27
**See Darrell Evans song on Psalm 18
:5 - pavilion - thicket, lair, booth http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H5520&t=KJV
~Neat to think of God hiding me in his den (lair) since he is the Lion of Judah, He should have an amazing lair!
:10 - When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
~My prayer for those children in broken homes...especially those close to my life...that they would know this of their God.
:11 - Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
~Simplicity is great! It's ok to have a simple life. Complications of too many agendas give footholds to the enemy to make us think like the world and compare our life to those without God.
:13 - [I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
AMEN!!!
Psalm 28
:2 - holy oracle = room holding the ark of the covenant = holy of holies http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H1687&t=KJV
**I believe there is a revelation behind this. Several, in fact.
:3 - which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief [is] in their hearts.
I think we've all known a few of these.
:4 - This typifies what I love about David's Psalms. This kind of verse is not the one we use in modern songs. How can you sing praises in the middle of telling God to get your enemies? I love it!
:9 - Don't often think of being God's inheritance. Interesting thought.
Psalm 29
God's voice of power:
is on the waters
full of majesty
breaks cedars
makes mountains skip like a calf
divides the flames of fire
shakes the wilderness
makes the hinds to calve (deer to dance)
Psalm 30
Psalm 31
:5 - Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
~Well, Jesus quoted the first half of this verse
:8 - thou hast set my feet in a large room.
~I know how this feels. Hard to explain, but reminds me that there are always more people to reach...not to get stuck in a rut with just a few people! The world is so much bigger than petty things!
Psalm 32
Compass references throughout. :2 - Having no guile (sarcasm) brings you blessing. Unfortunately, this causes one to be mistaken for being simple minded or slow thinking, since the world is so full of sarcasm.
:7 - Thou [art] my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.
Psalm 33
David speaks as "we" and "our" instead of "I".
Psalm 34
A good intro or benediction to any Holy Ghost service!
Contentment emphasized.
:18 - The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
:19 - Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Psalm 35
:3 - David speaks of a salvation for the soul before one was known through Jesus.
:13 - I humbled my soul with fasting
Good reason to fast.
:23 - It takes a bold heart to tell God to stir up thyself
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Psalm 36
You should be able to push the white arrow in the middle of these picture to watch the videos. If it doesn't work for you, let me know. Please watch this one! Powerful! I cried!!!
:8 - I am believing for my own fat house.
Psalm 37
Keywords for this one:
meek, abundance, peace, laugh, upright, conversation, steps, ordered, delight, blessed, deliver
Psalm 38
Repentance. Penance. Remembrance.
Psalm 39
Sad song.
Psalm 40
Many have sung it. No one like Petra.
:7 - Lo I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me to do thy will...also a song but no video found for it. I'll keep looking.
:9 - David preached.
Psalm 41
Considering the poor is important.
And then the chapter takes a weird turn towards justice for enemies...again.
Psalm 42
Ever wondered what a panting deer actually looks like? I've sung the song "As the Deer" so many times...
Psalm 43
:5 - God is the health of my countenance
Psalm 44
Selah = to lift up, exalt; a technical musical term probably showing accentuation, pause, interruption http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H5542&t=KJV
Praise Break! This is what one looks like, Mom:
It is very appropriate for this clip to be called "God can turn it around" because that is what David wants God to do in this Psalm.
Psalm 45
:9 & :13 - kings daughters - A nice sounding ministry name....
Psalm 46
Since this Psalm was to the sons of Korah, "though the earth be removed" takes on a whole new meaning...a literal one.
:4-:5 - There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
~I love that river!
:7 - God of Jacob - I wonder when people refer to God as being "God of Abraham," that they are remembering how God manifested his power for Abraham? In this case, how He manifested his power for Jacob? Or is it that He has been God since their ancestors?
:10 - Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
~Famously quoted. Often. For obvious reasons. Peace.
Psalm 47
:2 - terrible - would be better translated "to be awed" http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H3372&t=KJV
:9 - the shields of the earth belong unto God - of course, it all belongs to God, but this will help me in prayer for God to use things of the earth to shield me when necessary
~Here is a neat resource. It is called Cyber Hymnal and you can look up hymns by book of the Bible! This is the link for the hymns from the Psalms:
http://www.hymntime.com/tch/scr/scriptur.htm?http://www.hymntime.com/tch/scr/Psalms.htm
Psalm 48
:2 - on the North side of Mt. Zion is the city of the great King
Beautiful for situation - o yes, He is beautiful for Every Situation!!!
:11 - daughters of Judah
:12 - towers can also be interpreted as pulpits.
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the pulpits thereof. http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H4026&t=KJV***This will preach!
Psalm 49
Good chapter when thinking of posterity, legacy, and generations to come.
Psalm 50
:5 - Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. ~Makes one want to sacrifice something to be gathered to God.
~A prophetic Psalm where David writes as God speaking :22 - Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
~I dedicate this verse to all those who don't know the warring side of God. This is close to my heart because of my precious brother in the military and a cross given to him made of bullets. I am also reminded of when Jesus sat down and made a whip to teach those salesman a lesson at the temple. And what about the arc angels with swords? And the riders on the horse in Revelation? I digress...ahead of myself (we're only in Psalms). And the battle is not ours, but the LORD's. How can it be His if He won't fight? God bless the military. God bless the Navy. And may they remember who fights on their behalf.~
Psalm 51
:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
~Always an appropriate prayer.
:13 - Notice that sinners are converted when we are clean. Hmmm. Not by saying the right prayer. Hmmm. Or being baptised correctly....or going to the "right" church...HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!
:17 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
~Interesting that David had this spiritual perspective even when those kinds of sacrifices were still being offered and required.
Zion = parched place & is another name for Jerusalem, especially in the prophetic books http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H6726&t=KJV
Psalm 52
Talk to the tongue!
:7 - Although David, I am sure, was rich, warned against trusting in the abundance of riches rather than in God. So you can have both. Riches and the wisdom to trust in God.
Psalm 53
:1 - Again, atheists/agnostics, according to the Bible, are FOOLS!
Psalm 54
A prayer for Deliverance from enemies
Psalm 55
:6-:7- reference to Noah's dove?
:13 - betrayed by a friend
Psalm 56
:8 - Does God bottle our tears?
:13 - walking before God in the light of the living
~I like collecting references to life, since we so often battle peoples' desire for death that they may meet God. Go ahead and meet Him, walk with Him in life!
Psalm 57
I love the details given about when each Psalm was written, sometimes where, and sometimes who it was written for. This time it was written in a cave in hiding!
Psalm 58
On wickedness & vengeance
Psalm 59
On God as my defence and refuge
Psalm 60
valley of salt - where a lot of smiting took place
:3 - drink the wine of astonishment
Begins as a prayer for healing from brokenness. David talks himself right into faith again...the ending is confidence that they will do valiantly for he shall tread down our enemies. I believe in talking through doubt, weakness, and sorrow to work our faith through to the light of faith and life! Like spiritual weight lifting...but it's weight uplifting!
:3 - drink the wine of astonishment
Begins as a prayer for healing from brokenness. David talks himself right into faith again...the ending is confidence that they will do valiantly for he shall tread down our enemies. I believe in talking through doubt, weakness, and sorrow to work our faith through to the light of faith and life! Like spiritual weight lifting...but it's weight uplifting!
Psalm 61
The song I relate to this song is actually by a Jamaicaan! Carlene Davis wrote this version and the only video I could find was a wedding video! Fun!
:4 - Selah is the word H5542 in the Psalms, but in other places in the bible the word Selah is from H5554, which means "the rock" or Petra, the chief city!
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H5554&t=KJV
Psalm 62
On telling your own soul to wait on God...trust not in oppression...power belongs to God
Psalm 63
On finding God in dry places
Psalm 64
insurrection = crowd
Psalm 65
Looking forward to Sion
Psalm 66
Make a joyful noise!
Psalm 67
:2 - That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. ~God is the only one who can truly be saviour for the health of ALL nations. Hallelujah.
Psalm 68
Reminds me of my Messianic childhood!
:6 - God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry [land]. ~ A good thing to remember for solitary moments. Believe God for His word that promises a family! And freedom from chains! And isolation for rebellious ones!
:20 - issues = 1) outgoing, border, a going out, extremity, end, source, escape
Psalm 69
:6 - God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry [land]. ~ A good thing to remember for solitary moments. Believe God for His word that promises a family! And freedom from chains! And isolation for rebellious ones!
:20 - issues = 1) outgoing, border, a going out, extremity, end, source, escape
a) outgoing, extremity (of border)
b) source (of life)
c) escape (from death)
He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.
~God owns the borders, extremities, sources of death. ***My new theme verse for believing for healing! When you own anything, you have power over it!
Psalm 69
For when you've cried all you can cry...
Psalm 70
On when you feel like saying "Hurry up, God!"
