Psalms of Praise

Reading order — first 40 of 107

1. Psalms.19.1
   1The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
2. 2Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
3. 3Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard,
4. 4their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.
5. 5Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,
6. 6it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.
7. 7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
8. 8The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
9. 9The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
10. 10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
11. 11By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
12. 12Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
13. 13Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.
14. 14May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
15. 1Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
16. 2Serve the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs.
17. 3Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
18. 4Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.
19. 5For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
20. 1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
21. 2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
22. 3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
23. 4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
24. 5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
25. 6You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
26. 7At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
27. 8the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
28. 9You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
29. 10He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
30. 11They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
31. 12The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
32. 13He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
33. 14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
34. 15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
35. 16The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
36. 17where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
37. 18The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
38. 19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
39. 20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
40. 21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.