(NIV)
Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me, so that I could send you away with joy and singing to the music of tambourines and harps?
Why did you
flee secretly and
trick me, and did
not tell me, so that I might have
sent you away with
mirth and
songs, with
tambourine and
lyre?
(NIV)
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the
Lord after the ark came to rest there.
These are the men whom
David put in
charge of the
service of
song in the
house of the
Lord after the
ark rested there.
(NIV)
They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the
Lord in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them.
They
ministered with
song before the
tabernacle of the
tent of
meeting until
Solomon built the
house of the
Lord in
Jerusalem, and they
performed their
service according to their
order.
(NIV)
Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skilful at it.
Chenaniah,
leader of the
Levites in
music, should
direct the
music,
for he
understood it.
(NIV)
Now David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and as were the musicians, and Kenaniah, who was in charge of the singing of the choirs. David also wore a linen ephod.
David was
clothed with a
robe of
fine linen, as also were
all the
Levites who were
carrying the
ark, and the
singers and
Chenaniah the
leader of the
music of the
singers. And
David wore a
linen ephod.
(NIV)
So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the
Lord with shouts, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.
So
all Israel brought up the
ark of the
covenant of the
Lord with
shouting, to the
sound of the
horn,
trumpets, and
cymbals, and made
loud music on
harps and
lyres.
(NIV)
Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.
Heman and
Jeduthun had
trumpets and
cymbals for the
music and
instruments for
sacred song. The
sons of
Jeduthun were appointed to the
gate.
(NIV)
All these men were under the supervision of their father for the music of the temple of the
Lord, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God.
Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the supervision of the king.
They were
all under the
direction of their
father in the
music in the
house of the
Lord with
cymbals,
harps, and
lyres for the
service of the
house of
God.
Asaph,
Jeduthun, and
Heman were
under the
order of the
king.
(NIV)
Along with their relatives – all of them trained and skilled in music for the
Lord – they numbered 288.
The
number of them along with their
brothers, who were
trained in
singing to the
Lord,
all who were
skillful, was
288.
(NIV)
The priests took up their positions, as did the Levites with the
Lord’s musical instruments, which King David had made for praising the
Lord and which were used when he gave thanks, saying, ‘His love endures for ever.’ Opposite the Levites, the priests blew their trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.
The
priests stood at their
posts;
the
Levites also, with the
instruments for
music to the
Lord that King David had
made for giving
thanks to the
Lord—
for his
steadfast love endures
forever—whenever
David offered praises by their
ministry;
opposite them the
priests sounded trumpets, and
all Israel stood.
(NIV)
The workers laboured faithfully. Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath. The Levites – all who were skilled in playing musical instruments –
And the
men did the
work faithfully.
Over them were
set Jahath and
Obadiah the
Levites,
of the
sons of
Merari, and
Zechariah and
Meshullam,
of the
sons of the
Kohathites, to have
oversight.
The
Levites,
all who were
skillful with
instruments of
music,
(NIV)
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.
And at the
dedication of the
wall of
Jerusalem they
sought the
Levites in
all their
places, to
bring them to
Jerusalem to
celebrate the
dedication with
gladness, with
thanksgivings and with
singing,
with
cymbals,
harps, and
lyres.
(NIV)
They sing to the music of tambourine and lyre;
they make merry to the sound of the pipe.
They
sing to the
tambourine and the
lyre and
rejoice to the
sound of the
pipe.
(NIV)
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
Answer me when I call to you,
my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
Answer me when I
call, O
God of my
righteousness!
You have
given me relief when I was in
distress.
Be
gracious to me and
hear my
prayer!
(NIV)
For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
Listen to my words,
Lord,
consider my lament.
Give ear to my
words, O
Lord;
consider my
groaning.
(NIV)
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.
(ESV)
O
Lord,
rebuke me
not in your
anger,
nor discipline me in your
wrath.
(NIV)
For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
in the heavens.
(ESV)
O
Lord, our
Lord,
how
majestic is your
name in all the
earth!
You have
set your
glory above the
heavens.
(NIV)
For the director of music. To the tune of ‘The Death of the Son’. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: according to Muth-labben. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
I will give thanks to you,
Lord, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
I will
give thanks to the
Lord with my
whole heart;
I will
recount all of your
wonderful deeds.
(NIV)
For the director of music. Of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. Of David.
(NIV)
In the
Lord I take refuge.
How then can you say to me:
‘Flee like a bird to your mountain.
In the
Lord I
take refuge;
how can you
say to my
soul,
“
Flee like a
bird to your
mountain,
(NIV)
For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
Help,
Lord, for no one is faithful any more;
those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
Save, O
Lord, for the
godly one is
gone;
for the
faithful have
vanished from among the
children of
man.
(NIV)
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
How long,
Lord? Will you forget me for ever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long, O
Lord? Will you
forget me
forever?
How long will you
hide your
face from me?
(NIV)
For the director of music. Of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. Of David.
(NIV)
The fool says in his heart,
‘There is no God.’
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
The
fool says in his
heart,
“There is no
God.”
They are
corrupt, they do
abominable deeds;
there is none who
does good.
(NIV)
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:
(NIV)
I love you,
Lord, my strength.
I
love you, O
Lord, my
strength.
(NIV)
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
The
heavens declare the
glory of
God,
and the
sky above
proclaims his
handiwork.
(NIV)
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
May the
Lord answer you when you are in distress;
may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
May the
Lord answer you in the
day of
trouble!
May the
name of the
God of
Jacob protect you!
(NIV)
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
The king rejoices in your strength,
Lord.
How great is his joy in the victories you give!
O
Lord, in your
strength the
king rejoices,
and in your
salvation how
greatly he
exults!
(NIV)
For the director of music. To the tune of ‘The Doe of the Morning’. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?
My
God, my
God,
why have you
forsaken me?
Why are you so
far from saving me, from the
words of my
groaning?
(NIV)
Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the
Lord.
And
now my
head shall be
lifted up
above my
enemies all
around me,
and I will
offer in his
tent sacrifices with
shouts of joy;
I will
sing and
make melody to the
Lord.
(NIV)
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
In you,
Lord, I have taken refuge;
let me never be put to shame;
deliver me in your righteousness.
In you, O
Lord, do I
take refuge;
let me
never be
put to shame;
in your
righteousness deliver me!
(NIV)
Praise the
Lord with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
Give thanks to the
Lord with the
lyre;
make melody to him with the
harp of
ten strings!
(NIV)
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. Of David, the servant of the Lord.
(NIV)
I have a message from God in my heart
concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:
There is no fear of God
before their eyes.
Transgression speaks to the
wicked deep in his
heart;
there is
no fear of
God before his
eyes.
(NIV)
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
I said, ‘I will watch my ways
and keep my tongue from sin;
I will put a muzzle on my mouth
while in the presence of the wicked.’
I
said, “I will
guard my
ways,
that I may not
sin with my
tongue;
I will
guard my
mouth with a
muzzle,
so
long as the
wicked are in my
presence.”
(NIV)
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
I waited patiently for the
Lord;
he turned to me and heard my cry.
I
waited patiently for the
Lord;
he
inclined to me and
heard my
cry.
(NIV)
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;
the
Lord delivers them in times of trouble.
Blessed is the one who
considers the
poor!
In the
day of
trouble the
Lord delivers him;
(NIV)
For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah.
(NIV)
As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, my God.
As a
deer pants for
flowing streams,
so
pants my
soul for you, O
God.
(NIV)
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah.
(NIV)
We have heard it with our ears, O God;
our ancestors have told us
what you did in their days,
in days long ago.
O
God, we have
heard with our
ears,
our
fathers have
told us,
what
deeds you
performed in their
days,
in the
days of
old:
(NIV)
For the director of music. To the tune of ‘Lilies’. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil. A wedding song.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah; a love song.
(NIV)
My heart is stirred by a noble theme
as I recite my verses for the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skilful writer.
My
heart overflows with a
pleasing theme;
I
address my
verses to the
king;
my
tongue is like the
pen of a
ready scribe.
(NIV)
All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;
from palaces adorned with ivory
the music of the strings makes you glad.
your
robes are
all fragrant with
myrrh and
aloes and
cassia.
From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you
glad;
(NIV)
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. A song.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song.
(NIV)
God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
God is our
refuge and
strength,
a
very present help in
trouble.
(NIV)
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
(NIV)
Clap your hands, all you nations;
shout to God with cries of joy.
Clap your
hands,
all peoples!
Shout to
God with
loud songs of
joy!
(NIV)
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
(NIV)
Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who live in this world,
Hear this,
all peoples!
Give ear,
all inhabitants of the
world,
(NIV)
I will turn my ear to a proverb;
with the harp I will expound my riddle:
I will
incline my
ear to a
proverb;
I will
solve my
riddle to the music of the
lyre.
(NIV)
For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
(NIV)
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
Have
mercy on me, O
God,
according to your
steadfast love;
according to your
abundant mercy blot out my
transgressions.
(NIV)
For the director of music. A maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: ‘David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.’
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”
(NIV)
Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
Why do you boast all day long,
you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
Why do you
boast of
evil, O
mighty man?
The
steadfast love of
God endures
all the
day.
(NIV)
For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David.
(NIV)
The fool says in his heart,
‘There is no God.’
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
there is no one who does good.
The
fool says in his
heart, “There is
no God.”
They are
corrupt, doing
abominable iniquity;
there is
none who
does good.
(NIV)
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, ‘Is not David hiding among us?’
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”
(NIV)
Save me, O God, by your name;
vindicate me by your might.
O
God,
save me by your
name,
and
vindicate me by your
might.
(NIV)
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.
(NIV)
Listen to my prayer, O God,
do not ignore my plea;
Give ear to my
prayer, O
God,
and
hide not yourself from my plea for
mercy!
(NIV)
For the director of music. To the tune of ‘A Dove on Distant Oaks’. Of David. A miktam. When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
(NIV)
Be merciful to me, my God,
for my enemies are in hot pursuit;
all day long they press their attack.
Be
gracious to me, O
God,
for man tramples on me;
all day long an
attacker oppresses me;
(NIV)
For the director of music. To the tune of ‘Do Not Destroy’. Of David. A miktam. When he had fled from Saul into the cave.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
(NIV)
Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,
for in you I take refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings
until the disaster has passed.
Be
merciful to me, O
God, be
merciful to me,
for in you my
soul takes
refuge;
in the
shadow of your
wings I will
take refuge,
till the storms of
destruction pass by.
(NIV)
My heart, O God, is steadfast,
my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and make music.
My
heart is
steadfast, O
God,
my
heart is
steadfast!
I will
sing and
make melody!
(NIV)
For the director of music. To the tune of ‘Do Not Destroy’. Of David. A miktam.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David.
(NIV)
Do you rulers indeed speak justly?
Do you judge people with equity?
Do you
indeed decree what is
right, you
gods?
Do you
judge the
children of
man uprightly?
(NIV)
For the director of music. To the tune of ‘Do Not Destroy’. Of David. A miktam. When Saul had sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.
(NIV)
Deliver me from my enemies, O God;
be my fortress against those who are attacking me.
Deliver me
from my
enemies, O my
God;
protect me
from those who
rise up against me;
(NIV)
For the director of music. To the tune of ‘The Lily of the Covenant’. A miktam of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim and Aram Zobah, and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: according to Shushan Eduth. A Miktam of David; for instruction; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
(NIV)
You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us;
you have been angry – now restore us!
O
God,
you have
rejected us,
broken our defenses;
you have been
angry;
oh,
restore us.
(NIV)
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Of David.
(NIV)
Hear my cry, O God;
listen to my prayer.
Hear my
cry, O
God,
listen to my
prayer;
(NIV)
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.
For
God alone my
soul waits in silence;
from him comes my
salvation.
(NIV)
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
(NIV)
Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;
protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
Hear my
voice, O
God, in my
complaint;
preserve my
life from
dread of the
enemy.
(NIV)
For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.
(NIV)
Praise awaits you, our God, in Zion;
to you our vows will be fulfilled.
Praise is
due to you, O
God, in
Zion,
and to you shall
vows be
performed.
(NIV)
For the director of music. A song. A psalm.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm.
(NIV)
Shout for joy to God, all the earth!
Shout for
joy to
God,
all the
earth;
(NIV)
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
(NIV)
May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face shine on us –
May
God be
gracious to us and
bless us
and make his
face to
shine upon us,
Selah
(NIV)
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.
(NIV)
May God arise, may his enemies be scattered;
may his foes flee before him.
God shall
arise, his
enemies shall be
scattered;
and those who
hate him shall
flee before him!
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