Psalm for Today
Psalm 1 King James Version
1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
1:4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
1:5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
1:6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Psalm 23 King James Version23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I
will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Psalm 91 King James Version
91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
91:2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
91:6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
91:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
91:9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
91:10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
91:12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Psalm 121 King James Version
121:1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
121:2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
121:3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
121:4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
121:5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
121:6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
121:7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
121:8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Psalm 122 King James Version122:1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
122:2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
122:3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
122:4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
122:5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
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Psalm 41 New International Translation
For the Director of Music. A Psalm of David ( A man after God's own heart. )
[1] Blessed is he {or she} who has regard for the weak; The Lord delivers him or her in times of trouble.
[2] The Lord will protect him {or her} and preserve his life; He will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the desire of his foes.
[3] The Lord will sustain him {or her} on his {or her} sickbed and restore him from his {or her} bed of illness.
[4] I said " O Lord, have mercy on me; heal me for I have sinned against you."
[5] My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he {or she} and his {or her}name perish?
[6] Whenever one comes to see me, he{or she} speaks falsely, while his {or her} heart gathers slander; Then he/she goes out and spreads it abroad.
[7] All my enemies whisper together against me; They imagne the worst for me saying,
[8] "A vile disease has beset him {or her}; He or She will never get up frm the place where he {or she}lies."
[9] Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he {or she} who shared my bread, has lifted up his or her heel against me.
[10] But you, O Lord, have mercy on me; Raise me up, that I may repay them.
[11] I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
[12] In my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever.
[13] Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting. Amen & Amen.
The word in Hebrew translated in the NIV as "weak" is dahl. Daleth-kemats vowel under daleth-lamed. It means weak among many other things such as, needy, sick, oppressed, homeless, hungry, orphan, unmarried and no family, mourners, unemployed, mentally unbalanced, ostracized, rejected of humans, unable to work due to disability, no family, no friends etc.
Since I actually did 4 semesters of a 4 credit course called Hebrew at Oral Roberts University I like to translate from the Hebrew text of the Bible. Just to be approved of God and to clear up any misunderstanding I could have in comprehension.
I have a copy of the Jewish Publication Society's Tanakh (Old Testament). However, I am going to use their translation and not mine. I cant promise I will update every day. However today 7/26/09 Psalm 1 from the JPS Tanakh is being exposed to you.
Psalm 1 - taken from the Jewish Publication Society's HEBREW-ENGLISH TANAKH with THE TRADITIONAL HEBREW TEXT AND THE NEW jps TRANSLATION - Second Edition bought from Barnes&Noble.com in 2001- is as follows:-
Verse 1: "Happy is the man who has not followed the counsel of the wicked, or taken the path of sinners, or joined the company of the insolent;"
Verse 2: "Rather, the teaching of the Lord is his delight, and he studies that teaching day and night."
Verse3: "He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields it fruit in season, whose foliage never fades, and whatever it produces thrives."
Verse 4: "Not so the wicked; rather, they are like chaff that wind blows away.
Verse 5: "Therefore the wicked will not survive judgment, nor will sinners, in the assembly of the righteous."
Verse 6: "For the Lord cherishes the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked is doomed.
Vocabulary
Rather: Instead
Chaff: Grass leavings after lawn is mowed
Foliage: Tree branches with leaves
Thrives: Does not die before maturity
Insolent: People with bad manners
The word, "Psalm" invokes a lot of interest when it is mentioned. I, Andrea Elliott, have a friend named Martha Wint to whom I have not spoken in many years.
Martha used to be a member of Queens Tabernacle when Pastor Maurer and Pastor Vedral were the Pastors. I was a member of that Church in NY also. When Martha would sometimes call me by telephone often I am in the process of reading the Pslams.
Martha frequently would then say, "Andrea only wicked people read the Pslams." She didn't mean it in a bad way. It was like a soft reprimand. Is Martha different than most people? No, they know the power of the Pslams.
Amazingly Martha used to be married to a distant relative of mine who had the last name, "Wint." My grandmother who was born in the USA was named, "Maud Wint." Dear Maud was the daughter of Amos Wint M.D. Dr. Amos Wint practiced medicine in Louisiana, USA. Maud Wint Berger lived in Cuba for many many years and had lots of children there. Two I know about by name. Olivia and Olga.
The "Psalms" or "Psalter" comes from the Septuagint (The Greek translation of the original Hebrew text of the old Testament). They originally referred to stringed instruments then to songs sung with accompaniment. The Hebrew title for Psalms is "tehillim" which means "praises." Many Psalms are referred to in Hebrew as "tephillot" meaning "prayers". Psalm 72:20 refers to Psalm 72 as "the prayers of David son of Jesse."