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Psalm 43 - Prayer to God in Time of Trouble

Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people; from those who are deceitful and unjust deliver me! 2 For you are the...

Psalm 44 - National Lament and Prayer for Help

To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Maskil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our ancestors have told us, what deeds you performed in...

Psalm 45 - Ode for a Royal Wedding

To the leader: according to Lilies. Of the Korahites. A Maskil. A love song. My heart overflows with a goodly theme; I address my verses...

Psalm 46 - God’s Defense of His City and People

To the leader. Of the Korahites. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present[a] help in trouble....

Psalm 47 - God’s Rule over the Nations

To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Psalm. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy. 2 For the Lord, the Most...

Psalm 48 - The Glory and Strength of Zion

A Song. A Psalm of the Korahites. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain, 2 beautiful in...

Psalm 49 - The Folly of Trust in Riches

To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Psalm. Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world, 2 both low and high, rich...

Psalm 50 - The Acceptable Sacrifice

A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty one, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. 2 Out of Zion,...

Psalm 51 - Prayer for Cleansing and Pardon

To the leader. A Psalm of David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God,...

Psalm 52 - Judgment on the Deceitful

To the leader. A Maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul and said to him, "David has come to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do...

Psalm 53 - Denunciation of Godlessness

To the leader: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they commit...

Psalm 54 - Prayer for Vindication

To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “David is in hiding among us.” 1 Save...

Psalm 55 - Complaint about a Friend’s Treachery

To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; do not hide yourself from my supplication....

Psalm 56 - Trust in God under Persecution

To the leader: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. Of David. A Miktam, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be gracious to...

Psalm 57 - Praise and Assurance under Persecution

To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for...

Psalm 58 - Prayer for Vengeance

To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam. Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?[a] Do you judge people fairly? 2 No, in...

Psalm 59 - Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when Saul ordered his house to be watched in order to kill him. Deliver me from my...

Psalm 60 - Prayer for National Victory after Defeat

To the leader: according to the Lily of the Covenant. A Miktam of David; for instruction; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with...

Psalm 61 - Assurance of God’s Protection

To the leader: with stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth I call to you,...

Psalm 62 - Song of Trust in God Alone

To the leader: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. 2 He alone...

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