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Levi's line to the high priests, down to Jehozadak, exiled to Babylon in 586 BC Best estimate
The sons of Levi are named, and the priestly line is traced from Aaron through Eleazar and Phinehas down to Jehozadak, who went into exile under Nebuchadnezzar. Moses and Miriam are noted as Amram's children.
Judah's clans and Jabez – no date stated; covers many generations of settlement Best estimate
Various clans of Judah are listed, and the list pauses to describe Jabez, said to be more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him for pain, and he prayed for blessing and God granted it.
Judahite families and craftsmen – no date stated; covers many generations Best estimate
Further families of Judah are listed, including Othniel, Caleb son of Jephunneh and the descendants of Shelah. Notes mention craftsmen, linen workers and royal potters.
Benjamin's families and Shaharaim – no dates; spans many generations Best estimate
Benjamin's sons and grandsons are listed, followed by Shaharaim, who had sons in Moab. Descendants of Elpaal are noted as builders of Ono and Lod and as people who drove out inhabitants of Gath.
Benjamite heads of families in Jerusalem and Gibeon – no date stated Best estimate
Lists of sons of Beriah, Elpaal, Shimei, Shashak and Jeroham are given. All are called heads of families who lived in Jerusalem.
Job describes how miners dig deep shafts to find silver, gold, iron and copper in places no animal has ever reached. People are clever enough to bring hidden things to light.
After the mining, Job asks where wisdom can be found. Not the depths, not the sea, and no amount of gold or gems can purchase it.
Wisdom is hidden from every living creature, and even Death has only heard a rumor. God alone understands it, and He tells people that fearing the Lord is wisdom.
The psalm opens by describing the happy person: one who avoids the company of the wicked and instead meditates on God's law day and night. Such a person is compared to a well-watered, fruitful tree.
In contrast, the wicked are like chaff blown away by the wind and will not survive the judgment. The psalm ends by saying the LORD watches over the righteous while the way of the wicked ends in ruin.
The psalmist asks why the LORD seems distant in times of trouble while the wicked chase the poor. He asks that the wicked be caught in their own schemes.
He describes the wicked person as boasting, greedy, and proud. He does not seek God and thinks he will never be shaken.
The wicked man's speech is full of cursing and lies, and he lurks like a lion to catch the helpless. He tells himself that God has forgotten and does not see.
The psalmist asks God to rise up and not forget the helpless. He states that God does see and takes note of grief, and asks Him to break the power of the wicked.
The psalm ends with confidence that the LORD is King forever and hears the desire of the humble. He will defend the fatherless and oppressed so that no one on earth may terrorize again.
The psalm calls the righteous to rejoice and praise the LORD with harps and a new song, played skillfully with a shout of joy.
God's word is upright and He loves righteousness. By His word the heavens and stars were made, and the seas were gathered, and all the earth should stand in awe.
God frustrates the plans of nations, but His own counsel stands forever. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD.
The LORD looks from heaven on all people and considers what they do. No king is saved by a big army or a horse, but God watches over those who fear Him and hope in His love, delivering them from death.
The people say they wait for the LORD, their help and shield. They rejoice in Him and ask that His loving devotion rest on them.
The psalmist compares his longing for God to a deer panting for water. He weeps as people ask 'Where is your God?' and remembers leading joyful worship processions.
He speaks to himself, asking why he is downcast, and tells himself to hope in God, whom he will praise again.
Far from the temple, he remembers God as waves roll over him, yet he says God shows love by day and gives a song at night. He asks God why He has forgotten him while enemies taunt him.
He repeats the refrain to himself, telling his soul to hope in God, his Savior, and he will yet praise Him.
The psalmist asks God to defend his cause against an ungodly nation and deceitful people. He asks why God seems to have rejected him.
He asks God to send His light and truth to lead him to God's holy hill, where he will worship at the altar with harp and joy.
The refrain returns a third time: he tells himself to stop being downcast and to hope in God.
The people recall what their ancestors told them: God, not human weapons, drove out the nations and gave Israel the land. They confess trust in God alone and promise to praise him forever.
The tone turns sharply: God no longer goes out with the armies, Israel has retreated, been plundered, scattered and mocked. The people feel sold off like sheep and covered in shame.
The people protest that they have not forgotten God or broken his covenant, yet they are crushed and face death daily. They claim God would know if they had been unfaithful.
The psalm ends with urgent commands to God: wake, rise, do not reject us forever, and help us. The appeal rests on God's loving devotion rather than on the people's merit.
A royal wedding song; the king is unnamed (traditionally an Israelite king, perhaps in Solomon's line) Best estimate
The poet introduces his song and praises the king as handsome, gracious in speech, and a mighty warrior called to ride out for truth, humility and justice.
A royal wedding song; the king is unnamed (traditionally an Israelite king, perhaps in Solomon's line) Best estimate
The poet declares that the king's throne endures and rests on justice. God has anointed him for loving righteousness, and the scene shows his fragrant robes, ivory palaces and the queen at his side.
A royal wedding song; the king is unnamed (traditionally an Israelite king, perhaps in Solomon's line) Best estimate
The poet addresses the bride, urging her to leave her family home and honor the king. He describes her arrival in embroidered gold, with companions, as they enter the palace with joy.
A royal wedding song; the king is unnamed (traditionally an Israelite king, perhaps in Solomon's line) Best estimate
The poet promises the king sons who will rule as princes, and vows that the king's name will be remembered through all generations and praised by the nations.
Zion song; often linked to Jerusalem's deliverance from Assyria c. 701 BC, but no setting is stated Best estimate
The psalm opens by declaring God a refuge and strength. Even if the earth gives way and the seas roar, the people will not fear.
Zion song; often linked to Jerusalem's deliverance from Assyria c. 701 BC, but no setting is stated Best estimate
In contrast to the raging seas, a calm river brings joy to the city where God lives. Though nations rage, God's voice melts the earth, and the refrain says the LORD of Hosts is with us.
Zion song; often linked to Jerusalem's deliverance from Assyria c. 701 BC, but no setting is stated Best estimate
The psalm invites people to see how God stops wars by breaking weapons. God speaks, calling all to be still and know that he is God, exalted over the nations, and the refrain repeats.
The psalm calls every people to clap and shout to God as the awesome great King of the whole earth, who chose Israel's inheritance and loves Jacob.
The psalm repeatedly urges singing praise to God as King of all the earth. God is seated on his holy throne, and the nations' leaders gather as the people of Abraham's God.
Zion song; often linked to Jerusalem's deliverance from Assyria c. 701 BC, but no setting is stated Best estimate
The psalm praises the LORD and Mount Zion, called beautiful and the city of the great King, where God shows himself a fortress.
Zion song; often linked to Jerusalem's deliverance from Assyria c. 701 BC, but no setting is stated Best estimate
Kings gather against the city but flee in panic when they see it, trembling like a woman in labor. The people say that what they had heard of God's protection they have now seen.
Zion song; often linked to Jerusalem's deliverance from Assyria c. 701 BC, but no setting is stated Best estimate
In the temple the people contemplate God's loving devotion and praise his name worldwide. They are told to walk around Zion and count its towers so they can tell the next generation that this God will guide them.
The speaker summons everyone, high and low, to listen. He promises wise words and a riddle, which he will express with the harp.
The speaker asks why he should fear those who boast in wealth. No one can pay God the price to ransom another person's life or escape death forever.
Wise and foolish alike die and leave their wealth behind, and their graves become their homes. The psalmist contrasts this fate with his own hope that God will redeem him from Sheol and take him to himself.
The listener is told not to be afraid when someone grows rich, because he will take nothing with him when he dies. A person with wealth but no understanding is like the animals that perish.
The psalm describes God as speaking to the whole earth and shining from Zion with fire and storm. He calls heaven and earth to witness as he gathers his covenant people for judgment.
God says he is not rebuking their offerings but does not need bulls or goats, since every animal is already his. He asks instead for thanksgiving, kept vows and prayer in times of trouble.
God accuses the wicked of reciting his statutes while joining thieves and adulterers and slandering others. Mistaking his silence for approval, they are warned to repent, and the psalm ends with a promise to those who give thanks.
The psalm states that fools deny God and act corruptly. God looks down to see if anyone seeks him and finds all have turned away, while evildoers devour his people.
The psalm says the enemies were overwhelmed by dread and God put them to shame. It ends with a wish that God's salvation would come from Zion and restore his people.
David's prayer in betrayal by a close friend; setting not stated (Absalom's revolt is one proposal) Best estimate
The psalmist begs God to listen, describing his pounding heart and terror. He wishes for a dove's wings to fly away to the wilderness and find shelter from the storm.
David's prayer in betrayal by a close friend; setting not stated (Absalom's revolt is one proposal) Best estimate
He asks God to confuse the words of the violent, who fill the city with malice. Most painful is that the betrayer is a close companion and friend, and he prays that judgment fall on them.
David's prayer in betrayal by a close friend; setting not stated (Absalom's revolt is one proposal) Best estimate
The psalmist says he calls on God morning, noon and night and God saves him. He again describes the former friend, whose smooth words hide war in his heart.
David's prayer in betrayal by a close friend; setting not stated (Absalom's revolt is one proposal) Best estimate
The psalmist encourages people to cast their burdens on the LORD, who sustains the righteous. He says God will bring down the violent and deceitful, and ends with his own trust.
The psalmist confronts rulers who claim to judge justly but plan injustice and violence. He compares the wicked to venomous snakes that refuse to listen.
The psalmist asks God to break the wicked's teeth and blunt their weapons, using vivid images of things that vanish or are swept away.
The righteous will rejoice when they see the wicked judged. People will then recognize that the righteous are rewarded and that there is a God who judges the earth.
The psalmist cries to God from far away, asking to be led to a rock higher than himself. He remembers God as his refuge and asks to dwell in God's tent under his wings.