First Lines of Every Psalm - Book 2
Book 2: Psalms 42-72
Ps. 42: “As a deer pants for
flowing streams, so pants my soul to You…”
Ps. 43: “Vindicate me, O God,
and defend my cause…”
Ps. 44: “O God, we have heard
with our ears”
Ps. 45: “My heart overflows with
a pleasing theme”
Ps. 46: “God is our refuge and
strength”
Ps. 47: “Clap your hands, all
peoples!”
Ps. 48: “Great is the LORD and
greatly to be praised…”
Ps. 49: “Hear this, all
peoples!”
Ps. 50: “The Mighty One, God the
LORD”
Ps. 51: “Have mercy on me, O
God”
Ps. 52: “Why do you boast of
evil, O mighty man?”
Ps. 53: “The fool says in his
heart, ‘There is no God.’”
Ps. 54: “O God, save me by Your
name”
Ps. 55: “Give ear to my prayer,
O God”
Ps. 56: “Be gracious to me, O
God, for man tramples on me”
Ps. 57: “Be merciful to me, O
God”
Ps. 58: “Do you indeed decree
what is right, you gods?”
Ps. 59: “Deliver me from my
enemies, O my God”
Ps. 60: “O God, you have
rejected us, broken our defenses”
Ps. 61: “Hear my cry, O God,
listen to my prayer”
Ps. 62: “For God alone my soul
waits in silence”
Ps. 63: “O God, You are my God;
earnestly I seek You”
Ps. 64: “Hear my voice, O God,
in my complaint”
Ps. 65: “Praise is due to You, O
God, in Zion.”
Ps. 66: “Shout for joy to God,
all the earth”
Ps. 67: “May God be gracious to
us and bless us”
Ps. 68: “God shall arise, His
enemies shall be scattered”
Ps. 69: “Save me, O God!”
Ps. 70: “Make haste, O God, to
deliver me!”
Ps. 71: “In You, O LORD, do I
take refuge”
Ps. 72: “Give the king Your
justice, O God”
Interesting
trends or standouts (thus far)
Psalm 53 has the same first line
as Psalm 14
More God as our refuge: Ps. 46
& 71
More Enemies/”no God”/gods: Ps.
52, 53, 58, 59, 68. Indirect Ps. 43 & 70
Direct calls to “all peoples” –
Ps. 47 & 49
Other info in Book Two:
How
is God worshipped? We hear (44,49), Our hearts overflow (45), We clap our hands
(47), We cry to Him (61), Souls waiting in silence (62), We seek Him (63), We
praise Him (65), We shout for joy (66)
Attributes/Actions
of God? He vindicates (43), He defends our cause (43), He’s a refuge (46,71),
He strengthens (46), He’s merciful (51,57), He saves (54,69), He’s gracious (56,67),
He delivers from enemies (59,68,70), He hears (61,64), He’s just (72)
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