Book 1

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Psalms 1 - 41

God created the earth and blessed it and made it holy.

The Two Ways 1	2	A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom. 3	For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David. 4	Trust in God for Deliverance from Enemies 5	A Psalm of David 6	A shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, 7	A Psalm of David 8
A psalm of David. 9	10	A psalm of David 11	According to sheminith. A psalm of David. 12	A psalm of David. 13	A Psalm of David 14	A shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, 15	A mikan of David. 16
A prayer of David. 17	A psalm of David. 18	A psalm of David 19	A psalm of David. 20	Thanksgiving for Victory. 21	A Psalm of David 22	The Divine Shepherd 23	Entrance into the Temple 24
Prayer for Guidance and for Deliverance 25	A psalm of David. 26	A psalm of David 27	A psalm of David. 28	A psalm of David. 29	A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple 30	A psalm of David. 31	A maskil.[of David]. 32
A psalm of David. 33	Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left. 34	Of David. 35	For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. 36	Of David. 37	A psalm of David. A petition. 38	For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David. 39	For the director of music. A psalm of David. 40
For the director of music. A psalm of David.. 41

Summary Notes

Psalm 41 ends the first book of psalms, and it is reminder to us of our care for others.
Think back of psalms you have read in book one, think how the psalms have described God and Jesus at work in the world. As we read through the psalms, we begin to recognise how God’s ways are becoming our ways. Remember how in
Psalm 1 God anticipated our outcome and our work for Hiim.
Psalm 2 Warns us of Jesus’ return.
Psalm 3 Tell how there will be people who will reject Jesus
Psalm 4 God will answer our prayers
Psalm 5 We can take refuge in God and He will spread His protection over us.
Psalm 6 We see that; God answers many prayers even before we speak to them.
Psalm 7 What can we do to make the world a better place.
Psalm 8 When we come to the end of our trials, don’t we want to find time to sing out to God
Psalm 9 God knows the life we will lead and tries to prepare us,
Psalm 10 God wants us not only to hear but to understand
Psalm 11 Lord is righteous and loves justice
Psalm 12 The Lord protects us and keeps us safe
Psalm 13 Trust in God’s unfailing love
Psalm 14 Faith in God was waning, but the word of God comes shining through
Psalm 15 A psalm to prepare people to come into the Holy Temple
Psalm 16 God will help you through whatever is before you
Psalm 17 Are we ready to stand before God
Psalm 18 God is at work in our lives
Psalm 19 God revealed Himself to mankind
Psalm 20 Jesus strengthens us for all we are going through
Psalm 21 Through our faith in God that we gain and from believing in Him and His Son Jesus
Psalm 22 Hope that God will bring him through his trials
Psalm 23 Sheep who knows the voice of their Shepherd will follow Him.
Psalm 24 Open the gates of your heart and let God enter in.
Psalm 25 We travel those same steps as David and prophets of old and fear the Lord as they did.
Psalm 26 God looks upon the heart of man, and not at the outward appearances.
Psalm 27 Seek the Lord when trouble surrounds us,
Psalm 28 Look on it as God teaching me something
Psalm 29 What would we do when we hear God’s voice?
Psalm 30 God was back with them again.
Psalm 31 God waits with His arms open wide waiting for His children to come to Him.
Psalm 32 David confess to God what he had done and beg forgiveness.
Psalm 33 God created them and you, to work for Him in our world.
Psalm 34 Those who honour God will find life,
Psalm 35 How often do we remember daily to give our thanks to God for what He has done?
Psalm 36 Each one of us preach a sermon to the world, in the way we conduct our lives
Psalm 37 Trust God to deal with those who do evil
Psalm 38 God forgives all who are truly sorry and there to help us when we are ready to start a new.
Psalm 39 We are to go where we are being sent by God
Psalm 40 A psalm telling us how God is with us