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O Give Thanks To The LORD, For He Is Good -- Psalm 136 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
The Mighty One, God The LORD, Speaks -- Psalm 50 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
The mighty one, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth ...
Hear My Prayer, O LORD -- Psalm 102 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
My heart is stricken and withered like grass; I am too wasted to eat my bread ...
The LORD Answers You In The Day Of Trouble -- Psalm 20 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Now I know that the LORD will help his anointed;
By The Rivers Of Babylon -- Psalm 137 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down and there we wept
Have Mercy On Me, O God -- Psalm 51 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love;
Bless The LORD, O My Soul -- Psalm 103 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
In Your Strength The King Rejoices -- Psalm 21 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
You have given him his heart's desire ...
O LORD, You Have Searched Me And Known Me -- Psalm 139 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
You discern my thoughts from far away ... and are acquainted with all my ways.
Why Do You Boast, O Mighty One? -- Psalm 52 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Why do you boast, O mighty one, of mischief done against the godly? ...
Bless The LORD, O My Soul ... You Are Very Great -- Psalm 104 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
You stretch out the heavens like a tent ...
My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? -- Psalm 22 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? ...
Deliver Me, O LORD, From Evildoers -- Psalm 140 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Deliver me, O LORD, from evildoers; protect me from those who are violent ...
Fools Say In Their Hearts -- Psalm 53 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
(This is a slight revision of Psalm 14)
Give Ear To My Prayer, O God -- Psalm 55 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
I am troubled in my complaint. I am distraught by the noise of the enemy ...
O Give Thanks To The LORD, Call On His Name -- Psalm 105 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Make known his deeds among the peoples ... Seek the LORD and his strength;
The LORD Is My Shepherd -- Psalm 23 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
The LORD is my Shepherd, I shall not want ...
I Call Upon You, O LORD, Come Quickly -- Psalm 141 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Let my prayer be counted as incense before you,
Be Gracious To Me, O God -- Psalm 56 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
O Most High, when I am afraid, I put my trust in you ...
Praise The LORD, O Give Thanks -- Psalm 106 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD, or declare all his praise? ...
The Earth Is The LORD's -- Psalm 24 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
The earth is the LORD's and all that is in it,
With My Voice I Cry To The LORD -- Psalm 142 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him.
Hear My Prayer, O LORD -- Psalm 143 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Do not enter into judgment with your servant,
Be Merciful To Me, O God -- Psalm 57 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
Be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge;
O Give Thanks To The LORD, For He Is Good -- Psalm 107 -- Robert G. Beckstrand -- 2007
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.
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