Psalm 1
1 a. wicked
2 b. ponders by talking to himself
3 c. channels
Psalm 2
1 a. Gentiles
1 b. throng tumultuously
1 c. worthless or empty
2 d. Christ, Commissioned One, Heb. Messiah
6 e. Lit. installed
6 f. Lit. Upon Zion, the hill of My holiness
7 g. Or decree of the LORD: He said to Me
9 h. So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. rule (cf. Rev. 2:27)
12 i. LXX, Vg. Embrace discipline; Tg. Receive instruction
12 j. LXX the LORD
Psalm 3
3 a. Lit. around
Psalm 4
Choir Director
1 a. Be gracious to me
3 b. Many Heb. mss., LXX, Tg., Vg. made wonderful
4 c. Lit. Tremble or Be agitated
Psalm 5
Heb. nehiloth
1 a. Lit. groaning
4 b. Lit. sojourn
7 c. Lit. the temple of Your holiness
9 d. uprightness
11 e. protect, lit. cover
Psalm 6
Heb. sheminith
6 a. Or Every night
Psalm 7
Heb. Shiggaion
6 a. So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX O LORD my God
9 b. Lit. kidneys, the most secret part of man
10 c. Lit. My shield is upon God
16 d. The crown of his own head
Psalm 8
Heb. Al Gittith
2 a. established
4 b. give attention to or care for
5 c. Heb. Elohim, God; LXX, Syr., Tg., Jewish tradition angels
Psalm 9
Heb. Muth Labben
5 a. Gentiles
9 b. Lit. secure height
12 c. afflicted
14 d. Jerusalem
15 e. Gentiles
16 f. Heb. Higgaion
17 g. Gentiles
19 h. Gentiles
20 i. Gentiles
Psalm 10
2 a. hotly pursues
3 b. Or The greedy man curses and spurns the LORD
4 c. Or All his thoughts are, “There is no God”
5 d. Lit. are strong
10 e. Or he is crushed, is bowed
10 f. Or mighty ones
14 g. Lit. leaves, entrusts
18 h. vindicate
18 i. terrify
Psalm 11
2 a. Lit. in darkness
6 b. Their allotted portion or serving
7 c. Or The upright beholds His countenance
Psalm 12
Heb. sheminith
1 a. Save
2 b. An inconsistent mind
3 c. destroy
3 d. great
Psalm 14
7 a. Lit. Who will give out of Zion the salvation of Israel?
7 b. Or His captive people
Psalm 15
1 a. sojourn
3 b. receive
Psalm 16
1 a. Watch over
5 b. Lit. uphold
7 c. Mind, lit. kidneys
9 d. Or dwell securely
10 e. The abode of the dead
10 f. undergo
Psalm 17
3 a. examined
3 b. Nothing evil
7 c. deliver
8 d. pupil
Psalm 18
2 a. Lit. rock
2 b. Strength
4 c. Lit. Belial
13 d. So with MT, Tg., Vg.; a few Heb. mss., LXX omit Hailstones and coals of fire
14 e. Lit. them
23 f. with
29 g. Or run through
30 h. Lit. refined
39 i. Lit. caused to bow
43 j. Gentiles
44 k. feign submission
49 l. nations
50 m. Lit. seed
Psalm 19
1 a. expanse of heaven
1 b. the work of His hands
4 c. LXX, Syr., Vg. sound; Tg. business
4 d. tent
7 e. restoring
10 f. honey in the combs
13 g. Or much
14 h. Lit. rock
Psalm 20
1 a. Lit. set you on high
4 b. counsel
6 c. Commissioned one, Heb. messiah
Psalm 21
6 a. Lit. joyful with gladness
7 b. shaken
10 c. Lit. seed
Psalm 22
Heb. Aijeleth Hashahar
7 a. Show contempt with their mouth
8 b. LXX, Syr., Vg. hoped; Tg. praised
13 c. Lit. have opened their mouths at Me
14 d. Lit. in the midst of My bowels
16 e. So with some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT Like a lion instead of They pierced
20 f. Lit. My only one
23 g. Lit. seed
27 h. Gentiles
27 i. So with MT, LXX, Tg.; Arab., Syr., Vg. Him
29 j. Death
Psalm 23
1 a. lack
2 b. Lit. pastures of tender grass
2 c. Lit. waters of rest
6 d. So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT return
6 e. Or To the end of my days, lit. For length of days
Psalm 24
2 a. Lit. rivers
Psalm 25
3 a. Waits for You in faith
12 b. Or he
13 c. Lit. goodness
15 d. Lit. bring out
16 e. lonely
19 f. violent hatred
Psalm 26
2 a. test me
8 b. Lit. of the tabernacle of Your glory
9 c. Do not take away
Psalm 27
2 a. devour
4 b. delightfulness
6 c. Lifted up in honor
6 d. joyous shouts
14 e. Wait in faith
Psalm 28
3 a. drag
8 b. So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. the strength of His people
8 c. Commissioned one, Heb. messiah
Psalm 29
1 a. Ascribe
2 b. Ascribe
2 c. Lit. of His name
2 d. majesty
7 e. stirs up, lit. hews out
Psalm 30
3 a. So with Qr., Tg.; Kt., LXX, Syr., Vg. from those who descend to the pit
4 b. Or His holiness
5 c. a shout of joy
6 d. shaken
11 e. The sackcloth of my mourning
12 f. soul
Psalm 31
1 a. have taken refuge
2 b. strength
2 c. Lit. house of fortresses
7 d. troubles
8 e. given me over
9 f. Lit. belly
11 g. despised thing
12 h. Lit. perishing
20 i. shelter
21 j. fortified
Psalm 32
Heb. Maschil
2 a. charge his account with
Psalm 33
2 a. Lit. Sing to Him
7 b. LXX, Tg., Vg. in a vessel
15 c. understands
17 d. false
Psalm 34
7 a. Or Angel
9 b. lack
16 c. destroy
18 d. are crushed in spirit
21 e. held guilty
Psalm 35
1 a. Contend for me
2 b. A small shield
5 c. Or Angel
8 d. Lit. Let destruction he does not know come upon him,
13 e. Lit. bosom
14 f. in mourning
15 g. limping, stumbling
18 h. a mighty
Psalm 36
4 a. reject, loathe
6 b. Lit. mountains of God
Psalm 37
5 a. Lit. Roll off onto
9 b. destroyed
22 c. destroyed
23 d. established
26 e. Lit. all the day
31 f. slip
36 g. So with MT, LXX, Tg.; Syr., Vg. I passed by
Psalm 38
6 a. Lit. bent down
15 b. I wait for You, O LORD
15 c. answer
18 d. anxiety
Psalm 39
3 a. meditating
6 b. make an uproar for nothing
Psalm 40
14 a. Lit. soul
Psalm 41
1 a. helpless or powerless
3 b. restore
6 c. empty words
7 d. plot
8 e. Lit. A thing of Belial
9 f. Acted as a traitor
Psalm 42
Heb. Maschil
1 a. Lit. longs for
2 b. So with MT, Vg.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Tg. I see the face of God
5 c. Lit. bowed down
5 d. So with MT, Tg.; a few Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg. The help of my countenance, my God
6 e. So with MT, Tg.; a few Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg. put my God at the end of v. 5
6 f. Or Mount
10 g. Lit. shattering
10 h. revile
11 i. Lit. salvation
Psalm 43
3 a. dwelling places
5 b. Lit. salvation
Psalm 44
Heb. Maschil
2 a. Gentiles, heathen
4 b. So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. and my God
4 c. So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. Who commands
10 d. plunder
20 e. Worshiped
25 f. Ground, in humiliation
Psalm 45
Heb. Shoshannim
Heb. Maschil
1 a. skillful
3 b. Belt on
Psalm 46
1 a. An abundantly available help
2 b. Lit. heart
4 c. dwelling places
5 d. shaken
5 e. Lit. at the turning of the morning
Psalm 48
2 a. height
14 b. So with MT, Syr.; LXX, Vg. Forever
Psalm 49
4 a. riddle
9 b. experience corruption
11 c. LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. Their graves shall be their houses forever
12 d. So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. understand (cf. v. 20)
14 e. Or Sheol
15 f. Or Sheol
19 g. The light of life
Psalm 50
5 a. Lit. cut
8 b. reprove
18 c. LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. ran
Psalm 51
4 a. LXX, Tg., Vg. in Your words
Psalm 52
Heb. Maschil
7 a. Lit. desire, in evil sense
9 b. Or has a good reputation
Psalm 53
Heb. Maschil
6 a. Or His captive people
Psalm 54
Heb. neginoth
Heb. Maschil
4 a. sustain my soul
5 b. Destroy them
5 c. Or faithfulness
Psalm 55
Heb. neginoth
Heb. Maschil
2 a. wander
9 b. speech, their counsel
15 c. Or Sheol
20 d. treaty
22 e. shaken
Psalm 56
Heb. Jonath Elem Rechokim
Psalm 57
Heb. Al Tashcheth
3 a. snaps at or hounds me, or crushes me
9 b. Gentiles
Psalm 58
Heb. Al Tashcheth
6 a. Break away
Psalm 59
Heb. Al Tashcheth
1 a. Lit. Set me on high
5 b. Gentiles
8 c. Gentiles
9 d. So with MT, Syr.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Tg., Vg. my Strength
9 e. Lit. fortress
10 f. So with Qr.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Vg. My God, His mercy; Kt., some Heb. mss., Tg. O God, my mercy; Syr. O God, Your mercy
15 g. So with LXX, Vg.; MT, Syr., Tg. spend the night
Psalm 60
Heb. Shushan Eduth
3 a. staggering
7 b. Lit. protection
Psalm 61
Heb. neginah
4 a. tent
7 b. Lit. guard or keep
Psalm 62
2 a. strong tower
2 b. shaken
5 c. hope
6 d. shaken
9 e. vanity
12 f. reward
Psalm 63
5 a. Lit. fat
5 b. Abundance
10 c. Lit. pour him out by the hand of the sword
10 d. Prey
Psalm 64
1 a. complaint
Psalm 65
1 a. A promised deed
8 b. shout for joy
9 c. give attention to
Psalm 66
9 a. slip
12 b. abundance
13 c. Promised deeds
17 d. praised
Psalm 67
Heb. neginoth
6 a. give her produce
Psalm 68
4 a. Praise
4 b. MT deserts; Tg. heavens (cf. v. 34 and Is. 19:1)
4 c. Lit. LORD, a shortened Heb. form
11 d. host
12 e. plunder
13 f. Or saddlebags
16 g. Lit. stare
23 h. LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. you may dip your foot
24 i. Lit. goings
27 j. throng
28 k. LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. Command, O God
Psalm 69
Heb. Shoshannim
1 a. Lit. soul
6 b. Wait in faith
6 c. dishonored
11 d. Symbolic of sorrow
12 e. Sit as judges
20 f. Lit. sickness
36 g. Lit. seed
Psalm 70
2 a. So with MT, LXX, Tg., Vg.; some Heb. mss., Syr. appalled (cf. 40:15)
3 b. An expression of scorn
Psalm 71
3 a. Lit. rock of refuge or rock of habitation
6 b. sustained from the womb
13 c. ashamed
19 d. great, lit. to the height of heaven
Psalm 72
4 a. crush
5 b. So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. They shall continue
Psalm 73
4 a. pains
7 b. Tg. face bulges; LXX, Syr., Vg. iniquity bulges
8 c. Proudly
13 d. kept my heart pure in vain
16 e. troublesome in my eyes
21 f. Lit. pierced in my kidneys
26 g. Lit. rock
27 h. Are unfaithful to You
Psalm 74
Heb. Maschil
8 a. oppress
10 b. revile
13 c. sea monsters
14 d. A large sea creature of unknown identity
20 e. hiding places
20 f. homes
20 g. violence
22 h. reviles or taunts
Psalm 75
Heb. Al Tashcheth
2 a. appointed
4 b. Raise the head proudly like a horned animal
5 c. Insolent pride
10 d. Strength
Psalm 76
Heb. neginoth
2 a. Jerusalem
5 b. Lit. have slumbered their sleep
Psalm 77
6 a. ponders diligently
8 b. Lit. unto generation and generation
10 c. Lit. infirmity
13 d. Or holiness
Psalm 78
Heb. Maschil
2 a. obscure sayings or riddles
8 b. Lit. prepare its heart
9 c. Lit. bow shooters
24 d. Lit. grain
25 e. satiation
30 f. Lit. separated
40 g. rebelled against Him
42 h. Lit. hand
48 i. lightning bolts
50 j. Or their beasts
55 k. surveyed measurement, lit. measuring cord
Psalm 79
1 a. Gentiles
1 b. in ruins
6 c. Gentiles
8 d. Or against us the iniquities of those who were before us
10 e. Gentiles
11 f. Lit. arm
Psalm 80
Heb. Shoshannim
Heb. Eduth
8 a. Gentiles
10 b. Lit. cedars of God
11 c. The Mediterranean
11 d. The Euphrates
12 e. walls or fences
Psalm 81
Heb. Al Gittith
7 a. Lit. Strife or Contention
12 b. the dictates of their heart
15 c. Lit. time
16 d. Lit. fat of wheat
Psalm 82
1 a. Heb. El, lit. God
1 b. Judges; Heb. elohim, lit. mighty ones or gods
3 c. Vindicate
5 d. moved
6 e. Judges; Heb. elohim, lit. mighty ones or gods
Psalm 83
2 a. uproar
2 b. Exalted themselves
5 c. Lit. heart
5 d. Lit. cut a covenant
17 e. ashamed
Psalm 84
Heb. Al Gittith
1 a. are Your dwellings
6 b. Lit. Weeping
6 c. Or blessings
7 d. LXX, Syr., Vg. The God of gods shall be seen
9 e. Commissioned one, Heb. messiah
10 f. stand at the threshold
Psalm 85
8 a. foolishness
Psalm 86
2 a. Lit. soul
4 b. Make glad
11 c. Give me singleness of heart
13 d. The abode of the dead
Psalm 87
4 a. Egypt
Psalm 88
Heb. Maschil
2 a. Listen to
4 b. Die
5 c. Lit. Free
8 d. taken away my friends
10 e. shades, ghosts
16 f. destroyed me
Psalm 89
Heb. Maschil
10 a. Egypt
17 b. Strength
19 c. So with many Heb. mss.; MT, LXX, Tg., Vg. holy ones
22 d. Or exact usury from him
31 e. profane
33 f. Lit. break off
33 g. Lit. deal falsely with My faithfulness
38 h. rejected
38 i. Commissioned one, Heb. messiah
39 j. defiled
40 k. fortresses
44 l. splendor or brightness
48 m. experience death
48 n. Or Sheol
51 o. Commissioned one, Heb. messiah
Psalm 90
1 a. LXX, Tg., Vg. refuge
2 b. Lit. gave birth to
Psalm 91
3 a. One who catches birds in a trap or snare
4 b. A small shield
12 c. lift
12 d. strike
14 e. exalt him
16 f. Lit. length of days
Psalm 92
7 a. sprout
10 b. Strength
14 c. Full of oil or sap, lit. fat
14 d. green
Psalm 93
1 a. shaken
3 b. raised up
5 c. Lit. for length of days
Psalm 94
2 a. Repay with
7 b. pay attention
10 c. disciplines
10 d. Gentiles
13 e. relief
14 f. abandon
23 g. destroy them
Psalm 95
4 a. In His possession
7 b. Under His care
8 c. Or Meribah, lit. Strife, Contention
8 d. Or Massah, lit. Trial, Testing
10 e. disgusted
Psalm 96
3 a. Gentiles
7 b. Ascribe
8 c. Ascribe
10 d. Gentiles
10 e. shaken
11 f. all that is in it
Psalm 97
1 a. Or coastlands
12 b. Or for the memory
12 c. Or His holiness
Psalm 98
2 a. Gentiles
9 b. uprightness
Psalm 99
1 a. shaken
3 b. Or It
7 c. statute
Psalm 100
1 a. Lit. all the earth
3 b. So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., many Heb. mss., Tg. we are His
Psalm 101
2 a. blameless
3 b. worthless
6 c. blameless
7 d. Lit. be established
Psalm 102
3 a. Lit. end in
5 b. flesh
15 c. Gentiles
26 d. continue
Psalm 103
14 a. Understands our constitution
16 b. not
21 c. servants
Psalm 104
4 a. servants
5 b. Lit. founded the earth upon her bases
8 c. Or The mountains rose up; The valleys sank down
18 d. rock hyraxes
26 e. A large sea creature of unknown identity
26 f. Lit. formed
35 g. Heb. Hallelujah
Psalm 105
18 a. His soul came into iron
22 b. Bind as prisoners
36 c. Lit. struck down
43 d. a joyful shout
44 e. nations
45 f. Heb. Hallelujah
Psalm 106
1 a. Heb. Hallelujah
2 b. express
3 c. LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. those who do
5 d. The people of Your inheritance
26 e. make them fall
27 f. make their descendants fall also
27 g. Gentiles
28 h. offered
32 i. Or Meribah
39 j. became unclean
39 k. Were unfaithful
48 l. Heb. Hallelujah
Psalm 107
1 a. Heb. same as goodness, vv. 8, 15, 21, 31, and lovingkindness, v. 43
10 b. Prisoners
11 c. scorned
22 d. joyful singing
27 e. Lit. all their wisdom is swallowed up
34 f. Lit. a salty waste
Psalm 108
4 a. skies
6 b. Lit. answer
8 c. Lit. protection
Psalm 109
6 a. Heb. satan
10 b. wander continuously
10 c. So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. be cast out
13 d. descendants be destroyed
31 e. Lit. judging his soul
Psalm 110
5 a. Lit. break kings in pieces
6 b. Lit. break in pieces
Psalm 111
1 a. Heb. Hallelujah
6 b. inheritance
7 c. truth
Psalm 112
1 a. Heb. Hallelujah
3 b. stands
9 c. Strength
Psalm 113
1 a. Heb. Hallelujah
9 b. childless
Psalm 114
1 a. who spoke unintelligibly
Psalm 115
2 a. nations
12 b. has remembered us
Psalm 116
3 a. Lit. cords
3 b. distresses
3 c. Lit. found me
19 d. Heb. Hallelujah
Psalm 117
1 a. Praise
Psalm 118
12 a. cut them off
18 b. disciplined
23 c. Lit. This is from the LORD
Psalm 119
1 a. blameless
15 b. look into
20 c. is crushed
28 d. Lit. drops
28 e. grief
36 f. Cause me to long for
37 g. Lit. Cause my eyes to pass away from
37 h. So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Tg. Your words
42 i. taunts
45 j. Lit. in a wide place
69 k. Lit. smeared me with a lie
70 l. Insensible
75 m. Lit. righteous
89 n. Lit. stands firm
90 o. Lit. stands
95 p. give attention to
100 q. aged
109 r. In danger
111 s. inheritance
113 t. Lit. divided in heart or mind
117 u. Uphold me
119 v. destroy, lit. cause to cease
119 w. slag or refuse
122 x. guaranty
126 y. broken Your law
139 z. put an end to
140 a. Lit. refined or tried
143 b. Lit. found
156 c. Or Many
165 d. Lit. they have no stumbling block
170 e. Prayer of supplication
Psalm 120
4 a. mighty one
Psalm 121
3 a. slip
5 b. protector
7 c. keep
8 d. keep
Psalm 122
4 a. Or As a testimony to
Psalm 124
4 a. swept over
5 b. swept over
7 c. Persons who catch birds in a trap or snare
Psalm 126
1 a. Those of the captivity
2 b. Gentiles
6 c. to and fro
6 d. Lit. a bag of seed for sowing
6 e. with shouts of joy
Psalm 128
2 a. Fruit of the labor
Psalm 129
1 a. persecuted
7 b. armsful, lit. bosom
Psalm 130
3 a. take note of
Psalm 131
1 a. Proud
1 b. Arrogant
1 c. Lit. walk in
1 d. difficult
Psalm 132
6 a. Heb. Jaar, lit. Woods
10 b. Commissioned One, Heb. Messiah
11 c. offspring
13 d. home
15 e. supply of food
17 f. Government
17 g. Heb. Messiah
Psalm 135
4 a. precious possession
7 b. Water vapor
8 c. Lit. struck down
8 d. Lit. From man to beast
12 e. inheritance
Psalm 136
12 a. Mighty power
21 b. inheritance
Psalm 137
7 a. Lit. Make bare
Psalm 138
8 a. complete
Psalm 139
3 a. Lit. winnow
5 b. enclosed
8 c. Or Sheol
11 d. Vg., Symmachus cover
12 e. Lit. is not dark
13 f. wove
14 g. So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. You are fearfully wonderful
15 h. Lit. bones were
19 i. Lit. men of bloodshed
20 j. LXX, Vg. They take your cities in vain
22 k. complete
Psalm 140
7 a. sheltered
Psalm 141
6 a. rock
8 b. Lit. Do not make my soul bare
Psalm 142
Heb. Maschil
3 a. Lit. fainted
6 b. Give heed
Psalm 143
3 a. dark places
5 b. ponder
7 c. become
7 d. Die
9 e. LXX, Vg. To You I flee
12 f. put an end to
Psalm 144
2 a. So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Syr., Tg. the peoples (cf. 18:47)
8 b. empty or worthless
10 c. deliverance
12 d. corner pillars
14 e. Lit. breach
Psalm 145
1 a. praise
3 b. Beyond our understanding
5 c. So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Syr., Vg. They
5 d. Lit. on the words of Your wondrous works
7 e. eagerly utter, lit. bubble forth
13 f. So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Syr., Vg. add The LORD is faithful in all His words, And holy in all His works
Psalm 146
1 a. Heb. Hallelujah
3 b. A human being
3 c. salvation
9 d. Lit. makes crooked
Psalm 147
1 a. Heb. Hallelujah
3 b. Lit. sorrows
14 c. Lit. fat of wheat
17 d. fragments of food
20 e. Heb. Hallelujah
Psalm 148
1 a. Heb. Hallelujah
14 b. Strength or dominion
14 c. Heb. Hallelujah
Psalm 149
1 a. Heb. Hallelujah
4 b. meek
9 c. Heb. Hallelujah
Psalm 150
1 a. Heb. Hallelujah
1 b. expanse of heaven
3 c. cornet
6 d. Heb. Hallelujah