Joy: A Time to Dance

What are the Psalms?

A time for joy...

Psalm 22:1 NET 2nd ed.

My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.

Psalm 22:14 NET 2nd ed.

My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.

Psalm 22:15 NET 2nd ed.

The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.

Psalm 22:16 NET 2nd ed.

Yes, wild dogs surround me— a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

Psalm 22:17 NET 2nd ed.

I can count all my bones; my enemies are gloating over me in triumph.

Psalm 22:18 NET 2nd ed.

They are dividing up my clothes among themselves; they are rolling dice for my garments.

Psalm 22:25 NET 2nd ed.

You are the reason I offer praise in the great assembly; I will fulfill my promises before the Lord’s loyal followers.

Psalm 22:26 NET 2nd ed.

Let the oppressed eat and be filled! Let those who seek his help praise the Lord! May you live forever!

Psalm 22:27 NET 2nd ed.

Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you.

Psalm 22:28 NET 2nd ed.

For the Lord is king and rules over the nations.

Psalm 22:29 NET 2nd ed.

All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives.

Psalm 22:30 NET 2nd ed.

A whole generation will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord.

Psalm 22:31 NET 2nd ed.

They will come and tell about his saving deeds; they will tell a future generation what he has accomplished.

Psalm 33 - Praise the Lord like you mean it!

Psalm 33:1 NET 2nd ed.

You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.

Psalm 33:2 NET 2nd ed.

Give thanks to the Lord with the harp. Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument.

Psalm 33:3 NET 2nd ed.

Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him.

Because He is righteous and keeps His promises

Psalm 33:4 NET 2nd ed.

For the Lord’s decrees are just, and everything he does is fair.

Psalm 33:5 NET 2nd ed.

He promotes equity and justice; the Lord’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth.

Psalm 33:6 NET 2nd ed.

By the Lord’s decree the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all the starry hosts.

Psalm 33:7 NET 2nd ed.

He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans in storehouses.

Psalm 33:8 NET 2nd ed.

Let the whole earth fear the Lord. Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him.

Psalm 33:9 NET 2nd ed.

For he spoke, and it came into existence. He issued the decree, and it stood firm.

Because His wisdom is forever

Psalm 33:10 NET 2nd ed.

The Lord frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.

Psalm 33:11 NET 2nd ed.

The Lord’s decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages.

Psalm 33:12 NET 2nd ed.

How blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.

Because God is the eternal watcher, protector, counselor and king.

Psalm 33:13 NET 2nd ed.

The Lord watches from heaven; he sees all people.

Psalm 33:14 NET 2nd ed.

From the place where he lives he looks carefully at all the earth’s inhabitants.

Psalm 33:15 NET 2nd ed.

He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions.

Psalm 33:16 NET 2nd ed.

No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might.

Psalm 33:17 NET 2nd ed.

A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

Psalm 33:18 NET 2nd ed.

Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness

Psalm 33:19 NET 2nd ed.

by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine.

For the Lord, the only God is our hope.

Psalm 33:20 NET 2nd ed.

We wait for the Lord; he is our deliverer and shield.

Psalm 33:21 NET 2nd ed.

For our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name.

Psalm 33:22 NET 2nd ed.

May we experience your faithfulness, O Lord, for we wait for you.

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