Psalm 85:1-13 Book# 3 of Psalms

 

A Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician.

Psalm 85:1-13           Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

Lord, You have [favored] Your land & You have brought back [those from] the captivity of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel.] [Jeremiah 16:11-15 Then, you shall say to them, Because your [forefathers] have [abandoned] Me, says the Lord & have walked after other gods & have served them & worshiped them & have [forgotten] Me & haven't kept My Law.

And you have done worse than your [forefathers;] for [look,] every one [of] you walk after the imagination of his evil heart, [so] they may not [listen] to Me. Therefore, I will cast you out of this land into a land that neither you & your [forefathers don’t] know.

And you shall serve other gods there day & night; where I will not [show] you favor. Therefore, [watch,] the days come, says the Lord, that it shall no [longer] be said, The Lord lives, [who] brought up the children [people] of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

But, the Lord lives, [Who] brought up the children [people] of Israel from the land of the north & from the lands [where] He had driven them. And I will bring them [back] again into their land that I gave to their [forefathers.]

You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah. [Psalm 32:1-2 Blessed is he, whose transgression is forgiven & whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord [doesn't attribute] iniquity & in whose spirit is no [deceit.]

You have taken away all Your [fury.] You have turned Yourself from the fierceness of Your anger. [Return to] us, O God of our Salvation & cause Your anger toward us to [stop.] Will You be angry with us forever?

Will You [stretch] out Your anger to all generations? Will You not revive us again: [so] Your people may rejoice in You? [Habakkuk 3:2 O Lord, I have heard Your speech & was afraid. O Lord, [restore] Your work in the midst of the years. Make known, in the midst of the years, [When] in [anger,] remember mercy.]

[Show] us Your mercy, O Lord & grant us Your Salvation. I will hear what the Lord God will [say:] for He will speak [peacefully] to His people & to His saints. But let them not [return] again to [what is] [foolishness.] Surely His Salvation is [near those who] fear [respect] Him; [so] that glory may dwell in our land.

Mercy & Truth [meet] together & righteousness & peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth & righteousness shall look down from heaven. [John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I Am the Way, the Truth & the Life. No man comes to the Father, [except] by Me.]

[Yes,] the Lord shall give [what] is good & our land shall yield [its] increase [of produce.] Righteousness shall go before Him & shall [put] us in the [path] of His steps.

[James 1:17 Every good gift & every perfect gift is from above & comes down from the Father of Lights, with Whom is no [variation] & neither shadow of [changing.]

Psalm 84:1-12 Book# 3 of Psalms

 

A Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Gittith.

Psalm 84:1-12            Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

How [pleasant] Your tabernacles are, O Lord of Hosts! My soul longs, [yes,] even faints for the [Lord's courtyards.] My heart & my [skin] cry out for the Living God.

[Yes,] the sparrow has found a house & the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even [like] Your altars, O Lord of Hosts, my King & my God. [2 Chronicles 6:5-6 Since the day that I brought [forward] My people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, [so] My Name might be there. Neither [did] I [choose] any man to be a ruler over My people, Israel. But I have chosen Jerusalem, [so] My Name might be there & I have chosen David to be over My people, Israel.]

Blessed are [those who] dwell in Your house. They will [continue] praising You. Selah. Blessed is the man, whose strength is in You, in Whose heart are [their pathways.] Who passing through the Valley of Baca, [a.k.a The Valley of Weeping,] make it a well. The rain also fills the pools.

[Isaiah 41:17-18 When the poor & needy seek water & there's none & their tongue fails for thirst, I, the Lord, will hear them. I, the God of Israel, will not [abandon] them. I will open rivers on high places & fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water & the dry land, springs of water.]

They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appears before God. [Revelation 21:3-4 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men. And He will [live] with them & they shall be His people. And God, Himself shall be with them & be their God.

* And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes & there shall be nor more death, neither sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be any more pain: for the [previous] things have passed away.]

O Lord God of Hosts, hear my prayer. [Lean Your] ear [& listen,] O God of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel.] Selah. [See,] O God our shield & look upon the face of Your anointed. For a day in Your [courtyards] is better than 1,000. I had rather be a door keeper in the house of my God, than to [live] in the tents of wickedness.

For the Lord God is a sun & a shield. The Lord will give grace & glory. He will [not] withhold [any] good thing from [those who] walk [honestly.] O Lord of Hosts, blessed is the man [who] trusts in You.

Psalm 83:1-18 Book# 3 of Psalms

 

A Song or Psalm of Asaph.

Psalm 83:1-18            Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O God, [don't] keep [silent.] [Don't] hold Your peace & [don't] be still, O God. [Psalm 88:3-4 For my soul is full of troubles & my life draws [near] to the grave. I am [included] with [those who] go down to the pit. I am [like] a man, [who] has no strength.]

For [look,] Your enemies make [an uproar] & [those who] hate You have lifted up [their heads.] [* Psalm 2:1-3 Why do the heathen rage & the people imagine a vain thing?

The kings & rulers of the earth take counsel & [put] themselves against the Lord & against His anointed, saying, Let us break their bands [to pieces] & cast away their cords from us.]

They have taken [devious] counsel against Your people & consulted against Your hidden ones. [Psalm 31:18-20 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly & [disrespectfully] against the righteous.

Oh, how great is Your goodness, [that] You have laid up for [those who] fear [respect] You & [what] You have [done] for [those who] trust in You, before the sons of men!

You shall hide them in the secret [places] in Your presence from the pride of man. You shall keep them secretly in a [shelter] from the [discord] of tongues.]

They have said, Come & let us cut them off from being a nation; [so] that the name of Israel may be no [longer remembered.] For they have consulted together with one [accord]. They are [united] against You:

The tabernacles of: [the Edomites,] the Ishmaelites, [the Moabites,] the Hagarenes, [the Gebalites, the Ammonites, the Amalekites] & the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre. Also, Assur [has] joined with them.

They have [helped] the children [people] of Lot. Selah. Do to them [like] [You did] unto the Midianites; [like] to Sisera & [like] to Jabin, at the Brook of Kison: [who] perished at Endor. They became [like feces] for the earth.

[Judges 4:21-23 Then, Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent nail & a hammer in her hand & went softly to him & [struck] the nail into his temples & fastened it into the ground. For he was [tired] & fast asleep. So, he died.

And, [saw,] as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him & said to him, [look,] Sisera lay dead & the nail was in his temples. So, God [defeated] Jabin, the king of Canaan, before the children [people] of Israel, on that day.]

Make their nobles like Oreb & like Zeeb. [Judges 7:25 And they took 2 princes of the Midianites, Oreb & Zeeb. And they [killed] Oreb upon the rock [of] Oreb & Zeeb they [killed] at the wine press of Zeeb & pursued Midian. And brought the heads of Oreb & Zeeb to Gideon on the other side [of] Jordan.]

[Yes,] [make] all their princes [like:] Zebah & [like] Zalmunna: who said, Let us take the houses of God in possession to ourselves. [Judges 8:18-19 Then [Gideon] said to Zebah & Zalmunna, What [type] of men were they, whom you [killed] at Tabor?

And they answered, [Like] you are, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king. And [Gideon] said, They were my [brothers,] even the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had saved them alive, I wouldn't [kill] you.]

O my God, make them like a wheel; [like] the stubble [in front of] the wind. [Like] the fire burns wood & [like] the flames sets the mountains on fire. So, persecute them with Your tempest & make them afraid with Your storm.

Fill their faces with shame; [so] that they may seek Your Name, O Lord. Let them be [confused] & troubled forever. [Yes,] let them be put to shame & perish: [so] that men may know that You, Whose Name Alone is JEHOVAH, are the Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 82:1-8 Book# 3 of Psalms

 

A Psalm of Asaph.

Psalm 82:1-8            Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

God stands in the congregation of the mighty. He judges among the gods. How long will you judge [unfairly] & accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

[Deuteronomy 1:17-18 You shall not respect [& show partiality] [to people] in judgment. But you shall hear the [powerless & the powerful.] You shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's. Bring the [cause] that's too hard to Me & I will hear it. At that time, I commanded you, all the things [that] you should do.]

Defend the poor & fatherless. Do justice to the afflicted & needy. Deliver the poor & needy & [free] them [from] the [hands] of the wicked? They [don't] know & neither will they understand. They [continue walking] in darkness.

All the foundations of the earth are [off] course. I have said, You are gods & all of you are children of the Most HIgh. But you shall die like men & fall like one of the princes.

[Ephesians 2:2-5 In [the previous] time, you walked according to the course of this world & according to the prince of the power of the air & the [evil] spirit that now [works] in the children of disobedience.

Among whom, in [previous] times, we had our conversation in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the [fleshly] desires & of the mind & by nature were the children of wrath, even [like] others.

But God, [Who] is rich in mercy for His great love [with which] He loved us, even when we were dead [through] sins & (by grace you are saved:) has [given life to] us together, with Christ.]

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for You shall inherit all nations.

Psalm 81:1-16 Book#3 of Psalms

 

A Psalm of Asaph, to the chief Musician upon Gittith.

Psalm 81:1-16            Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

Sing aloud to God, our strength & make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob [a.k.a. Israel.] Take a psalm & bring the [tambourine here] & the pleasant harp & [lyre.] Blow the trumpet [for] the New [Moons] & on our solemn feast [days, at] the appointed [times.]

[Numbers 10:10 You shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, over your sacrifices of your Peace Offerings & also [on the days] of your gladness, your solemn days & in the beginnings of your months, [so] that they may be to you for a memorial before your God. I Am the Lord your God.]

For this was a [mandate] for Israel & a Law of the God of Jacob. This He ordained [for] Joseph [as] a testimony, when He went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I [didn't understand.] I removed his shoulder from the burden & his hands were delivered from the pots.

[Exodus 6:6-7 [For this reason,] say to the children [people] of Israel, I Am the Lord & I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians & I will rid you out of their bondage & I will redeem you with [an outstretched] arm & with great [justice.] And I will take you to Me for a people & I will be to you a God.

And you shall know that I Am the Lord your God, [Who] brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.]

You called in trouble & I delivered you. I answered you in the secret place of thunder. I [tested] you at the waters of Meribah. Selah. [Exodus 17:6-7 [Look,] I will stand before you there upon the rock in Horeb & you shall [strike] the rock & water shall come out of it there, [so] that the people may drink.

And Moses did so in the sight of [Israel's] elders. He called the name of the place Massah & Meribah, because of the [severe criticism from] the children [people] of Israel. And because they [tested] the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?]

O My people, hear & I will testify to you: O Israel, if you will [pay attention] to Me. No strange god shall be thee in you there & neither shall you worship any strange god. I am the Lord your God, [Who] brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide & I will fill it.

[Psalm 103:5-6 Who satisfies your mouth with good things; so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. The Lord [delivers] righteousness & [justice] for all [who] are oppressed.]

But My people wouldn't [pay attention] to My voice & Israel would [have nothing to do with] Me. [Deuteronomy 32:15-17 But Jeshurun, [a.k.a. Israel, grew] fat & [rebelled.] You [have grown] fat & have grown thick [skinned.] You are covered with [plumpness.]

Then, he [abandoned] God, [Who] made him & [held] the Rock of his Salvation [in low regard.] They provoked Him to jealousy with strange gods. With abominations, they provoked Him to anger. They sacrifice to [demons,] not to God; to gods that [newly arrived,] whom your [forefathers didn't] fear [respect.]

So, I gave them up to the [lusts] of their own [hearts] & they [followed] their own [advice.] [Acts 7:42-43 Then, God turned & gave them up to worship the [stars & constellations] of heaven; as it is written in the book of prophets, O you house of Israel, have you offered to Me slain [animals] & sacrifices [over] the space of 40 years in the wilderness?

[Yet,] you took up the tabernacle of Moloch & the star of your god, Remphan & figures [that] you made, to worship them. And I will carry you away, beyond Babylon.]

Oh, that My people had [paid attention] to Me & Israel had [followed] in My ways! I [would] have soon [defeated] their enemies & turned My hand against their adversaries. [Those who hate] the Lord should have [humbled] themselves to Him: [so] their time should have endured forever.

[Revelation 22:12-15 And, [watch,] I come quickly & My reward is with Me & shall be to give [to] every man, according [to] his [deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last.

Blessed are [those who] do His commandments, [so] that they have right to the Tree of Life & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are dogs, sorcerers & [sexual traffickers,] murderers, idolaters & [whoever] loves [to invent & tell lies.]

He [would] have also fed them with the finest wheat & with honey out of the rock. I [would] have satisfied you. [2 Peter 3:9-10 The Lord isn't slack concerning His promise, [like] some men [consider] slackness; but is [patient] to us, not [wanting] that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But the Day of the Lord will come [like] a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise & the elements shall melt with fervent heat & the earth & also the [things made] that are [in there] shall be burned up.]

Psalm 80:1-19 Book# 3 of Psalms

 

A Psalm of Asaph, to the chief Musician upon Shoshannim Eduth.

Psalm 80:1-19           Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O Shepherd of Israel, [lend] Your ear [& hear,] You [Who] lead Joseph, [a.k.a Israel,] like a flock. You, [Who] dwells between the cherubims, shine forth.        [1 Kings 8:6-7 And the priests brought in the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord unto [its] place, into the oracle of the house, to the Most Holy Place, even under the wings of the cherubims.

For the cherubims spread [out] their 2 wings over the place of the Ark & the cherubims covered the Ark & the [poles] above [there.]

[Arouse] Your strength & come & save us [in front of] Ephraim, Benjamin & Manasseh. [Return us again, O God & cause Your face to shine & we will be saved. [Lamentations 5:21 [Lord, return] us to You, O Lord & we shall be [returned.] Renew our days [like previous times.]

O Lord of Hosts, how long will You be angry against the [prayers] of Your people? You feed them with the bread of tears & give them tears to drink in great measure. You make us a [cause of conflict to] our neighbors & our enemies laugh among themselves.

[Return] us again, O God of Hosts & cause Your face to shine & we shall be saved. You have brought a vine out of Egypt & You have cast out the heathen & planted it.

[Isaiah 4:7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel & the men of Judah, His pleasant plant. And He looked for [justice,] but [saw] oppression & for righteousness, but [heard] an [out] cry.]

You prepared room before it & did cause it to take deep root & it filled the land. [Joshua 24:18-20 And the Lord [drove] out from before us all the people, even the Amorites, [who] dwelt in the land. Therefore, we will also serve the Lord; for He is our God.

And Joshua said to the people, you cannot serve the Lord, for He is a Holy God & He is a Jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions, nor your sins. If you [abandon] the Lord & serve strange gods, then He will turn & do you [harm] & consume you, after [all] that good He has done [for] you.]

The hills were covered with the shadow of it & [its] boughs were like the [mighty] cedars. She sent out her boughs to the sea & her branches to the river.

Then, why have You broken down her hedges, so that all [those who] pass by the [road] do pluck her? [Isaiah 5:5 And now [come too:] I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away [its] hedge & [the vineyard] shall be eaten up & [its] wall [broken] down & it shall be [trampled] down.]

The boar [from] the [woods has ruined] it & the wild [beasts] of the field devour it. We [beg] You [to] return, O God of Hosts. Look down from heaven & [see] & visit this vine & the vineyard [that] Your right hand has planted & the branch that You made strong for Yourself. It is burned with fire & it is cut down.

They perish at the [disapproval] of Your countenance. Let Your hand be upon the man, [at] Your right hand, upon the son of man, whom You made strong for Yourself.

[Psalm 80:20-21 I have found David, My servant & I have anointed him with My holy oil, with whom My hand shall be established. [My] arm shall also strengthen him.]

So, we won't go back from You. [Restore] us & we will call upon Your Name. [Return] us again, O Lord God of Hosts & cause Your face to shine & we shall be saved.

Psalm 79:1-13 Book# 3 of Psalm

 

A Psalm of Asaph.

Psalm 79:1-13            Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O God, the heathen [have] come into Your inheritance & they have defiled Your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem [in] heaps. They have given the dead bodies of Your servants to be meat to the [birds] of heaven & the flesh of Your saints to the [animals] of the earth.

They have shed their blood like water [around] Jerusalem &  there [were] none [left] to bury them. We [have] become a [disgrace] to our neighbors, [looked down upon] & [ridiculed] by [those who are around] us. How long, Lord? Will You be angry forever? Shall Your jealousy burn like fire?

[Exodus 34:14-16 For you shall worship no other god. For the Lord, Whose Name is Jealous, is a jealous God, lest you make a covenant [contract] with the inhabitants of the land & they go [like an unfaithful harlot] after their gods & sacrifice to their gods.

And [someone] calls you & you eat of his sacrifice & you take of their daughters [for] your sons & their daughters go [like an unfaithful harlot] after their gods & make your sons go [like an unfaithful harlot] after their gods.]

Pour out Your [fury] upon the heathen [who] haven't known You & upon the kingdoms that haven't called upon Your Name. For they have devoured Jacob & laid His dwelling place [in ruins.]

O [don't] remember against us [previous sins.] Let Your tender mercies speedily [preserve] us: for we are brought very low. Help us, O God of our Salvation, for the glory of Your Name. And deliver us & [cleanse] away our sins, for Your Name's sake.

[For what reason,] should the heathen say, Where is their God? Let Him be known among the heathen in our sight, by [avenging] the [bloodshed] of Your servants, which [has been] shed. Let the [groaning] of the [prisoners] come before You.

According to Your [great] power, [save those who are scheduled] to die. And [deliver] to our neighbors 7 [times as much disgrace into their chest, as what] they have [disgraced] You, O Lord. So, we Your people & sheep of Your pasture, will give You thanks forever. We will [declare] Your praise to all generations.