History & Narratives Verses
The great stories of the Bible — patriarchs, kings, battles, miracles, and God's faithfulness through history.
[{A Psalm} of David.] Blessed {be} the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, {and} my fingers to fight: {strength: Heb. rock} {to war...: Heb. to the war, etc}
{It is he} that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. {salvation: or, victory}
[David's {Psalm} of praise.] I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
To deliver thee from the way of the evil {man}, from the man that speaketh froward things;
Who rejoice to do evil, {and} delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Whose ways {are} crooked, and {they} froward in their paths:
For the froward {is} abomination to the LORD: but his secret {is} with the righteous.
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. {a froward...: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips}
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
Frowardness {is} in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. {soweth: Heb. casteth forth}
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved {works}, with fine linen of Egypt.