Singing the Psalms

A word for word rendering of Psalm 62 ESV 

Written between 1050-950 BC by David the Son of Jesse, King of Israel and Judah - the Lord’s Anointed.

Performed and Recorded 03.06.24

Psalm 62 - Mike Neff - (G,A,D,Bm7)

A word for word rendering of Psalm 63 ESV 

Written between 1050-950 BC by David the Son of Jesse, King of Israel and Judah - the Lord’s Anointed.

Performed and Recorded 03.07.24

Psalm 63 - Mike Neff - (C,Am,Em,G)

A word for word rendering of Psalm 64 ESV 

Written between 1050-950 BC by David the Son of Jesse, King of Israel and Judah - the Lord’s Anointed.

Performed and Recorded 03.08.24

Psalm 64 - Mike Neff - (G, A, D, Bm7)

A word for word rendering of Psalm 65 ESV 

Written between 1050-950 BC by David the Son of Jesse, King of Israel and Judah - the Lord’s Anointed.

Performed and Recorded 03.09.24

Psalm 65 - Mike Neff - (G, Em, C, G)

A word for word rendering of Psalm 66 ESV 

Written by an unknown author sometime between 1300-600 BC but is most likely by either David the Son of Jesse, King of Israel and Judah - the Lord’s Anointed, or… Joshua the son of Nun, Conquerer of Canaan, successor to Moses as Leader of God’s Chosen People. 

Performed and Recorded 03.10.24

Psalm 66 - Mike Neff - (G, Cm)

A word for word rendering of Psalm 84 ESV

“To the choirmaster: According to the Gittith. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.”

Musical instruction:
Capo: 4

Chords: 
G, Cm

Written by the descendants of the rebel Korah, who did not follow after the pattern of their forefather, likely sometime between 1025-950 BC. 

The Sons of Korah were few faithful descendants of the rebellious figure Korah, who rears his head in the Book of Numbers. 

Korah rebelled against Moses and Aaron’s leadership, leading to a divine punishment that included the earth swallowing him, his followers, and (it says) all of his household. 

However, in God’s divine graciousness, some of his offspring, known as the Sons of Korah, remained faithful and were not counted among the household of Korah when he utterly destroyed them from the face of the Earth, and they continued to play significant roles in Israelite society.

As gatekeepers, they were responsible for maintaining order and guarding sacred spaces such as the tabernacle or temple. 

Their faithfulness and adherence to their responsibilities demonstrate their dedication to upholding the sanctity of worship.

They are most notably associated with musical traditions and the composition of psalms. 

The inclusion of the Sons of Korah’s psalms in the biblical canon signifies their recognized importance and spiritual depth, their lasting impact on the worship practices of ancient Israel, as well as the importance of remaining faithful in spite of regrettable family ties.

For no matter whose ancestor you are, the Lord is always ready to accept all who are willing to call upon him with a sincere heart and beg for his mercy.

Performed and recorded on 4.10.24

Psalm 84

A word for word rendering of Psalm 85 ESV

“To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.”

Musical instruction:
Capo: 5

Verse Chords: 
D, A, G

PreChorus Chords: 
A7, G
A7, G
A7, G

Chorus Chords: 
Bm, A, G
Bm, A, G
A, G, D

Written by the descendants of the rebel Korah, who did not follow after the pattern of their forefather, likely sometime between 1025-950 BC. 

The Sons of Korah were the few faithful descendants of the rebellious figure Korah, who rears his head in the Book of Numbers. 

Korah rebelled against Moses and Aaron’s leadership, leading to a divine punishment that included the earth swallowing him, his followers, and (it says) all of his household. 

However, in God’s divine graciousness, some of his offspring, known as the Sons of Korah, remained faithful and were not counted among the household of Korah when God utterly destroyed them from the face of the Earth, and they continued to play significant roles in Israelite society.

As gatekeepers, they were responsible for maintaining order and guarding sacred spaces such as the tabernacle or temple. 

It was not too small a thing for them, and they rejoiced being counted worthy to serve the Lord.

Their faithfulness and adherence to their responsibilities demonstrate their dedication to upholding the sanctity of worship.

They are most notably associated with musical traditions and the composition of psalms. 

The inclusion of the Sons of Korah’s psalms in the biblical canon signifies their recognized importance and spiritual depth, their lasting impact on the worship practices of ancient Israel, as well as the importance of remaining faithful in spite of regrettable family ties.

For no matter whose ancestor you are, the Lord is always ready to accept all who are willing to call upon him with a sincere heart and beg for his mercy.

And from each of us should flow our own songs of renewed purpose and redemption out of a heart of humility as we remember the fallen state from which He raised us and the redemption that we experience through His grace. This was certainly the case for the sons of Korah.

Performed and recorded on 4.11.24

Psalm 85

A word for word rendering of Psalm 86 ESV

A prayer of David.

Musical instruction:
Capo: 0

Verse Chords: 
Em, C, G

PreChorus Chords: 
Bm, C

Chorus Chords: 
Em, C, G

Written between 1050-950 BC by, David, the Son of Jesse, King of Israel and Judah - the Lord’s Anointed.

Performed and recorded on 4.12.24

Psalm 86

A word for word rendering of Psalm 89:1-18 ESV

“A MASKIL OF ETHAN THE EZRAHITE.”

Musical instruction:
Capo: 1

Verse Chords: 
C, F

Chorus Chords: 
C, F
C, F
Am, G, F
Am, G, F, C

Written likely sometime between 1025-950 BC by Ethan the Ezrahite - the son of Mahol who was one of the worship leaders, along with Heman and Asaph, during the time of David, to give representation in the worship to all three sons of Levi. Gershom, Kohath, & Merari.

Ethan of Psalm 89 is a Levite mentioned with his family line in 1 Chronicles 6:44 : “On the left hand were their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch…”

It seems that Ethan was still serving during the time of King Solomon, son of David. Ethan was considered very wise. Solomon, the wisest of all, was compared to Ethan: “He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite—wiser than Heman” (1 Kings 4:31).

Performed and recorded on 4.15.24

Psalm 89:1-18

A word for word rendering of Psalm 98 ESV

“Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. The Lord has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises! Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody! With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord! Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭98‬:‭1‬-‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Musical instruction:
Capo: 2

Chords: 
C, F, DM, G

Performed and recorded on 4.28.24

Psalm 98

Psalm 112 ESV

The Righteous Will Never Be Moved 
1 [a] Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,     who greatly delights in his commandments!
2 His offspring will be mighty in the land;     the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are in his house,     and his righteousness endures forever.
4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;     he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
5 It is well with the man who deals generously and lends;     who conducts his affairs with justice.
6 For the righteous will never be moved;     he will be remembered forever.
7 He is not afraid of bad news;     his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.
8 His heart is steady;[b] he will not be afraid,     until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
9 He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor;     his righteousness endures forever;     his horn is exalted in honor.
10 The wicked man sees it and is angry;     he gnashes his teeth and melts away;     the desire of the wicked will perish!

Psalm 112 ESV

Musical instruction:
Capo: 1

Chords: 
D, E, A, D
D, E, A

Performed and recorded on 5.19.24

Psalm 112

Psalm 116 ESV

I Love the Lord

1 I love the Lord, because he has heard     my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2 Because he inclined his ear to me,     therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The snares of death encompassed me;     the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;     I suffered distress and anguish.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:     “O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;     our God is merciful.
6 The Lord preserves the simple;     when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return, O my soul, to your rest;     for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
8 For you have delivered my soul from death,     my eyes from tears,     my feet from stumbling;
9 I will walk before the Lord     in the land of the living.
10 I believed, even when[a] I spoke:     “I am greatly afflicted”;
11 I said in my alarm,     “All mankind are liars.”
12 What shall I render to the Lord     for all his benefits to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation     and call on the name of the Lord,
14 I will pay my vows to the Lord     in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the Lord     is the death of his saints.
16 O Lord, I am your servant;     I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.     You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving     and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord     in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of the Lord,     in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 116 ESV

Musical instruction:
Capo: 5

Chords: 
C, Em, F, G

Performed and recorded on 5.23.24

Psalm 116

Psalm 118 ESV

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;     for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Let Israel say,     “His steadfast love endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron say,     “His steadfast love endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord say,     “His steadfast love endures forever.”
5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;     the Lord answered me and set me free.
6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.     What can man do to me?
7 The Lord is on my side as my helper;     I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord     than to trust in man.
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord     than to trust in princes.
10 All nations surrounded me;     in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;     in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
12 They surrounded me like bees;     they went out like a fire among thorns;     in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
13 I was pushed hard,[a] so that I was falling,     but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and my song;     he has become my salvation.
15 Glad songs of salvation     are in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,
16 the right hand of the Lord exalts,     the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!”
17 I shall not die, but I shall live,     and recount the deeds of the Lord.
18 The Lord has disciplined me severely,     but he has not given me over to death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,     that I may enter through them     and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;     the righteous shall enter through it.
21 I thank you that you have answered me     and have become my salvation.
22 The stone that the builders rejected     has become the cornerstone.[b]
23 This is the Lord's doing;     it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day that the Lord has made;     let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save us, we pray, O Lord!     O Lord, we pray, give us success!
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!     We bless you from the house of the Lord.
27 The Lord is God,     and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,     up to the horns of the altar!
28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;     you are my God; I will extol you.
29 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;     for his steadfast love endures forever!

Psalm 118 ESV

Musical instruction:

Capo: 1

Chords: 
C, F, Am, G, F

Performed and recorded on 5.26.24

Psalm 118

Psalm 119:1-18 ESV

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet
Aleph

1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless,     who walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,     who seek him with their whole heart,
3 who also do no wrong,     but walk in his ways!
4 You have commanded your precepts     to be kept diligently.
5 Oh that my ways may be steadfast     in keeping your statutes!
6 Then I shall not be put to shame,     having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
7 I will praise you with an upright heart,     when I learn your righteous rules.
8 I will keep your statutes;     do not utterly forsake me!
Beth
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?     By guarding it according to your word.
10 With my whole heart I seek you;     let me not wander from your commandments!
11 I have stored up your word in my heart,     that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord;     teach me your statutes!
13 With my lips I declare     all the rules of your mouth.
14 In the way of your testimonies I delight     as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts     and fix my eyes on your ways.
16 I will delight in your statutes;     I will not forget your word.
Gimel
17 Deal bountifully with your servant,     that I may live and keep your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold     wondrous things out of your law.


Psalm 119:1-18 ESV

Musical instruction:

Capo: 0

Chords: 
G, Cadd9, G, Cadd9, Em, Em7

Performed and recorded on 5.26.24

Psalm 119:1-18

Psalm 125 ESV

The Lord Surrounds His People

A Song of Ascents.

1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,     which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,     so the Lord surrounds his people,     from this time forth and forevermore.
3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest     on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out     their hands to do wrong.
4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,     and to those who are upright in their hearts!
5 But those who turn aside to their crooked ways     the Lord will lead away with evildoers!     Peace be upon Israel!

Psalm 125 ESV

Musical instruction: Capo 0
Chords: G, Em, C, G, Em, C, Em Am
Performed and recorded on: 6.10.24

Psalm 125

Psalm 126 ESV

Restore Our Fortunes, O Lord

A Song of Ascents.

1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,     we were like those who dream.
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,     and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations,     “The Lord has done great things for them.”
3 The Lord has done great things for us;     we are glad.
4 Restore our fortunes, O Lord,     like streams in the Negeb!
5 Those who sow in tears     shall reap with shouts of joy!
6 He who goes out weeping,     bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy,     bringing his sheaves with him.

Psalm 126 ESV

Musical instruction: Capo 0
Chords: Em, Am, D, G, D
Performed and recorded on: 6.11.24

Psalm 126

Psalm 141 ESV

Give Ear to My Voice

A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me!     Give ear to my voice when I call to you!
2 Let my prayer be counted as incense before you,     and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!
3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;     keep watch over the door of my lips!
4 Do not let my heart incline to any evil,     to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity,     and let me not eat of their delicacies!
5 Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness;     let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head;     let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
6 When their judges are thrown over the cliff,     then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.
7 As when one plows and breaks up the earth,     so shall our bones be scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
8 But my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord;     in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!
9 Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me     and from the snares of evildoers!
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,     while I pass by safely.

Psalm 141 ESV

Musical instruction: Capo 5
Chords: C, F, Dm, G, Em, Am, F, G, C
Performed and recorded on: 6.29.24

Psalm 141

Psalm 144 ESV

My Rock and My Fortress
Of David.

1 Blessed be the Lord, my rock,     who trains my hands for war,     and my fingers for battle;
2 he is my steadfast love and my fortress,     my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge,     who subdues peoples under me.
3 O Lord, what is man that you regard him,     or the son of man that you think of him?
4 Man is like a breath;     his days are like a passing shadow.
5 Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down!     Touch the mountains so that they smoke!
6 Flash forth the lightning and scatter them;     send out your arrows and rout them!
7 Stretch out your hand from on high;     rescue me and deliver me from the many waters,     from the hand of foreigners,
8 whose mouths speak lies     and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a new song to you, O God;     upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you,
10 who gives victory to kings,     who rescues David his servant from the cruel sword.
11 Rescue me and deliver me     from the hand of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies     and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12 May our sons in their youth     be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars     cut for the structure of a palace;
13 may our granaries be full,     providing all kinds of produce; may our sheep bring forth thousands     and ten thousands in our fields;
14 may our cattle be heavy with young,     suffering no mishap or failure in bearing; may there be no cry of distress in our streets!
15 Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall!     Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!

Psalm 144 ESV

Musical instruction: Capo 1
Chords: Dm7, G, Em, Am
Performed and recorded on: 7.2.24

Psalm 144

Psalm 146 ESV

Put Not Your Trust in Princes

1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live;     I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 Put not your trust in princes,     in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth;     on that very day his plans perish.
5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,     whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 who made heaven and earth,     the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever;
7 who executes justice for the oppressed,     who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;
8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;     the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the sojourners;     he upholds the widow and the fatherless,     but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
10 The Lord will reign forever,     your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 146 ESV

Musical instruction: Capo 4
Chords: G, Em, C, G
Performed and recorded on: 7.5.24

Psalm 146

Psalm 147 ESV

He Heals the Brokenhearted
 
1 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God;     for it is pleasant,and a song of praise is fitting.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;     he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted     and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars;     he gives to all of them their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;     his understanding is beyond measure.
6 The Lord lifts up the humble;     he casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;     make melody to our God on the lyre!
8 He covers the heavens with clouds;     he prepares rain for the earth;     he makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He gives to the beasts their food,     and to the young ravens that cry.
10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse,     nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,     in those who hope in his steadfast love.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!     Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates;     he blesses your children within you.
14 He makes peace in your borders;     he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends out his command to the earth;     his word runs swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool;     he scatters frost like ashes.
17 He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;     who can stand before his cold?
18 He sends out his word, and melts them;     he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
19 He declares his word to Jacob,     his statutes and rules to Israel.
20 He has not dealt thus with any other nation;     they do not know his rules. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 147 ESV

Musical instruction: Capo 0
Chords: Dm, G, C, Am
Performed and recorded on: 7.6.24

Psalm 147

Psalm 4 ESV

Answer Me When I Call

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

1 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!
2 O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame?     How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah
3 But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself;     the Lord hears when I call to him.
4 Be angry, and do not sin;     ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah
5 Offer right sacrifices,     and put your trust in the Lord.
6 There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?     Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
7 You have put more joy in my heart     than they have when their grain and wine abound.
8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep;     for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 4 ESV

Musical instruction: Capo 3
Chords: G, C, Em, D, 
Performed and recorded on: 7.14.24

Psalm 4

Psalm 5:8b-12 ESV

Lead Me in Your Righteousness
To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

8 because of my enemies;     make your way straight before me.
9 For there is no truth in their mouth;     their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave;     they flatter with their tongue.
10 Make them bear their guilt, O God;     let them fall by their own counsels; because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,     for they have rebelled against you.
11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;     let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them,     that those who love your name may exult in you.
12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord;     you cover him with favor as with a shield.

Psalm 5:8b-12 ESV

Musical instruction: Capo 4
Chords: Cm, G, G/B, Em, 
Performed and recorded on: 7.17.24

Psalm 5:8b-12

Psalm 6 ESV

O Lord, Deliver My Life

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

6 O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger,     nor discipline me in your wrath.
2 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;     heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.
3 My soul also is greatly troubled.     But you, O Lord—how long?
4 Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;     save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
5 For in death there is no remembrance of you;     in Sheol who will give you praise?
6 I am weary with my moaning;     every night I flood my bed with tears;     I drench my couch with my weeping.
7 My eye wastes away because of grief;     it grows weak because of all my foes.
8 Depart from me, all you workers of evil,     for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my plea;     the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;     they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment.

Psalm 6 ESV

Musical instruction: Capo 1
Chords: F, C, G, Am
Performed and recorded on: 7.18.24

Psalm 6

Psalm 7 ESV

In You Do I Take Refuge

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.

1 O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge;     save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,
2 lest like a lion they tear my soul apart,     rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.
3 O Lord my God, if I have done this,     if there is wrong in my hands,
4 if I have repaid my friend with evil     or plundered my enemy without cause,
5 let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it,     and let him trample my life to the ground     and lay my glory in the dust.
6 Arise, O Lord, in your anger;     lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;     awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
7 Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you;     over it return on high.
8 The Lord judges the peoples;     judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness     and according to the integrity that is in me.
9 Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,     and may you establish the righteous— you who test the minds and hearts,     O righteous God!
10 My shield is with God,     who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge,     and a God who feels indignation every day.
12 If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword;     he has bent and readied his bow;
13 he has prepared for him his deadly weapons,     making his arrows fiery shafts.
14 Behold, the wicked man conceives evil     and is pregnant with mischief     and gives birth to lies.
15 He makes a pit, digging it out,     and falls into the hole that he has made.
16 His mischief returns upon his own head,     and on his own skull his violence descends.
17 I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,     and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.

Psalm 7 ESV

Musical instruction: Capo 5
Chords: G, C, Em, D
Performed and recorded on: 7.18.24

Psalm 7

Be More - Stephan Sanchez Cover

It must be more than I need you
More than I love you
Be more than wishes on stars
High above you
If words could just hold you
Tell me you feel me
Oh, just to know you
Tell me you see me
I couldn't have said it (said it)
You must have just read it (read it)
In my eyes
Darling, please
Let it be more
Be more
Be more
It must be more than I want you
More than I touch you
Be more than dancing in raindrops
Falling to touch you, whoa, just to touch you, oh
If words could just hold you
Tell me you feel me
Oh, just to know you
Tell me you see me, yeah
I couldn't have said it (said it)
You must have just read it
In my eyes
Let it be more
Be more
Be more
Darling, be more
Be more
Be more
If words could just hold you
Tell me you feel me
Oh, just to know you
Tell me you see me
I couldn't have said it
You must have just read it
In my eyes
Darling, please
Let it be more

Be More (Stephen Sanchez Cover) - Mike Neff

Psalm 27 ESV

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation
Of David.

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;     whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life;     of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evildoers assail me     to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes,     it is they who stumble and fall.
3 Though an army encamp against me,     my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me,     yet I will be confident.
4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,     that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord     all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord     and to inquire in his temple.
5 For he will hide me in his shelter     in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;     he will lift me high upon a rock.
6 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.
7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;     be gracious to me and answer me!
8 You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you,     “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”
9 Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger,     O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not,     O God of my salvation!
10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me,     but the Lord will take me in.
11 Teach me your way, O Lord,     and lead me on a level path     because of my enemies.
12 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;     for false witnesses have risen against me,     and they breathe out violence.
13 I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord     in the land of the living!
14 Wait for the Lord;     be strong, and let your heart take courage;     wait for the Lord!

Psalm 27 ESV

Musical Instruction:
Acoustic Instrumental from “Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner” by Fall Out Boy
Slowed and Transposed a Step-Down
Finished 5.26.2025

Psalm 27

Psalm 28 ESV

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield
Of David.

1 To you, O Lord, I call;     my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me,     I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,     when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands     toward your most holy sanctuary.
3 Do not drag me off with the wicked,     with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors     while evil is in their hearts.
4 Give to them according to their work     and according to the evil of their deeds; give to them according to the work of their hands;     render them their due reward.
5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord     or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and build them up no more.
6 Blessed be the Lord!     For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;     in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults,     and with my song I give thanks to him.
8 The Lord is the strength of his people;     he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
9 Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!     Be their shepherd and carry them forever.

Psalm 28 ESV

Musical Instruction:
Backtrack from “Medicine” by Joji
Slowed and Transposed 
Finished:

Psalm 28

Psalm 29 ESV

Ascribe to the Lord Glory
A Psalm of David.

Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,     ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;     worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;     the God of glory thunders,     the Lord, over many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;     the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;     the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf,     and Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;     the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth     and strips the forests bare,     and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;     the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
11 May the Lord give strength to his people!     May the Lord bless his people with peace!

Psalm 29 ESV

Musical Instruction:
Capo 3
Chords: D, Bm, G (PreChorus A, Bm, G)
6.13.25

Psalm 29

Psalm 30 ESV

Joy Comes with the Morning
A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.

1 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up     and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,     and you have healed me.
3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;     you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.
4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,     and give thanks to his holy name.
5 For his anger is but for a moment,     and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night,     but joy comes with the morning.
6 As for me, I said in my prosperity,     “I shall never be moved.”
7 By your favor, O Lord,     you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face;     I was dismayed.
8 To you, O Lord, I cry,     and to the Lord I plead for mercy:
9 “What profit is there in my death,     if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you?     Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10 Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!     O Lord, be my helper!”
11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;     you have loosed my sackcloth     and clothed me with gladness,
12 that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.     O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Psalm 30 ESV

Musical Instruction:
Capo 5
Chords: G, C

Finished: 7.11.25

Psalm 30

Psalm 31 ESV

Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 In you, O Lord, do I take refuge;     let me never be put to shame;     in your righteousness deliver me!
2 Incline your ear to me;     rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me,     a strong fortress to save me!
3 For you are my rock and my fortress;     and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me;
4 you take me out of the net they have hidden for me,     for you are my refuge.
5 Into your hand I commit my spirit;     you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God.
6 I hate those who pay regard to worthless idols,     but I trust in the Lord.
7 I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love,     because you have seen my affliction;     you have known the distress of my soul,
8 and you have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy;     you have set my feet in a broad place.
9 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress;     my eye is wasted from grief;     my soul and my body also.
10 For my life is spent with sorrow,     and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity,     and my bones waste away.
11 Because of all my adversaries I have become a reproach,     especially to my neighbors, and an object of dread to my acquaintances;     those who see me in the street flee from me.
12 I have been forgotten like one who is dead;     I have become like a broken vessel.
13 For I hear the whispering of many—     terror on every side!— as they scheme together against me,     as they plot to take my life.
14 But I trust in you, O Lord;     I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times are in your hand;     rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
16 Make your face shine on your servant;     save me in your steadfast love!
17 O Lord, let me not be put to shame,     for I call upon you; let the wicked be put to shame;     let them go silently to Sheol.
18 Let the lying lips be mute,     which speak insolently against the righteous     in pride and contempt.
19 Oh, how abundant is your goodness,     which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you,     in the sight of the children of mankind!
20 In the cover of your presence you hide them     from the plots of men; you store them in your shelter     from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be the Lord,     for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me     when I was in a besieged city.
22 I had said in my alarm,     “I am cut off from your sight.” But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy     when I cried to you for help.
23 Love the Lord, all you his saints!     The Lord preserves the faithful     but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.
24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage,     all you who wait for the Lord!

Psalm 31 ESV

Musical Instruction:
Capo 1
Verse Chords: C, E, Am, G
Chorus F, G, C, C/B, Am
Uploaded 7.15.25

Psalm 31

Psalm 32 ESV

Blessed Are the Forgiven
A Maskil of David.

1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,     whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,     and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away     through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;     my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.
5 I acknowledged my sin to you,     and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”     and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
6 Therefore let everyone who is godly     offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters,     they shall not reach him.
7 You are a hiding place for me;     you preserve me from trouble;     you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;     I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
9 Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,     which must be curbed with bit and bridle,     or it will not stay near you.
10 Many are the sorrows of the wicked,     but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.
11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,     and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

Psalm 32 ESV

Musical Instruction:
Capo 4
Chords: Am, G, F, F
Arranged and recorded 7.19.25

Psalm 32

Psalm 33 ESV

The Steadfast Love of the Lord

1 Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!     Praise befits the upright.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;     make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
3 Sing to him a new song;     play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
4 For the word of the Lord is upright,     and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves righteousness and justice;     the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,     and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;     he puts the deeps in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;     let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;     he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;     he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,     the plans of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,     the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
13 The Lord looks down from heaven;     he sees all the children of man;
14 from where he sits enthroned he looks out     on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 he who fashions the hearts of them all     and observes all their deeds.
16 The king is not saved by his great army;     a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17 The war horse is a false hope for salvation,     and by its great might it cannot rescue.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,     on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may deliver their soul from death     and keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits for the Lord;     he is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart is glad in him,     because we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,     even as we hope in you.

Psalm 33 ESV

Musical Instruction: Capo 1 | V-Chords: Am, Dm, G, C, C/B; PC-Chords: Dm, G; C-Chords: Dm, G, C, C/B, Am
Arranged and recorded 7.20.25

Psalm 33

Psalm 34 ESV

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

1 I will bless the Lord at all times;     his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;     let the humble hear and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,     and let us exalt his name together!
4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me     and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant,     and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the Lordheard him     and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps     around those who fear him, and delivers them.
8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!     Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
9 Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,     for those who fear him have no lack!
10 The young lions suffer want and hunger;     but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
11 Come, O children, listen to me;     I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 What man is there who desires life     and loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil     and your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Turn away from evil and do good;     seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous     and his ears toward their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,     to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears     and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted     and saves the crushed in spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,     but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20 He keeps all his bones;     not one of them is broken.
21 Affliction will slay the wicked,     and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord redeems the life of his servants;     none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

Psalm 34 ESV

Musical instruction: Capo 3 | Chords: Am, D, G, G/F#, Em
Arranged and Recorded 7.26.25

Psalm 34

Psalm 35:1-10 ESV

Great Is the Lord
Of David.

1 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;     fight against those who fight against me!
2 Take hold of shield and buckler     and rise for my help!
3 Draw the spear and javelin     against my pursuers! Say to my soul,     “I am your salvation!”
4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor     who seek after my life! Let them be turned back and disappointed     who devise evil against me!
5 Let them be like chaff before the wind,     with the angel of the Lord driving them away!
6 Let their way be dark and slippery,     with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!
7 For without cause they hid their net for me;     without cause they dug a pit for my life.
8 Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him;     let him fall into it—to his destruction!
9 Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord,     exulting in his salvation.
10 All my bones shall say,     “O Lord, who is like you, delivering the poor     from him who is too strong for him,     the poor and needy from him who robs him?”

Psalm 35:1-10 ESV

Musical Instruction:  No Capo | V-Chords: C, Bm, Em | C-Chords: C, G, B7, Em (3x), C, D 
Arranged and recorded: 7.28.25

Psalm 35:1-10

Psalm 35:11-28 ESV

Great Is the Lord
Of David.

11 Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I do not know.
12 They repay me evil for good;  my soul is bereft.
13 But I, when they were sick— I wore sackcloth; I afflicted myself with fasting; I prayed with head bowed on my chest.
14 I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother; as one who laments his mother, I bowed down in mourning.
15 But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered; they gathered together against me; wretches whom I did not know tore at me without ceasing;
16 like profane mockers at a feast, they gnash at me with their teeth.
17 How long, O Lord, will you look on?
Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from the lions!
18 I will thank you in the great congregation;in the mighty throng I will praise you.
19 Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause.
20 For they do not speak peace, but against those who are quiet in the land they devise words of deceit.
21 They open wide their mouths against me; they say, “Aha, Aha! Our eyes have seen it!”
22 You have seen, O LORD; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me!
23 Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication, for my cause, my God and my Lord!
24 Vindicate me, O LORD, my God, according to your righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me! 
25 Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, our heart’s desire!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”
26 Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether who rejoice at my calamity! Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me!
27 Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad and say evermore, “Great is the LORD, who delights in the welfare of his servant!”
28 Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long.

Psalm 35:11-28 ESV

Musical Instruction:  Capo 1 | V-Chords: D, Bm, G, D, A; D, Em, G, D, A | C-Chords: G, D, A 
Arranged and recorded: 9.7.25

Psalm 35:11-28

A servant of the Lord God. All glory to Christ my King!

Mike Neff

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