Psalms bible study

I am led to share a variety of Psalms with different messages for us about God, His properties, benefits and just some good worship of Him. Here are twenty-one of them for this study of various types. I am keeping commentary between psalms to a minimum to let the psalms speak for themselves.

 

Psalms included here are: 8, 19, 23, 30, 33, 40, 51, 91,100,103,110,118,121,122,133,134, 136, 139,145,148, and 150

Psalm 8 is one that asks what is man that God should care so much of him, but yet God does?

(Psalm 8:1)  To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.

 

(Psalm 8:2)  Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.

 

(Psalm 8:3)  When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,

 

(Psalm 8:4)  what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?

 

(Psalm 8:5)  Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.

 

(Psalm 8:6)  You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet,

 

(Psalm 8:7)  all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field,

 

(Psalm 8:8)  the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

 

(Psalm 8:9)  O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

 

Psalm 19 talks of the Heavens declaring God’s glory:

(Psalm 19:1)  To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

 

(Psalm 19:2)  Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.

 

(Psalm 19:3)  There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.

 

(Psalm 19:4)  Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,

 

(Psalm 19:5)  which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.

 

(Psalm 19:6)  Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

 

(Psalm 19:7)  The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;

 

(Psalm 19:8)  the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;

 

(Psalm 19:9)  the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.

 

(Psalm 19:10)  More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.

 

(Psalm 19:11)  Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

 

(Psalm 19:12)  Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.

 

(Psalm 19:13)  Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression.

 

(Psalm 19:14)  Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

 

An excellent prayer there, for the words of one’s mouth and the meditation of one’s heart to be acceptable in God’s sight. Next up is Psalm 23, the Lord is my Shepherd

(Psalm 23:1)  A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

 

(Psalm 23:2)  He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

 

(Psalm 23:3)  He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

 

(Psalm 23:4)  Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

 

(Psalm 23:5)  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

 

(Psalm 23:6)  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

 

Psalm 30 reminds us God’s anger lasts but a moment but joy will come in the morning

(Psalm 30:1)  A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple. I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

 

(Psalm 30:2)  O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.

 

(Psalm 30:3)  O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.

 

(Psalm 30:4)  Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.

 

(Psalm 30:5)  For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

 

(Psalm 30:6)  As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."

 

(Psalm 30:7)  By your favor, O LORD, you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I was dismayed.

 

(Psalm 30:8)  To you, O LORD, I cry, and to the Lord I plead for mercy:

 

(Psalm 30:9)  "What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?

 

(Psalm 30:10)  Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!"

 

(Psalm 30:11)  You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

 

(Psalm 30:12)  that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

 

Psalm 33 reminds us of the counsel of the Lord and also encourages praise

(Psalm 33:1)  Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.

 

(Psalm 33:2)  Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!

 

(Psalm 33:3)  Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

 

(Psalm 33:4)  For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.

 

(Psalm 33:5)  He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.

 

(Psalm 33:6)  By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

 

(Psalm 33:7)  He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses.

 

(Psalm 33:8)  Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

 

(Psalm 33:9)  For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.

 

(Psalm 33:10)  The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

 

(Psalm 33:11)  The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.

 

(Psalm 33:12)  Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!

 

(Psalm 33:13)  The LORD looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man;

 

(Psalm 33:14)  from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

 

(Psalm 33:15)  he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds.

 

(Psalm 33:16)  The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

 

(Psalm 33:17)  The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue.

 

(Psalm 33:18)  Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,

 

(Psalm 33:19)  that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.

 

(Psalm 33:20)  Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.

 

(Psalm 33:21)  For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.

 

(Psalm 33:22)  Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you.

 

Psalm 40 a prayer for mercy and help from God

(Psalm 40:1)  To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.

 

(Psalm 40:2)  He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.

 

(Psalm 40:3)  He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD.

 

(Psalm 40:4)  Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!

 

(Psalm 40:5)  You have multiplied, O LORD my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.

 

(Psalm 40:6)  In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required.

 

(Psalm 40:7)  Then I said, "Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me:

 

(Psalm 40:8)  I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart."

 

(Psalm 40:9)  I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD.

 

(Psalm 40:10)  I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.

 

(Psalm 40:11)  As for you, O LORD, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me!

 

(Psalm 40:12)  For evils have encompassed me beyond number; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head; my heart fails me.

 

(Psalm 40:13)  Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me!

 

(Psalm 40:14)  Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt!

 

(Psalm 40:15)  Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, "Aha, Aha!"

 

(Psalm 40:16)  But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, "Great is the LORD!"

 

(Psalm 40:17)  As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!

 

Psalm 51 a powerful prayer of repentance of sin.

(Psalm 51:1)  To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.

 

(Psalm 51:2)  Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!

 

(Psalm 51:3)  For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.

 

(Psalm 51:4)  Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.

 

(Psalm 51:5)  Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

 

(Psalm 51:6)  Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

 

(Psalm 51:7)  Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

 

(Psalm 51:8)  Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice.

 

(Psalm 51:9)  Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.

 

(Psalm 51:10)  Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

 

(Psalm 51:11)  Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

 

(Psalm 51:12)  Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.

 

(Psalm 51:13)  Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.

 

(Psalm 51:14)  Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

 

(Psalm 51:15)  O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.

 

(Psalm 51:16)  For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.

 

(Psalm 51:17)  The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

 

(Psalm 51:18)  Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem;

 

(Psalm 51:19)  then will you delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

 

Here is Psalm 91 a very powerful psalm which speaks of God’s protection for us from all manner of dangers.

(Psalm 91:1)  He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

 

(Psalm 91:2)  I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

 

(Psalm 91:3)  For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.

 

(Psalm 91:4)  He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

 

(Psalm 91:5)  You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

 

(Psalm 91:6)  nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

 

(Psalm 91:7)  A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.

 

(Psalm 91:8)  You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.

 

(Psalm 91:9)  Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place-- the Most High, who is my refuge--

 

(Psalm 91:10)  no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.

 

(Psalm 91:11)  For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

 

(Psalm 91:12)  On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

 

(Psalm 91:13)  You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.

 

(Psalm 91:14)  "Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.

 

(Psalm 91:15)  When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.

 

(Psalm 91:16)  With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation."

 

Psalm 100 is a very powerful song of praise to God

(Psalm 100:1)  A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth!

 

(Psalm 100:2)  Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!

 

(Psalm 100:3)  Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

 

(Psalm 100:4)  Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!

 

(Psalm 100:5)  For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

 

Psalm 103 expresses how in various ways the Lord loves us

(Psalm 103:1)  Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!

 

(Psalm 103:2)  Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,

 

(Psalm 103:3)  who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,

 

(Psalm 103:4)  who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,

 

(Psalm 103:5)  who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

 

(Psalm 103:6)  The LORD works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.

 

(Psalm 103:7)  He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel.

 

(Psalm 103:8)  The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

 

(Psalm 103:9)  He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever.

 

(Psalm 103:10)  He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.

 

(Psalm 103:11)  For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

 

(Psalm 103:12)  as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

 

(Psalm 103:13)  As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.

 

(Psalm 103:14)  For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.

 

(Psalm 103:15)  As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field;

 

(Psalm 103:16)  for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more.

 

(Psalm 103:17)  But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children,

 

(Psalm 103:18)  to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments.

 

(Psalm 103:19)  The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.

 

(Psalm 103:20)  Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!

 

(Psalm 103:21)  Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will!

 

(Psalm 103:22)  Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!

 

Psalm 110 speaks about Jesus, who said that here even David called Him Lord

(Psalm 110:1)  A Psalm of David. The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool."

 

(Psalm 110:2)  The LORD sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies!

 

(Psalm 110:3)  Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.

 

(Psalm 110:4)  The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind, "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."

 

(Psalm 110:5)  The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.

 

(Psalm 110:6)  He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs over the wide earth.

 

(Psalm 110:7)  He will drink from the brook by the way; therefore he will lift up his head.

 

 

Psalm 118 is both a prayer and also speaks of God’s benefits and blessings to us

(Psalm 118:1)  Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

 

(Psalm 118:2)  Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever."

 

(Psalm 118:3)  Let the house of Aaron say, "His steadfast love endures forever."

 

(Psalm 118:4)  Let those who fear the LORD say, "His steadfast love endures forever."

 

(Psalm 118:5)  Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free.

 

(Psalm 118:6)  The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

 

(Psalm 118:7)  The LORD is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.

 

(Psalm 118:8)  It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

 

(Psalm 118:9)  It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

 

(Psalm 118:10)  All nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!

 

(Psalm 118:11)  They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!

 

(Psalm 118:12)  They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!

 

(Psalm 118:13)  I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me.

 

(Psalm 118:14)  The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.

 

(Psalm 118:15)  Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the LORD does valiantly,

 

(Psalm 118:16)  the right hand of the LORD exalts, the right hand of the LORD does valiantly!"

 

(Psalm 118:17)  I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD.

 

(Psalm 118:18)  The LORD has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

 

(Psalm 118:19)  Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.

 

(Psalm 118:20)  This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.

 

(Psalm 118:21)  I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.

 

(Psalm 118:22)  The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

 

(Psalm 118:23)  This is the LORD's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.

 

(Psalm 118:24)  This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

 

(Psalm 118:25)  Save us, we pray, O LORD! O LORD, we pray, give us success!

 

(Psalm 118:26)  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD.

 

(Psalm 118:27)  The LORD is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar!

 

(Psalm 118:28)  You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you.

 

(Psalm 118:29)  Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

 

Psalm 121 is another psalm and prayer of and for protection and of His help

(Psalm 121:1)  A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

 

(Psalm 121:2)  My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

 

(Psalm 121:3)  He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.

 

(Psalm 121:4)  Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

 

(Psalm 121:5)  The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand.

 

(Psalm 121:6)  The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.

 

(Psalm 121:7)  The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.

 

(Psalm 121:8)  The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

 

Psalm 122 speaks of  Jerusalem and even going to church

(Psa 122:1)  A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!"

 

(Psalm 122:2)  Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!

 

(Psalm 122:3)  Jerusalem--built as a city that is bound firmly together,

 

(Psalm 122:4)  to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

 

(Psalm 122:5)  There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David.

 

(Psalm 122:6)  Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! "May they be secure who love you!

 

(Psalm 122:7)  Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!"

 

(Psalm 122:8)  For my brothers and companions' sake I will say, "Peace be within you!"

 

(Psalm 122:9)  For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.

 

Next Psalm 133 is the unity Psalm

(Psalm 133:1)  A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!

 

(Psalm 133:2)  It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!

 

(Psalm 133:3)  It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the LORD has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.

 

Psalm 134 is an encouragement to worship the Lord, especially in church

(Psalm 134:1)  A Song of Ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!

 

(Psalm 134:2)  Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the LORD!

 

(Psalm 134:3)  May the LORD bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth!

 

I love how Psalm 136 just drives home the theme of how God’s steadfast love endures forever.

(Psalm 136:1)  Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.

 

(Psalm 136:2)  Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.

 

(Psalm 136:3)  Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:4)  to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:5)  to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:6)  to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:7)  to him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:8)  the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:9)  the moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:10)  to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:11)  and brought Israel out from among them, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:12)  with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:13)  to him who divided the Red Sea in two, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:14)  and made Israel pass through the midst of it, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:15)  but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:16)  to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:17)  to him who struck down great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:18)  and killed mighty kings, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:19)  Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:20)  and Og, king of Bashan, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:21)  and gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:22)  a heritage to Israel his servant, for his steadfast love endures forever.

 

(Psalm 136:23)  It is he who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:24)  and rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures forever;

 

(Psalm 136:25)  he who gives food to all flesh, for his steadfast love endures forever.

 

(Psalm 136:26)  Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.

 

Psalm 139 expresses how God knows us, searches us and how there is no way for us to ever hide from Him and His probing eyes

(Psa 139:1)  To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, you have searched me and known me!

 

(Psalm 139:2)  You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.

 

(Psalm 139:3)  You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.

 

(Psalm 139:4)  Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.

 

(Psalm 139:5)  You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.

 

(Psalm 139:6)  Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.

 

(Psalm 139:7)  Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?

 

(Psalm 139:8)  If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!

 

(Psalm 139:9)  If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

 

(Psalm 139:10)  even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.

 

(Psalm 139:11)  If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,"

 

(Psalm 139:12)  even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you.

 

(Psalm 139:13)  For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.

 

(Psalm 139:14)  I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

 

(Psalm 139:15)  My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.

 

(Psalm 139:16)  Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.

 

(Psalm 139:17)  How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!

 

(Psalm 139:18)  If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you.

 

(Psalm 139:19)  Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me!

 

(Psalm 139:20)  They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain!

 

(Psalm 139:21)  Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?

 

(Psalm 139:22)  I hate them with complete hatred; I count them my enemies.

 

(Psalm 139:23)  Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!

 

(Psalm 139:24)  And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!

 

The last three Psalms included in this study are powerful praise psalms, the first is 145

(Psalm 145:1)  A Song of Praise. Of David. I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.

 

(Psalm 145:2)  Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever.

 

(Psalm 145:3)  Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.

 

(Psalm 145:4)  One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.

 

(Psalm 145:5)  On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.

 

(Psalm 145:6)  They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds, and I will declare your greatness.

 

(Psalm 145:7)  They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

 

(Psalm 145:8)  The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

 

(Psalm 145:9)  The LORD is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.

 

(Psalm 145:10)  All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, and all your saints shall bless you!

 

(Psalm 145:11)  They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power,

 

(Psalm 145:12)  to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

 

(Psalm 145:13)  Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. (The LORD is faithful in all his words and kind in all his works.)

 

(Psalm 145:14)  The LORD upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down.

 

(Psalm 145:15)  The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season.

 

(Psalm 145:16)  You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing.

 

(Psalm 145:17)  The LORD is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.

 

(Psalm 145:18)  The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

 

(Psalm 145:19)  He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.

 

(Psalm 145:20)  The LORD preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

 

(Psalm 145:21)  My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD, and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

 

Here is Psalm 148

(Psalm 148:1)  Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights!

 

(Psalm 148:2)  Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts!

 

(Psalm 148:3)  Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars!

 

(Psalm 148:4)  Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!

 

(Psalm 148:5)  Let them praise the name of the LORD! For he commanded and they were created.

 

(Psalm 148:6)  And he established them forever and ever; he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.

 

(Psalm 148:7)  Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps,

 

(Psalm 148:8)  fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!

 

(Psalm 148:9)  Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars!

 

(Psalm 148:10)  Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds!

 

(Psalm 148:11)  Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth!

 

(Psalm 148:12)  Young men and maidens together, old men and children!

 

(Psalm 148:13)  Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.

 

(Psalm 148:14)  He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his saints, for the people of Israel who are near to him. Praise the LORD!

 

Finally Psalm 150 the concluding psalm of praise

(Psalm 150:1)  Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens!

 

(Psalm 150:2)  Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!

 

(Psalm 150:3)  Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp!

 

(Psalm 150:4)  Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe!

 

(Psalm 150:5)  Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals!

 

(Psalm 150:6)  Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!

 

            The Lord is always worthy of praise, for indeed His steadfast love does indeed endure forever. He is always reaching out to all, not wanting people to perish but always giving people a free choice to come to Him. He welcomes people back who may have drifted away for any reason, for indeed His love and patience for our human failure is indeed great, and unspeakable. I am now including a prayer which you can pray with me to establish or reestablish a prescious relationship with such a loving God.

Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness. I believe that your only begotten Son Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin. You said in Your Holy Word, Romans 10:9 that if we confess the Lord our God and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we shall be saved. Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am saved. Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license, but rather it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself. Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.

Amen.

God bless you and yours