Psalms: Highlights Flashcards
Memorize key psalms
Psalm 1
1Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the
judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the
righteous;
6 for the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
The nations rage
Psalm 2
1Why do the nations rage
and the peoples plot in vain?
2The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the LORD and against his Anointed,
saying,
3“Let us burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
4He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
5Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6“As for me, I have set my King on Zion,
my holy hill.”
7I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me,
“You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your
heritage,
and the ends of the earth your possession.
9You shall break them with a rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
10Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11Serve the LORD with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry,
and you perish in the way,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
Psalm 3
1O LORD, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
2many are saying of my soul,
“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah
3But you, O LORD, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
4I cried aloud to the LORD,
and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah
5I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the LORD sustained me.
6I will not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all around.
7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God!
For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you break the teeth of the wicked.
8Salvation belongs to the LORD;
your blessing be on your people! Selah
“Lead me in your righteousness.”
Psalm 5
1Give ear to my words, O LORD;
consider my groaning.
2Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for to you do I pray.
3O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and
watch.
4For you are not a God who delights in
wickedness;
evil may not dwell with you.
5The boastful shall not stand before your eyes;
you hate all evildoers.
6You destroy those who speak lies;
the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful
man.
7But I, through the abundance of your steadfast
love,
will enter your house.
I will bow down toward your holy temple
in the fear of you.
8Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
make your way straight before me.
9For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is destruction;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongue.
10Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their
transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
11But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may exult in
you.
12For you bless the righteous, O LORD;
you cover him with favor as with a shield.
Psalm 8 I Will Recount Your Wonderful Deeds
1O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
2Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your
foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.
3When I look at your heavens, the work of your
fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
4what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?
5Yet you have made him a little lower than the
heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have given him dominion over the works of
your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
7all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
9O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Psalm 9:9-10 He does not forsake us.
9The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
10And those who know your name put their trust
in you,
for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who
seek you.
Ps 9:15–16 The folly of nations
15The nations have sunk in the pit that they
made;
in the net that they hid, their own foot has
been caught.
16The LORD has made himself known; he has
executed judgment;
the wicked are snared in the work of their own
hands. Higgaion. Selah
Atheists’ pride
Psalm 10:4
4 In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek
him;
all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
The Lord tests the righteous
Psalm 11:4-7
4The LORD is in his holy temple;
the LORD’s throne is in heaven;
his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.
5The LORD tests the righteous,
but his soul hates the wicked
and the one who loves violence.
6Let him rain coals on the wicked;
fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of
their cup.
7For the LORD is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds;
the upright shall behold his face.
Psalm 13:5-6
5But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
6I will sing to the LORD,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
Psalm 14:1-3
1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
there is none who does good.
2The LORD looks down from heaven on the
children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,
who seek after God.
3They have all turned aside; together they have
become corrupt;
there is none who does good, not even one.
The Lord is my refuge
Psalm 16:5–11
5LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup;
you make my lot secure.
6The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant
places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.
7I will praise the LORD, who counsels me;
even at night my heart instructs me.
8I keep my eyes always on the LORD.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue
rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,
10 because you will not abandon me to the
realm of the dead,
nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
11You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
The Lord is my rock
Psalm 18:1-3
1 I love you, O LORD, my strength.
2The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my
deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my
stronghold.
3I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be
praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.
Psalm 18:30
30This God—his way is perfect;
the word of the LORD proves true;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in
him.
God in nature
Psalms 19:1
1The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Desirability of God’s law
Psalm 19:7–11
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul;
the testimony of the LORD is sure,
making wise the simple;
8he precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the
heart;
the commandment of the LORD is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
9the fear of the LORD is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules of the LORD are true,
and righteous altogether.
10More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.
11Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
