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Vol. V

Psalms 101 – 125

Cantillation and Structure

Psalms 101–125 set to music by their Hebrew grammar, following the natural flow of the text. Each psalm is arranged according to its functional type, so you can hear what the text is doing.

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Didactic

Psalms that teach rather than speak: wisdom and instruction that form the mind.

Cantillated

Psalms spoken, sung or performed before God: prayer, praise, lament, declaration, dialogue.

Composite

Psalms that move from one mode into the other.

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101Psalm CI (101)CantillatedRoyal Vow4:17
102Psalm CII (102)CantillatedLament Turning4:55
103Psalm CIII (103)CantillatedRefrain Praise3:31
104Psalm CIV (104)CantillatedCreation Refrain Praise5:04
105Psalm CV (105)CantillatedHistorical Declarative Praise5:53
106Psalm CVI (106)CantillatedCommunal Confession Lament5:17
107Psalm CVII (107)CantillatedRefrain Thanksgiving5:22
108Psalm CVIII (108)CompositePraise to Oracle4:13
109Psalm CIX (109)CantillatedImprecatory Lament Turning4:24
110Psalm CX (110)CantillatedDialogical Royal Oracle3:21
111Psalm CXI (111)CantillatedAcrostic Declarative Praise4:17
112Psalm CXII (112)DidacticWisdom Instruction2:50
113Psalm CXIII (113)CantillatedUnison Declarative Praise3:52
114Psalm CXIV (114)CantillatedRefrain Exodus Praise3:22
115Psalm CXV (115)CantillatedDialogical Refrain Praise3:46
116Psalm CXVI (116)CantillatedDeliverance Turning6:42
117Psalm CXVII (117)CantillatedUnison Declarative Praise3:47
118Psalm CXVIII (118)CantillatedProcessional Thanksgiving5:37
119Psalm CXIX (119)DidacticTorah Instruction30:20
120Psalm CXX (120)CantillatedLament Ascent3:39
121Psalm CXXI (121)CantillatedDialogical Ascent4:24
122Psalm CXXII (122)CantillatedProcessional Arrival3:36
123Psalm CXXIII (123)CantillatedCommunal Lament3:09
124Psalm CXXIV (124)CantillatedRefrain Deliverance3:56
125Psalm CXXV (125)CantillatedDeclarative Confidence4:46
About these songs. They are a summary and a commentary on the Psalms, not a word-for-word translation. Read what these songs are →

What These Songs Are, and What They Are Not

These songs are not a word-for-word translation of the Psalms. They were never meant to be. Nor do they try to capture every idea in every psalm. In a song, that would be impossible.

What we have done is capture the essence of each psalm: what matters most in it. Think of each song as a summary. Think of it as a cheat sheet. The purpose of the psalm is still being met. God's word to mankind is still being heard.

Behind many of these lines is word research: deep study of the meaning of the Hebrew. So where a line sounds different from your translation, and you think it is wrong, study it. We believe you will find that the essence of what we sing is true.

The truth is that no one can set the Psalms to music without also becoming a commentator. That is what this is. It is a modern commentary on the Psalms: not only the Psalms themselves, and not only the Psalms being sung. So do not think that every word of the psalm is here. It is not. Read the psalm itself, in full.

Why do this at all? Because we believe God intended humanity to be surrounded by His word. This was always the entertainment He wanted us to have: not hours of television, not a day lost in a phone looking at nonsense. The blessed man of Psalm 1 meditates on God's word day and night. How can we meditate on His word if we do not surround ourselves with it?

As ministers, our first responsibility is to share God's word with people. That is what these songs are for.

Paul Whitehorn