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I Will Bless The LORD At All Times -- Psalm 34 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
... his praise shall continually be in my mouth ...
I Give You Thanks, O LORD -- Psalm 138 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart;
Not To Us, O LORD ... But To Your Name Give Glory -- Psalm 115 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory,
Hear My Voice, O God, In My Complaint -- Psalm 64 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the scheming of evildoers ...
Contend, O LORD, With Those With Those Who Contend With Me -- Psalm 35 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
To You I Lift Up My Eyes -- Psalm 123 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
O you who are enthroned in the heavens! As the eyes of servants
I Love The LORD, Because He Has Heard My Voice -- Psalm 116 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
When I was brought low, he saved me. Return, O my soul, to your rest,
Praise The LORD, All You Nations! -- Psalm 117 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!
LORD, You Were Favorable To Your Land -- Psalm 85 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
You forgave the iniquity of your people ... you turned from your hot anger ...
Praise Is Due To You, O God, In Zion -- Psalm 65 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion ... O you who answer prayer!
Transgression Speaks To The Wicked -- Psalm 36 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in their hearts;
Praise The LORD! Sing To The LORD A New Song -- Psalm 149 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Let Israel be glad in its Maker,
Happy Are Those ... -- Psalm 1 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked,
O Give Thanks To The LORD, For He Is Good -- Psalm 118 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous ...
Incline Your Ear, O LORD, And Answer Me -- Psalm 86 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy ...
Make A Joyful Noise To God, All The Earth -- Psalm 66 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Come and see what God has done; he is awesome in his deeds among mortals ...
Do Not Fret Because Of The Wicked -- Psalm 37 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers,
Praise The LORD! Praise God In His Sanctuary -- Psalm 150 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Let everything that breathes praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!
Why Do The Nations Conspire And The Peoples Plot In Vain? -- Psalm 2 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
"I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill." I will tell of the decree of the LORD:
Happy Are Those Whose Way Is Blameless -- Psalm 119 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Happy are those ... who seek him with their whole heart ...
On The Holy Mount Stands The City He Founded -- Psalm 87 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God ...
May God Be Gracious To Us -- Psalm 67 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us,
O LORD, Do Not Rebuke Me In Your Anger -- Psalm 38 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath ...
How Many Are My Foes? -- Psalm 3 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
I cry aloud to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy hill.
In My Distress I Cry To The LORD -- Psalm 120 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace. I am for peace;
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