Image Credit: The Crossing of the Red Sea | Orazio Farinati, Italian | After Paolo Farinati, Italian | Publisher – Gaspare dall’Oglio, Italian | 1583 Psalm 661 Be joyful in God, all you lands; *sing the glory of his Name;sing the glory of his praise. 2 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! *because of your great strengthyour enemies cringe before you. 3 All the Earth bows down before you, *sings to you, sings out your Name.” 4 Come now and see the
Image Credit: Marble left hand holding a scroll | Roman | 1st or 2nd century CE Psalm 401 I waited patiently upon the Lord; *he stooped to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the desolate pit,out of the mire and clay; *he set my feet upon a high cliffand made my footing sure. 3 He put a new song in my mouth,a song of praise to our God; *many shall see, and stand in awe,and put their trust
Image Credit: Bull | Late Period–Ptolemaic Period | 664–30 B.C. Psalm 501 The Lord, the God of gods, has spoken; *he has called the Earthfrom the rising of the sun to its setting. 2 Out of Zion, perfect in its beauty, *God reveals himself in glory. 3 Our God will come and will not keep silence; *before him there is a consuming flame,and round about him a raging storm. 4 He calls the heavens and the earth from above *to witness the judgment of
Image Credit: Male Figure Running (recto); Three Pen Studies of Male Heads (verso) | Micco Spadaro (Domenico Gargiulo), Italian | 1609/10–?1675 Psalm 119:49-7249 Remember your word to your servant, *because you have given me hope. 50 This is my comfort in my trouble, *that your promise gives me life. 51 The proud have derided me cruelly, *but I have not turned from your law. 52 When I remember your judgments of old, *O Lord, I take great comfort. 53 I am filled with a burning
Image Credit: Sword | Indian | 18th–19th century Psalm 451 My heart is stirring with a noble song;let me recite what I have fashioned for the king; *my tongue shall be the pen of a skilled writer. 2 You are the fairest of men; *grace flows from your lips,because God has blessed you for ever. 3 Strap your sword upon your thigh, O mighty warrior, *in your pride and in your majesty. 4 Ride out and conquer in the cause of truth *and for
Image Credit: Women Picking Olives | Vincent van Gogh, Dutch | 1889 Psalm 521 You tyrant, why do you boast of wickedness *against the godly all day long? 2 You plot ruin;your tongue is like a sharpened razor, *O worker of deception. 3 You love evil more than good *and lying more than speaking the truth. 4 You love all words that hurt, *O you deceitful tongue. 5 Oh, that God would demolish you utterly, *topple you, and snatch you from your dwelling,and root you
Image Credit: Terracotta statuette of a girl dancing | Greek, South Italian, Tarentine | 3rd century BCE Psalm 301 I will exalt you, O Lord,because you have lifted me up *and have not let my enemies triumph over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried out to you, *and you restored me to health. 3 You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead; *you restored my life as I was going down to the grave. 4 Sing to the Lord, you servants
Image Credit: Castle by a River | Jan van Goyen, Dutch | 1647 Psalm 311In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge;let me never be put to shame: *deliver me in your righteousness. 2Incline your ear to me; *make haste to deliver me. 3Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe,for you are my crag and my stronghold; *for the sake of your Name, lead me and guide me. 4Take me out of the net that they have
Image Credit: The Harvesters | Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish | 1565 Psalm 37, Part I1 Do not fret yourself because of evildoers; *do not be jealous of those who do wrong. 2 For they shall soon wither like the grass, *and like the green grass fade away. 3 Put your trust in the Lord and do good; *dwell in the land and feed on its riches. 4 Take delight in the Lord, *and he shall give you your heart’s desire. 5 Commit your way
Image Credit: Mourning Woman | French | 16th century Psalm 381 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger; *do not punish me in your wrath. 2 For your arrows have already pierced me, *and your hand presses hard upon me. 3 There is no health in my flesh,because of your indignation; *there is no soundness in my body, because of my sin. 4 For my iniquities overwhelm me; *like a heavy burden they are too much for me to bear. 5 My wounds
