Who has a favorite Psalm?

[farouk]

So any more favorite Psalms, ppl?

[farouk]

Hi @Coruscating FYI......... Psalm thread started.............

( cc @FiretoWisdom )

Edited April 30 by farouk

[Coruscating]

47 minutes ago, farouk said:

Hi @Coruscating FYI......... Psalm thread started.............

Hi, @farouk! What a great topic: favorite Psalms. To choose a favorite one is impossible, but Psalm 84 has a special place in my heart.

«How lovely is your dwelling place,
O Lord of hosts!
My soul longs, yes, faints
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
to the living God.

Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
at Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
my King and my God.
Blessed are those who dwell in Your house,
ever singing Your praise! Selah

Blessed are those whose strength is in You,
in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
As they go through the Valley of Baca
they make it a place of springs;
the early rain also covers it with pools.
They go from strength to strength;
each one appears before God in Zion.

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
Behold our shield, O God;
look on the face of Your anointed!

For a day in Your courts is better
than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
the Lord bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does He withhold
from those who walk uprightly.
O Lord of hosts,
blessed is the one who trusts in You!»

(ESV)

Edited April 27 by Coruscating
Capitalizing the "He", "You"s and "Your"s refering to God.

[farouk]

On 4/26/2024 at 11:05 PM, Coruscating said:

Hi, @farouk! What a great topic: favorite Psalms. To choose a favorite one is impossible, but Psalm 84 has a special place in my heart.

«How lovely is your dwelling place,
O Lord of hosts!
My soul longs, yes, faints
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
to the living God.

Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
at Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
my King and my God.
Blessed are those who dwell in Your house,
ever singing Your praise! Selah

Blessed are those whose strength is in You,
in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
As they go through the Valley of Baca
they make it a place of springs;
the early rain also covers it with pools.
They go from strength to strength;
each one appears before God in Zion.

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
Behold our shield, O God;
look on the face of Your anointed!

For a day in Your courts is better
than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
the Lord bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does He withhold
from those who walk uprightly.
O Lord of hosts,
blessed is the one who trusts in You!»

(ESV)

Thanks, @Coruscating There is I think a version of this Psalm to music by Brahms.

[farouk]

Hi @desertlily FYI.............Psalm thread started; do you have a favorite?

( cc @Adara  ; @deva1)

Edited April 29 by farouk

[Coruscating]

9 hours ago, farouk said:

Thanks, @Coruscating There is I think a version of this Psalm to music by Brahms.

Really?!?! I must find that. Thank you!

[farouk]

Just now, Coruscating said:

Really?!?! I must find that. Thank you!

@Coruscating YW. The Brahms version goes something like: "How lovely is Thy dwelling place..."

[farouk]

PS: @Coruscating You might find the Brahms version on Youtube someplace..........

[farouk]

Any more favorite Psalms, ppl?

[farouk]

On 4/29/2024 at 10:04 AM, Coruscating said:

Really?!?! I must find that. Thank you!

@Coruscating Any further favorite Psalms?