Psalms

How Nave’s arranged it

• Of Moses, celebrating the deliverance at the Red SeaExodus 15:1–19
• Didactic songs composed by Moses, celebrating the providence, righteousness, and judgments of GodDeuteronomy 32:1–43Psalms 90
• Song of Deborah, celebrating Israel' s victory over SiseraJudges 5
• Of Hannah, in thankfulness for a son1 Samuel 2:1–10
• Of David
• In celebrating his deliverance2 Samuel 22
• Upon the occasion of moving the ark of the covenant1 Chronicles 16:7–36
• At the close of his reign2 Samuel 23:2–71 Chronicles 29:10–19
• Of IsaiahIsaiah 12Isaiah 25Isaiah 26
• Of Hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from deathIsaiah 38:9–20
• Of MaryLuke 1:46–55
• ElisabethLuke 1:42–45

The passages, in Bible order (165)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Exodus 15:1–19

   Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.

   ›Commentary on Exodus 15:1–192 voices

   “Our motive in going over all this, dearly beloved brethren, is that we may be on our guard, for fear that, after coming out from Egypt and hastening through the desert for forty days—for forty years, as it were—to reach the land of promise, we should long for the fleshpots of Egypt and be bitten to death by the serpents. We have left Egypt; what have we to do with the food of Egypt? We who have bread from heaven; why do we go in search of earthly foods?

   “Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord,.... Which is the first song recorded in Scripture, though no doubt before this time songs of praise were sung to the Lord; the people of God having occasion in all ages more or less to sing his praises.

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2. Deuteronomy 32:1–43

   Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:1–431 voice

   “By heavens he means the order of the clergy and by earth the people subject to them. For "Listen, O heavens, and I shall speak" was addressed not to insensible but to rational creation.

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3. Judges 5:1

   On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:

   ›Commentary on Judges 5:11 voice

   “(Judges 5:1) And Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang. Barak is said to have been a man of Deborah the prophetess. Barak himself is also called Barak son of Lapidoth. For Lapidoth means lightning, and Barak, thunder. Lightning, therefore, because before he avenged Israel against the Canaanites, there was a lightning shining among the people, by merit and prerogative of his deeds: but after he avenged Israel against the Canaanites, he was called Thunder, that is, striking.

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4. 1 Samuel 2:1–10

   At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.

   ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:1–101 voice

   “We have already shown that the type of holy Church lies hidden in the person of Anna. She, indeed, once the child was born, declares that she exults in the Lord, because she did not swell with vain pride over having drawn the Gentile people to faith in the Redeemer, but kept the intention of her joy fixed on Him from whom she received the gifts of her fruitfulness. By these words she indicates the foundation of her joy in such a way that she also shows the cause of that same exultation.

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5. 2 Samuel 22:1

   And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

   ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 22:11 voice

   The fifth song is in Second Samuel, when "David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul." He said, "The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God will be my protector."

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6. 2 Samuel 23:2–7

   The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.

   ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:2–72 voices

   In Moses' day the Spirit was given by the imposition of hands; and Peter imparted the Spirit by the imposition of hands. Upon you also, who are to be baptized, the grace will come. In what manner I do not say, for I do not anticipate the proper time.… We learn clearly in the book of Kings [Samuel], of Samuel and David, how by the Holy Spirit they prophesied and were leaders of the prophets. Samuel in fact was called the "seer."

   “The Spirit of the Lord spake by me,....

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7. 1 Chronicles 16:7–36

   On that day David first committed to Asaph and his brothers this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:

   ›Commentary on 1 Chronicles 16:7–361 voice

   “Then on that day,.... The ark was brought to Zion, and the above persons appointed to minister before it: David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren to be sung by them now, and on every proper occasion; and this seems to be the first that was delivered to them; afterwards there were many more, as the titles of the psalms show; the following is composed of part of two others, as they now stand in the book of Psalms.

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8. 1 Chronicles 29:10–19

   Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.

   ›Commentary on 1 Chronicles 29:10–191 voice

   “Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation,....

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9. Psalms 1:1

   Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

   ›Commentary on Psalms 1:11 voice

   “The Psalter is like a great house, which has one outer key on the door, but within, in its various chambers, has its own keys. Although the one broader key of the great door is the Holy Spirit, nevertheless each single chamber has its own little keys. If, then, someone were to throw the keys of the house down in confusion, and wanted to open a chamber, he cannot unless he finds the key: so the individual psalms are like individual little cells, each having its own keys.

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10. Psalms 2:1

    Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

    ›Commentary on Psalms 2:11 voice

    “They rage, therefore, and dwell on worthless ideas and have gathered themselves and stand united together. Not only by their appearance have they moved the crowds against Christ, but whatever has been done by them is counted as if they had assailed the Father. So, it is said that these had turned against the Lord and his anointed.

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11. Psalms 3:1

    O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!

    ›Commentary on Psalms 3:11 voice

    “This psalm can pertain to David or to Christ, and through him to all the saints.

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12. Psalms 4:1

    Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.

    ›Commentary on Psalms 4:11 voice

    The one who calls on the Lord must have true righteousness. Since Christ is righteous, the just person, the partaker of righteousness, must be a partaker of Christ. Lest saying "God of my righteousness" should give birth to pride, we can say this also: He has been made wisdom and righteousness for us, and he is our Redeemer. Consequently, to say "God of my righteousness" would be as if you said, "God of my Lord."

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13. Psalms 5:1

    Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.

    ›Commentary on Psalms 5:11 voice

    “Give ear to my words, O Lord. No one has this confidence except the Church. He who is a sinner has not dared to say, Give ear to my words, O Lord. He who is angry and curses has not dared to say, Give ear to my words, O Lord; but he wishes rather that God would close His ears.

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14. Psalms 6:1

    O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

    ›Commentary on Psalms 6:11 voice

    “'For her that obtaineth the inheritance' — since in the fifth psalm we discussed, interpreting that the psalm had been sung in the person of the Church, which has obtained the inheritance of Christ. But the sixth pertains properly to the resurrection of the Lord, which is the eighth day. For we have both a first day and an eighth day. For on the eighth day we received the kingdom of heaven. The eighth day is after the sabbath, the first at the beginning.

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15. Psalms 7:1

    O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,

    ›Commentary on Psalms 7:11 voice

    “Names are imposed on individual things, so that from the names the things themselves may be known: so too the psalms have been prefaced with titles, so that from the titles the psalms themselves may be understood. The fifth psalm is prefaced with this title: 'Unto the end, for her that obtaineth the inheritance.' The sixth psalm is prefaced with this title: 'Unto the end, in hymns, for the octave, a psalm of David.' In the fifth it is said, 'For her that obtaineth the inheritance'; in the sixth it is said, 'For the octave.'

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16. Psalms 8:1

    O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.

    ›Commentary on Psalms 8:11 voice

    “The Majesty, or as holy David calls it, the Glory, is manifested among the creatures that it has produced and governs. These are the back parts of God, which he leaves behind him, as tokens of himself like the shadows and reflection of the sun in the water, which show the sun to our weak eyes, because we cannot look at the sun himself, for by his unmixed light he is too strong for our power of perception.

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