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Psalm 53

Psalm 53

Psalm 53, a psalm nearly identical to Psalm 14, begins: "The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.'" But before God's people can look down on the unbelieving, the psalm goes on to affirm that "there is none who does good, not even one," as Paul points out in Romans 3, quoting at length from these psalms.

To sing Psalm 53, we used Bev Herrema's great adaptation "Hear the Fool" (2011 Pilot Point Music).

This recording features Andrea Sandefur on vocals, Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar, Naomi Stamoolis on oboe, Ruth Schwartz on cello, Anne-Renne Gumley on vocals and piano, Heath Hassen on bass guitar, and Thomas Doak on drums.

Psalm 119:169-176 (Taw)

Psalm 119:169–176

Psalm 119 is an acrostic prayer song celebrating God's word. Psalm 119 was written as 22 eight verse stanzas, one for each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The first eight verses of Psalm 119 all begin with the Hebrew letter Aleph. The next eight verses begin with the Hebrew letter Beth. This pattern continues through the rest of the psalm. Each verse of this stanza begins with the Hebrew letter Taw. To sing the final stanza of Psalm 119 we set lyrics by Joel Stamoolis to the melody "Old Hundredth," by Louis Bourgeois (1551). This recording features Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar, Naomi Stamoolis and Willy Shelton on vocals, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.

Psalm 119:161-168 (Shin)

Psalm 119:161–168

Psalm 119 is an acrostic prayer song celebrating God's word. Psalm 119 was written as 22 eight verse stanzas, one for each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The first eight verses of Psalm 119 all begin with the Hebrew letter Aleph. The next eight verses begin with the Hebrew letter Beth. This pattern continues through the rest of the psalm. Each verse of this stanza begins with the Hebrew letter Shin (or Sin). To sing the twenty-first stanza of Psalm 119 we set lyrics by Sing Psalms (©Free Church of Scotland) to a melody by Joel Stamoolis. This recording features Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar, Willy Shelton on vocals, Naomi Stamoolis on English horn, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.

Psalm 119:153-160 (Resh)

Psalm 119:153–160

Psalm 119 is an acrostic prayer song celebrating God's word. Psalm 119 was written as 22 eight verse stanzas, one for each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The first eight verses of Psalm 119 all begin with the Hebrew letter Aleph. The next eight verses begin with the Hebrew letter Beth. This pattern continues through the rest of the psalm. Each verse of this stanza begins with the Hebrew letter Resh. To sing the twentieth stanza of Psalm 119 we adapted lyrics by the 1912 Psalter and set them to a melody by Joel Stamoolis. This recording features Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar, Willy Shelton on vocals, Naomi Stamoolis on English horn, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.