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Psalms 8

Psalms 8 ( Psalms • Chapter 8 (9 verses)): O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, th... Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Korah (Generation 26 • Child of Izhar (or Amminadab )): ( Exodus 6:21 , 1 Chronicles 6:22 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) This is the Korah that rose up with Dathan and Abiram against Moses and Aaron (Korah's rebellion) as recorded in Numbers 16:1-40 . The sons of Korah are credited with writing several Psalms (42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, & 88). (mentioned in Genesis 36 , Exodus 6 , Numbers 16 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Psalms 81:2 : "Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery."; Psalms 87:1 : "His foundation is in the holy mountains."; Psalms 132:1 : "Lord, remember David , and all his afflictions:". Related canonical books and chapters: Psalms 8 ( Psalms • Chapter 8 (9 verses)), Psalms 80 ( Psalms • Chapter 80 (19 verses)), Psalms 81 (Psalms • Chapter 81 (16 verses)).

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Psalms 8
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Psalms • Chapter 8 (9 verses)

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, th...

Psalms 80
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Psalms • Chapter 80 (19 verses)

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel , thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be sa... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joseph , Ephraim , Benjamin , Manasseh , Egypt .

Psalms 81
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Psalms • Chapter 81 (16 verses)

Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob . Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joseph , Egypt , Meribah 1 .

Psalms
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 150 Chapters

Psalms (Old Testament, 150 chapters). Key figures: Jacob/Israel , David , Abram/Abraham , Judah , Manasseh , Ephraim . Key places: Zion , Bashan , Lebanon , Sirion , Kadesh 1 , Jordan . Opens with: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornf..."

Psalms 82
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Psalms • Chapter 82 (8 verses)

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Psalms 83
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Psalms • Chapter 83 (18 verses)

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ), Moab , Ammon , Amalek , Edom, Gebal .

Psalms 84
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Psalms • Chapter 84 (12 verses)

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion .

Psalms 85
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Psalms • Chapter 85 (13 verses)

Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob . Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. Mentions: Jacob/Israel .

Psalms 86
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Psalms • Chapter 86 (17 verses)

Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

Psalms 87
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Psalms • Chapter 87 (7 verses)

His foundation is in the holy mountains. The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob . Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion , Rahab , Babylon , Philistia , Tyre .

Psalms 88
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Psalms • Chapter 88 (18 verses)

O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

Psalms 89
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Psalms • Chapter 89 (52 verses)

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn ... Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Rahab , Tabor 1 , Hermon .

תְּהִלָּה
tehilla (tǝhillâ) [teh-il-LAW]
H8416 Hebrew noun feminine 57x
praise, song of adoration, psalm

Song of praise, adoration; Hebrew title of the Book of Psalms (Tehillim); God inhabits the praises of Israel (Psalm 22:3).

Derivation: From הָלַל (H1984) to praise.
Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Psalms 18
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Psalms • Chapter 18 (50 verses)

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from ... Mentions: David .

Psalms 28
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Psalms • Chapter 28 (9 verses)

Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. Draw me not away with the wicked, and ...

Psalms 38
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Psalms • Chapter 38 (22 verses)

O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

Psalms 48
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Psalms • Chapter 48 (14 verses)

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion , on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. Mentions: Judah , Zion , Tarshish .

Psalms 58
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Psalms • Chapter 58 (11 verses)

Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Psalms 68
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Psalms • Chapter 68 (35 verses)

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea,... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Judah , Zebulun , Naphtali , Sinai , Zalmon , Bashan , Jerusalem , Egypt .

Psalms 78
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Psalms • Chapter 78 (72 verses)

Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Ham , Joseph , Judah , Egypt , Zoan , Ham 2 , Shiloh .

Psalms 98
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Psalms • Chapter 98 (9 verses)

O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his tr... Mentions: Jacob/Israel .

Psalms 108
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Psalms • Chapter 108 (13 verses)

O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. Mentions: Manasseh , Ephraim , Judah , Moab , Esau ( Edom ), Shechem , Succoth 1 , Gilead .

Psalms 118
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Psalms • Chapter 118 (29 verses)

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Aaron .

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AUDIO • historical

Traditional monastic modal chant reflecting early Christian contemplative psalmody and medieval liturgical preservation.

Kevin MacLeod • Incompetech / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY 3.0
Psalms 128
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Psalms • Chapter 128 (6 verses)

Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about th... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion , Jerusalem .

Psalms 138
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Psalms • Chapter 138 (8 verses)

I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. In the day when I cried thou answeredst ...

Psalms 148
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Psalms • Chapter 148 (14 verses)

Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. Mentions: Jacob/Israel .

Psalms 18:2
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Psalms Chapter 18, Verse 2

Scripture passage in Psalms 18:2

סֶלָה
sela (selâ) [SEH-lah]
H5542 Hebrew interjection / musical pause 74x
Selah, lift up, musical/theological pause

Musical, liturgical, and theological pause in the Psalms and Habakkuk, inviting solemn contemplation of great redemptive truths.

Derivation: Perhaps from סָלַל (H5549) to lift up, exalt.
תְּפִלָּה
tepilla (tǝp̄illâ) [tef-il-LAW]
H8605 Hebrew noun feminine 77x
prayer, intercession, supplication

Prayer, liturgical supplication, intercessory appeal; core genre of Psalms ('A prayer of Moses', Psalm 90:1; Solomon's Temple prayer).

Derivation: From פָּלַל (H6419) to pray, arbitrate.
Korah
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Generation 26 • Child of Izhar (or Amminadab)

( Exodus 6:21 , 1 Chronicles 6:22 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) This is the Korah that rose up with Dathan and Abiram against Moses and Aaron (Korah's rebellion) as recorded in Numbers 16:1-40 . The sons of Korah are credited with writing several Psalms (42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, & 88).

Leningrad Codex (B19a) — Psalm 1 & Psalm 2
IMAGE • manuscripts

Opening folio of the Tehillim ( Psalms ) with poetic layout and accentuation.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0

Scripture Passages (24)

Psalms 81:2 (KJV)
Psalms 81 KJV

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

His foundation is in the holy mountains.

Lord, remember David , and all his afflictions:

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore.

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

This I had, because I kept thy precepts.

Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Redeem Israel , O God, out of all his troubles.

Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

Blessed be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

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