Psalm 43

1-2 Clear my name, God; stick up for me against these loveless, immoral people. Get me out of here, away from these lying degenerates. I counted on you, God. Why…

Psalm 44

A Psalm of the Sons of Korah 1-3 We’ve been hearing about this, God, all our lives. Our fathers told us the stories their fathers told them, How single-handedly you…

Psalm 45

A Wedding Song of the Sons of Korah 1 My heart bursts its banks, spilling beauty and goodness. I pour it out in a poem to the king, shaping the…

Psalm 46

A Song of the Sons of Korah 1-3 God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him. We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom,…

Psalm 47

A Psalm of the Sons of Korah 1-9 Applause, everyone. Bravo, bravissimo! Shout God-songs at the top of your lungs! GodMost High is stunning, astride land and ocean. He crushes…

Psalm 48

A Psalm of the Sons of Korah 1-3 Godmajestic, praise abounds in our God-city! His sacred mountain, breathtaking in its heights—earth’s joy. Zion Mountain looms in the North, city of…

Psalm 49

A Psalm of the Sons of Korah 1-2 Listen, everyone, listen— earth-dwellers, don’t miss this. All you haves and have-nots, All together now: listen. 3-4 I set plainspoken wisdom before…

Psalm 50

An Asaph Psalm 1-3 The God of gods—it’sGod!—speaks out, shouts, “Earth!” welcomes the sun in the east, farewells the disappearing sun in the west. From the dazzle of Zion, God…

Psalm 51

A David Psalm, After He Was Confronted by Nathan About the Affair with Bathsheba 1-3 Generous in love—God, give grace! Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record. Scrub away my…

Psalm 52

A David Psalm, When Doeg the Edomite Reported to Saul, “David’s at Ahimelech’s House” 1-4 Why do you brag of evil, “Big Man”? God’s mercy carries the day. You scheme…