Bible Verses About Psalms

A Psalme of David. When he was in the wildernesse of Judah. O God, thou art my God, earely will I seeke thee: my soule thirsteth for thee: my flesh longeth greatly after thee in a barren and drye land without water.

Thus I beholde thee as in the Sanctuarie, when I beholde thy power and thy glorie.

For thy louing kindnesse is better then life: therefore my lippes shall prayse thee.

Thus will I magnifie thee all my life, and lift vp mine hands in thy name.

My soule shalbe satisfied, as with marowe and fatnesse, and my mouth shall praise thee with ioyfull lippes,

When I remember thee on my bedde, and when I thinke vpon thee in the night watches.

Because thou hast bene mine helper, therefore vnder the shadow of thy wings wil I reioyce.

My soule cleaueth vnto thee: for thy right hand vpholdeth me.

Therefore they that seeke my soule to destroy it, they shall goe into the lowest partes of the earth.

They shall cast him downe with the edge of the sword, and they shall be a portion for foxes.

But the King shall reioyce in God, and all that sweare by him shall reioyce in him: for the mouth of them that speake lyes, shall be stopped.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Heare my voyce, O God, in my prayer: preserue my life from feare of the enemie.

Hide me from the conspiracie of the wicked, and from the rage of the workers of iniquitie.

Which haue whette their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrowes bitter wordes.

To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not.

They encourage themselues in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares priuilie, and say, Who shall see them?

They haue sought out iniquities, and haue accomplished that which they sought out, euen euery one his secret thoughtes, and the depth of his heart.

But God will shoote an arrowe at them suddenly: their strokes shalbe at once.

They shall cause their owne tongue to fall vpon them: and whosoeuer shall see them, shall flee away.

And all men shall see it, and declare the worke of God, and they shall vnderstand, what he hath wrought.

But the righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in him: and all that are vpright of heart, shall reioyce.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme or song of David. O God, praise waiteth for thee in Zion, and vnto thee shall the vowe be perfourmed.

Because thou hearest the prayer, vnto thee shall all flesh come.

Wicked deedes haue preuailed against me: but thou wilt be mercifull vnto our transgressions.

Blessed is he, whom thou chusest and causest to come to thee: he shall dwell in thy courtes, and we shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thine House, euen of thine holy Temple.