Psalms 4| Joyful Confidence in God

<<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.>> Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
Selah.

 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. (Psalms 4:1-8 KJV)

Psalm 5| Divine Help

<<To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.>> Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.


Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. (Psalms 5:1-12 KJV)

Psalms 119-DALETH- Psalms for the Soul

The fourth Letter of the Hebrew alphabet Daleth.  Daleth represents to be made alive from the dust, lowliness and heaviness of spirit.

Psalms 119:25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

Psalms 119:26 I have declared my ways, and you heard me: teach me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

Psalms 119:28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

Psalms 119:29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.

Psalms 119:30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

Psalms 119:31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.

Psalms 119:32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
 (KJV)

Psalms Twenty- Eight - Psalms for the Soul

A Psalm of David.

Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Psalms 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. 

Psalms 28:3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

Psalms 28:4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

Psalms 28:5 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

Psalms 28:6 Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

Psalms 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoice; and with my song will I praise him.

Psalms 28:8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. 

Psalms 28:9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. 

 (KJV)

Psalms for the Soul: Psalms Twenty-Eight

A Psalm of David.

 Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto you, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoice; and with my song will I praise him.

The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
 (KJV)

Psalms 24 | When David Brought the Ark to Jerusalem

A Psalm of David

WHEN DAVID BROUGHT THE ARK TO JERUSALEM

The happiest moment in David's life was the time when he captured Jerusalem and brought the Ark of the Covenant there.  A great procession of priests and Levites sang as choruses answering each other, in celebration of the notable event.  David describes the qualities that the true worshiper ought to have when he comes into God's presence

First Choir:
   The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof the world, and they that dwell therein.

Second Choir: 
 For he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

First Choir:
  Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who shall stand in his holy place?



Second Choir: 
He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who have not lifted up his

soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.  He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

First Choir: 

This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek your face, O Jacob. Selah.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.  Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

Chorus of Priests:
 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.  Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

MORE OF DAVID MINISTERING BEFORE THE ARK OF THE COVENANT