So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Reflection on life's brevity leads to requests for wisdom, joy, and work that matters.
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Anonymous. Largely a farewell address placed in Moses' mouth by a narrator who goes on to describe his death.
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Anonymous. Tells Joshua's story in the third person.
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Many hands over centuries. Superscriptions assign a number to David; those are ancient editorial notes, not signatures.
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A collection headed as Solomon's, which elsewhere names other compilers.
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Written in the voice of 'the Preacher, the son of David' — a role rather than a name.
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Anonymous. Names its own source only as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'.
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View all filters →Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Reflection on life's brevity leads to requests for wisdom, joy, and work that matters.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us. Establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands.
Reflection on life's brevity leads to requests for wisdom, joy, and work that matters.
He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.
A song of trust uses sheltering images and promises presence in trouble.
I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”
A song of trust uses sheltering images and promises presence in trouble.
He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.
A song of trust uses sheltering images and promises presence in trouble.
For Yahweh won’t reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
The speaker seeks justice and describes being held up when their footing fails.
When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up.
The speaker seeks justice and describes being held up when their footing fails.
In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.
Amid distress, the speaker describes the comfort that brings delight.
But Yahweh has been my high tower, my God, the rock of my refuge.
The speaker seeks justice and describes being held up when their footing fails.
Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.
The psalm joins thanksgiving with hope that the oppressed and needy will not be forgotten.
For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
The psalm joins thanksgiving with hope that the oppressed and needy will not be forgotten.