They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.
The psalm recalls being heard in trouble and urges listeners to seek peace.
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Old Testament
Deuteronomy1 verses →
Anonymous. Largely a farewell address placed in Moses' mouth by a narrator who goes on to describe his death.
Joshua1 verses →
Anonymous. Tells Joshua's story in the third person.
Psalms6 verses →
Many hands over centuries. Superscriptions assign a number to David; those are ancient editorial notes, not signatures.
Proverbs3 verses →
A collection headed as Solomon's, which elsewhere names other compilers.
Ecclesiastes1 verses →
Written in the voice of 'the Preacher, the son of David' — a role rather than a name.
Isaiah2 verses →
Spans centuries of material and has long been read as the work of more than one hand.
Lamentations1 verses →
Anonymous. Tradition assigns it to Jeremiah; the text does not.
New Testament
Matthew2 verses →
Anonymous. The name is a second-century attribution.
John3 verses →
Anonymous. Names its own source only as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'.
Paul's letters13 verses →
Named by the text and widely accepted — the clearest authorship in the Bible. Several letters bearing his name are disputed and are marked as such.
James1 verses →
Names its author only as James, a very common name. Which James is disputed.
1 Peter1 verses →
Names Peter. Its polished Greek has made that contested since antiquity.
Revelation1 verses →
Names its author as John. Which John has been disputed since the third century.
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View all filters →Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
The psalm offers testimony to God's care, including care for the brokenhearted.
But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
A prayer amid danger describes protection, renewed dignity, and sustaining rest.
I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for Yahweh sustains me.
A prayer amid danger describes protection, renewed dignity, and sustaining rest.
As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.
A lament names spiritual thirst and a downcast soul while continuing to seek hope.
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
A lament names spiritual thirst and a downcast soul while continuing to seek hope.
Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.
A lament names spiritual thirst and a downcast soul while continuing to seek hope.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
The psalm describes God as a refuge during upheaval.
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted on the earth.”
Amid the imagery of upheaval and conflict, the psalm calls for stillness and trust.
Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Amid the imagery of upheaval and conflict, the psalm calls for stillness and trust.
You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.
An evening prayer turns from distress toward inward gladness and peaceful sleep.
In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you alone, Yahweh, make me live in safety.
An evening prayer turns from distress toward inward gladness and peaceful sleep.