Psalm 1 (Beatus vir)

1 Blessed 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 In his law he meditates day and night.

3 He shall be like a tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in its season. Its leaf also does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.

4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore 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.

Psalm 2 (Rulers/Kings/plots)

1 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and his anointed, saying, 3 “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast their cords from us.”

4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the LORD has them in derision. 5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath and terrify them in his fury, saying, 6 “I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill.”

7 I will tell of the decree of the LORD: He 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. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”

10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear; with trembling. 12 Kiss his Son or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

……Notes

Hebrews 1:5; 5:5 … v7

Revelation 2:26-27 (Thyatira) .. v8-9

Psalm 8 (Majestic)

To the leader: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David.

1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to silence the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; 4 what are humans that you are mindful of them, mere mortals that you care for them?

5 Yet you have made them a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor. 6 You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet, 7 all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, 8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

9 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Psalm 23 (Dominus regit me)

A Psalm of David.

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want; 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters; 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for You are with me. Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Psalm 103 (Bless YHWH)

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits.

3 He forgives all your iniquity. He heals all your diseases. 4 He redeems your life from the pit. He crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 5 He satisfies you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6 The LORD works vindication and justice for all who are oppressed. 7 He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel. 8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 9 He will not always accuse, nor will he keep his anger forever. 10 He does not deal with us according to our sins nor repay us according to our iniquities.

11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him. 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us.

13 As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him. 14 For he knows how we were made; he remembers that we are dust.

15 As for mortals, their days are like grass. They flourish like a flower of the field; 16 then the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. 17 But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, 18 to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments.

19 The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all. 20 Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, obedient to his spoken word. 21 Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers who do his will. 22 Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul.

Psalm 117 (Praise)

1 Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!

2 For great is his steadfast love toward us; and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!

Psalm 134 (Come bless YHWH)

A Song of Ascents.

1 Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD! 2 Lift up your hands to the holy place, and bless the LORD.

3 May the LORD, maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.