The Psalms are prayers and hymns of the Bible par excellence. Uttered in praise, joy, sorrow, and despair; spoken or sung in private and in public by laypeople, kings, poets, and priests; coming from both the righteous and repentant sinners, the Psalms have served as the prayer book and the hymnbook to generations of believers.
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- 1 Luke 24:44-45, NKJV Then He said to them, "These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me." And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
- 2 Luke 11:1, NKJV Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples."
- 3 Psalm 93:1, NIV The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.
- 4 Psalm 34:17, NKJV The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
- 5 Psalm 137:4, KJV How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
- 6 Psalm 12:5, NKJV "For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise," says the Lord; "I will set him in the safety for which he yearns."
- 7 Psalm 57:9-10, NKJV I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the nations. For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds.
- 8 Psalm 90:12, NKJV So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
- 9 Psalm 118:22-23, NKJV The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.
- 10 Psalm 78:3-4, NKJV Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.
- 11 Psalm 84:2, NKJV My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
- 12 Psalm 104:33, NKJV I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
- 13 Psalm 27:14, NKJV Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!