Psalms (JPS 1917)

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Era: Ancient Near East
Place: Jerusalem / ancient Judea

Sacred songs of the Tanakh. English on these cards is the public-domain Jewish Publication Society Holy Scriptures (1917). Verse numbers follow that edition.

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The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters.
— Psalm 23:1–2, JPS 1917Jewish
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.
— Psalm 23:4, JPS 1917Jewish
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
— Psalm 34:19, JPS 1917Jewish
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain thee; He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
— Psalm 55:23, JPS 1917Jewish
I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my help come? My help cometh from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
— Psalm 121:1–2, JPS 1917Jewish
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
— Psalm 27:1, JPS 1917Jewish
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
— Psalm 147:3, JPS 1917Jewish
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down.
— Psalm 145:14, JPS 1917Jewish
In the day when I called Thou didst answer me; Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.
— Psalm 138:3, JPS 1917Jewish
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
— Psalm 23:6, JPS 1917Jewish
He will cover thee with His pinions, and under His wings shalt thou take refuge; His truth is a shield and a buckler.
— Psalm 91:4, JPS 1917Jewish
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him, and bring him to honour.
— Psalm 91:15, JPS 1917Jewish
The LORD shall keep thee from all evil; He shall keep thy soul. The LORD shall guard thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth and for ever.
— Psalm 121:7–8, JPS 1917Jewish
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
— Psalm 126:5, JPS 1917Jewish
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquity; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from the pit; who encompasseth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies.
— Psalm 103:2–4, JPS 1917Jewish
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.
— Psalm 37:5, JPS 1917Jewish
Create me a clean heart, O God; and renew a stedfast spirit within me.
— Psalm 51:12, JPS 1917Jewish
My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
— Psalm 73:26, JPS 1917Jewish
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there would Thy hand lead me, and Thy right hand would hold me.
— Psalm 139:9–10, JPS 1917Jewish
In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; for Thou, LORD, makest me dwell alone in safety.
— Psalm 4:9, JPS 1917Jewish
Thou makest me to know the path of life; in Thy presence is fulness of joy, in Thy right hand bliss for evermore.
— Psalm 16:11, JPS 1917Jewish
If I say: ‘My foot slippeth,’ Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up. When my cares are many within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.
— Psalm 94:18–19, JPS 1917Jewish
Out of my straits I called upon the LORD; He answered me with great enlargement.
— Psalm 118:5, JPS 1917Jewish
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in His word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning.
— Psalm 130:5–6, JPS 1917Jewish
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
— Psalm 133:1, JPS 1917Jewish
Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning, for in Thee do I trust; cause me to know the way wherein I should walk.
— Psalm 143:8, JPS 1917Jewish
He brought me up also out of the tumultuous pit, out of the miry clay; and He set my feet upon a rock, He established my goings.
— Psalm 40:3, JPS 1917Jewish
Return, O my soul, unto thy rest; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
— Psalm 116:7, JPS 1917Jewish
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.
— Psalm 145:18, JPS 1917Jewish
So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
— Psalm 90:12, JPS 1917Jewish
Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness.
— Psalm 30:12, JPS 1917Jewish