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David Playing the Harp, Byzantine miniature from the Greek Psalter, Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale, Ms. Gr. 139, fol. 1. 10th century

David

David Playing the Harp, Byzantine miniature from the Greek Psalter, Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale, Ms. Gr. 139, fol. 1. 10th century.

David playing the harp, from the John Brown Bible

David

David playing the harp, from the John Brown Bible.

Palms beside the Jordan. Cf. Psalms 1:3.

Palms

Palms beside the Jordan. Cf. Psalms 1:3..

An illustration of Psalm 105 `..he struck down all the first-born in their land`.

Psalm 105

An illustration of Psalm 105 `..he struck down all the first-born in their land`..

Psalm 20: `May he remember all your oblations and find your holocaust acceptable` - a 7th century Byzantine mosaic.

Psalm 20

Psalm 20: `May he remember all your oblations and find your holocaust acceptable` - a 7th century Byzantine mosaic..

`You anoint my Head with Oil` (Psalm 23). We see a shepherd anointing the heads of sheep with oil to preserve them from sunstroke, or to heal bramble scratches. An early photograph.

Psalm 23

`You anoint my Head with Oil` (Psalm 23). We see a shepherd anointing the heads of sheep with oil to preserve them from sunstroke, or to heal bramble scratches. An early photograph..
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He makes me lie down in green pastures - Ps.23.2  An early photograph.

Psalm 23

He makes me lie down in green pastures - Ps.23.2 An early photograph..

Swallows sometimes make nests in buildings. Psalm 84:3 and Prov.26:2 suggests that they also made nests in temples.

Psalm 84

Swallows sometimes make nests in buildings. Psalm 84:3 and Prov.26:2 suggests that they also made nests in temples..

Psalm 87 celebrates Zion as being the centre of the world, as in this 16th century German map.

Psalm 87

Psalm 87 celebrates Zion as being the centre of the world, as in this 16th century German map..

`Transcending the waves of the sea, Yahweh reigns`. These words from Psalm 93 are depicted in a wall painting from a 14th century Byzantine church in Cyprus.

Psalm 93

`Transcending the waves of the sea, Yahweh reigns`. These words from Psalm 93 are depicted in a wall painting from a 14th century Byzantine church in Cyprus..

David offering up prayer and praise to God

David

David offering up prayer and praise to God.

David the King, playing his lyre

David

David the King, playing his lyre.

David, the shepherd, with sheep

David

David, the shepherd, with sheep.

The lurking-place of robbers - Ps.10.8

Psalm 10

The lurking-place of robbers - Ps.10.8.

The occupations of the righteous and the wicked contrasted - Ps.26

Psalm 26

The occupations of the righteous and the wicked contrasted - Ps.26.

A storm in the wilderness - Ps.29

Psalm 29

A storm in the wilderness - Ps.29.

`Praise ye the Lord on the harp` &c - Ps.33.2

Psalm 33

`Praise ye the Lord on the harp` &c - Ps.33.2.

Sympathy with the sick and afflicted - Ps.35.14

Psalm 35

Sympathy with the sick and afflicted - Ps.35.14.

`He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them` Ps.39.6

Psalm 39

`He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them` Ps.39.6.

Harts at the water brook Ps.42.1

Psalm 42

Harts at the water brook Ps.42.1.

A father in Israel discoursing of the olden time to the young Ps.44.1

Psalm 44

A father in Israel discoursing of the olden time to the young Ps.44.1.

`Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind` Ps.48.7

Psalm 48

`Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind` Ps.48.7.

`God shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place` Ps.52.5

Psalm 52

`God shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place` Ps.52.5.

`My heart is sore pained within me` Ps.55.4

Psalm 55

`My heart is sore pained within me` Ps.55.4.

`Thou crownest the year with thy goodness` Ps.65.11

Psalm 65

`Thou crownest the year with thy goodness` Ps.65.11.

`They that sit in the gate speak against me, and I was the song of the drunkards` Ps.69.12

Psalm 69

`They that sit in the gate speak against me, and I was the song of the drunkards` Ps.69.12.

`The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents` Ps.72.10

Psalm 72

`The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents` Ps.72.10.

Priests blowing the trumpet at new moon (Ps.81.3)

Psalm 81

Priests blowing the trumpet at new moon (Ps.81.3).

Joy in the service of the sanctuary Ps.84.10

Psalm 84

Joy in the service of the sanctuary Ps.84.10.

`In the morning shall my prayer come before thee` Ps.88.13

Psalm 88

`In the morning shall my prayer come before thee` Ps.88.13.

`O Lord, how great are thy works!` Ps.92.5

Psalm 92

`O Lord, how great are thy works!` Ps.92.5.

Going up to the temple with offerings Ps.96.8

Psalm 96

Going up to the temple with offerings Ps.96.8.

`Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening` Ps.104.23

Psalm 104

`Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening` Ps.104.23.

`He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives` Ps.106.46

Psalm 106

`He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives` Ps.106.46.

`They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths` Ps.107.26

Psalm 107

`They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths` Ps.107.26.

`He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children` Ps.113.9

Psalm 113

`He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children` Ps.113.9.

`Princes did sit and speak against me` Ps.119.23,51

Psalm 119

`Princes did sit and speak against me` Ps.119.23,51.

`Great peace have they which love thy law` Ps.119.165

Psalm 119

`Great peace have they which love thy law` Ps.119.165.

`Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law` Ps.119.18

Psalm 119

`Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law` Ps.119.18.

`Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine` Ps.128.3

Psalm 128

`Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine` Ps.128.3.

`By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept` Ps.137.1

Psalm 137

`By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept` Ps.137.1.

`Let the righteous reprove me, and it shall be a kindness` Ps.141.5

Psalm 141

`Let the righteous reprove me, and it shall be a kindness` Ps.141.5.