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Psalm 119:97-104 (Mem)

Psalm 119:97–104

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. To sing the thirteenth stanza of Psalm 119 we set lyrics by Joel Stamoolis to a Catalonian folk melody. This recording features Joel Stamoolis on guitar and vocals, Willy Shelton on vocals, Naomi Stamoolis on English horn, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.

Psalm 119:89-96 (Lamedh)

Psalm 119:89–96

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. To sing the twelfth stanza of Psalm 119 we set lyrics by Sing Psalms (©2003 Free Church of Scotland) to a melody by Joel Stamoolis. This recording features Joel Stamoolis on guitar and vocals, Willy Shelton on vocals, Naomi Stamoolis on English horn, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano

Psalm 119:81-88 (Kaph)

Psalm 119:81–88

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. To sing the eleventh stanza of Psalm 119 we set a lyrical paraphrase by Joel Stamoolis to a Swedish folk melody. This recording features Naomi Stamoolis and Willy Shelton on vocals, Joel Stamoolis on cello, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.

Psalm 119:73-80 (Yodh)

Psalm 119:73–80

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. To sing the tenth stanza of Psalm 119 we used a setting by Joel Stamoolis. This recording features Joel Stamoolis on guitar and vocals, Willy Shelton on vocals, Naomi Stamoolis on English horn, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.

Psalm 119:65-72 (Teth)

Psalm 119:65–72

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 ninth stanza of Psalm 119 begins with the Hebrew letter Teth, which is the first letter of the Hebrew words for good and goodness, a theme throughout this stanza. To sing the ninth stanza of Psalm 119 we used a setting 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 119:57-64 (Heth)

Psalm 119:57–64

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. To sing the eighth stanza of Psalm 119 we used a setting by Joel Stamoolis. This recording features Willy Shelton and Naomi Stamoolis on vocals, Joel Stamoolis on cello, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.

Psalm 119:49-56 (Zayin)

Psalm 119:49–56

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. To sing the seventh stanza of Psalm 119 we used a setting by Joel Stamoolis. This recording features Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar, Naomi Stamoolis and Willy Shelton on vocals, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.

Psalm 119:41-48 (Waw)

Psalm 119:41–48

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. To sing the sixth stanza of Psalm 119 we used a metrical paraphrase by Joel Stamoolis and the traditional American melody "Restoration." This recording features Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar, Naomi Stamoolis on English horn, Willy Shelton on vocals, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.

Psalm 119:33-40 (He)

Psalm 119:33–40

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. To sing the fifth stanza of Psalm 119 we set lyric by Sing Psalms (©2003 Free Church of Scotland) to the traditional English melody "The Water Is Wide." This recording features Willy Shelton on vocals, Joel Stamoolis on cello, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.

Psalm 119:25-32 (Daleth)

Psalm 119:25–32

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. To sing the fourth stanza of Psalm 119 we set lyric by Sing Psalms (©2003 Free Church of Scotland) to a melody Joel Stamoolis. This recording features Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar, Naomi Stamoolis on English horn, Willy Shelton on vocals, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.

Psalm 119:17-24 (Gimel)

Psalm 119:17–24

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. To sing the third stanza of Psalm 119 we used the song "In Your Grace" by Joel and Naomi Stamoolis (©2005). This recording features Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar, Naomi Stamoolis and Willy Shelton on vocals, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.

Psalm 119:9-16 (Beth)

Psalm 119:9–16

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. To sing the second stanza of Psalm 119 we set lyrics by Joel Stamoolis to the melody "Quebec," by Henry Baker (1854). This recording features Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar, Naomi Stamoolis and Willy Shelton on vocals, and Anne-Renee Gumley on piano.

Psalm 119:1-8 (Aleph)

Psalm 119:1–8

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. To sing the first stanza of Psalm 119 we set lyrics from Sing Psalms (©2003 Free Church of Scotland) 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 118

Psalm 118 is a psalm of thanksgiving calling the worshipers to remember and celebrate the LORD's enduring steadfast love. Psalm 118 has a significant place in the week leading up to Jesus' death and resurrection. Verses 25 and 26 were shouted by the crowds as Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:9, Luke 19:38, John 12:13). After arriving in Jerusalem, Jesus quoted verses 22 and 23 while teaching in the temple (Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17). Psalm 118 is the last in a set of Passover psalms called the Egyptian Hallel (Psalms 113-118). As such it was likely one of the songs that Jesus and his disciples sang at their last Passover meal together (Matthew 26:30). In 2005, Joel Stamoolis wrote a song entitled "Your Mercy Endures Forever," based largely on Psalm 118. For our Psalms Project, Andrea Sandefur wrote an additional stanza to cover more of the thematic content of the psalm. This recording features Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar, Andrea Sandefur and Jane Keller on vocals, John Rodgers on electric guitar, Dale Tumey on flute, Anne-Renee Gumley on piano, Jamison Gumley on bass guitar, and Thomas Doak on drums.

Psalm 117

Psalm 117 is the shortest psalm in the Psalter, calling all nations and peoples to praise the LORD for His steadfast love and faithfulness to us. To sing this psalm we used the setting "Laudate Dominum" by the Taizé community (©1991 Ateliers et Presses de Taizé). This recording features Naomi Stamoolis, Andrea Sandefur, and Dennis DeWinter on vocals, and Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar.

Psalm 116

"What shall I render to the LORD for all his benefits to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD." (Psalm 116:12-13) To sing this psalm we used a setting written by Shane Barnard (©Waiting Room Music) of Shane and Shane. This recording features Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar, Andrea Sandefur and Jane Keller on vocals, John Rodgers on electric guitar, Dale Tumey on flute, Jamison Gumley on bass guitar, Anne-Renee Gumley on piano, and Thomas Doak on drums.

Psalm 115

"Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness." In calling us to worship God alone, Psalm 115 reminds us that we become like what we worship. Those who worship idols become as lifeless as the idols they worship (Psalm 115:8), but those who worship the LORD, our Creator, will be blessed. To sing this psalm we set lyrics by Timothy Dudley-Smith (©Oxford University Press) to an original melody. This recording features Joel and Naomi Stamoolis.

Psalm 114

Psalm 114 celebrates God's presence among His people, a presence that caused the Red Sea and the Jordan River to part, the mountains and earth to tremble, and water to flow from the rock. To sing this psalm we used a lyrical paraphrase by Timothy Wood set to the traditional melody "Terra Beata" ("This Is My Father's World"). This recording features Joel and Naomi Stamoolis.

Psalm 113

Echoing parts of Hannah's song in 1 Samuel 2, Psalm 113 praises the LORD who, while high above all nations, looks on and raises the poor and lowly. This setting uses a psalm paraphrase from Sing Psalms (©2003 Free Church of Scotland), set to a melody by John Rogers. This recording features John Rogers on vocals and guitar, Jane Keller and Andrea Sandefur on vocals, Joel Stamoolis on guitar, Jamison Gumley on bass guitar, Dale Tumey on tenor saxaphone, and Thomas Doak on drums.

Psalm 112

Psalm 112 is a wisdom psalm describing the one who fears the LORD. This setting uses a psalm paraphrase from Sing Psalms (©Free Church of Scotland) and an original melody by Joel Stamoolis. This recording features Jane Keller and Andrea Sandefur on vocals, Joel Stamoolis on vocals and guitar, John Rogers on electric guitar, Jamison Gumley on bass guitar, Dale Tumey on flute, and Thomas Doak on drums.

Psalm 111

Psalm 111 is a psalm of thanksgiving, rejoicing in the wondrous works of the LORD. This psalm paraphrase and music was written by Adele Morgan, and this recording features Adele Morgan on vocals, Andrea Sandefur and Jane Keller on background vocals, Anne Renee Gumley, Joel Stamoolis on guitar, John Rogers on electric guitar, Jamison Gumley on bass guitar, Dale Tumey on flute, and Thomas Doak on drums.