Music on the Psalms for memorization and a few original songs. 


Scott Peacock

Psalm 78:34-35 
Captions for lyrics. Based on World English Bible, a public domain revision of the ASV. 
 
 
C G Am F C 
G F C 
 
34 When he killed them, then they inquired after him. 
They returned and sought God earnestly. 
35 They remembered that God was their rock, 
the Most High God, their redeemer. 
36 But they flattered him with their mouth, 
and lied to him with their tongue. (With their tongue) 
37 For their heart was not (was not) right with him, 
neither were they faithful in his covenant. 
 
Dm Am G 
F C G 
 
38 But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, 
and didn’t destroy them. (and didn’t destroy them.) 
Yes, many times he turned his anger away, 
and didn’t stir up all his wrath. 
 
C G Am F C 
Dm Am G F C G 
Dm Am G F G C 
 
39 He remembered that they were but flesh, 
a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.

Psalm 78:34-35
Captions for lyrics. Based on World English Bible, a public domain revision of the ASV.


C G Am F C
G F C

34 When he killed them, then they inquired after him.
They returned and sought God earnestly.
35 They remembered that God was their rock,
the Most High God, their redeemer.
36 But they flattered him with their mouth,
and lied to him with their tongue. (With their tongue)
37 For their heart was not (was not) right with him,
neither were they faithful in his covenant.

Dm Am G 
F C G

38 But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, 
and didn’t destroy them. (and didn’t destroy them.)
Yes, many times he turned his anger away,
and didn’t stir up all his wrath.

C G Am F C
Dm Am G F C G
Dm Am G F G C

39 He remembered that they were but flesh,
a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.

He remembered that they were but flesh (Psalm 78:34-39)

Some changes from World English Bible. "The deeds of the LORD" preferred to "Yah's deeds". Captions for lyrics. 
 
 
C F G F C 
C Dm G C 
Dm Am G C 
 
C Dm G C 
Dm G 
F G 
Dm G C 
 
 
 
11 I will remember (Yah’s deeds) the deeds of the LORD; 
for I will remember your wonders of old. 
12 I will also meditate on all your work, 
and consider your doings. (consider your doings, meditate on all of your work) 
13 Your way, God, is in the sanctuary. 
What god is great like God?

Some changes from World English Bible. "The deeds of the LORD" preferred to "Yah's deeds". Captions for lyrics.


C F G F C
C Dm G C
Dm Am G C

C Dm G C
Dm G
F G 
Dm G C



11 I will remember (Yah’s deeds) the deeds of the LORD;
for I will remember your wonders of old.
12 I will also meditate on all your work,
and consider your doings. (consider your doings, meditate on all of your work)
13 Your way, God, is in the sanctuary.
What god is great like God?

I will remember (Psalm 77:11-13)

Psalm 76:5-6. World English Bible. 
Captions for lyrics. 
 
Dm Am E Am 
Dm F Am G 
 
F C 
Dm Am Dm E 
Dm E Am 
 
 
5 Valiant men lie plundered, 
they have slept their last sleep. 
None of the men of war can lift their hands. 
6 At your rebuke, God of Jacob, 
both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

Psalm 76:5-6. World English Bible. Captions for lyrics. Dm Am E Am Dm F Am G   F C  Dm Am Dm E Dm E Am 5 Valiant men lie ...

At your rebuke God of Jacob (Psalm 76:5-6)

Psalm 75:6-8. World English Bible. Captions for lyrics. 
 
This is the third Psalm set to "Do not Destroy" (Psalm 58, 59, 75) so I re-use the tune I created. 
G D Am Em 
C G C D 
 
6 For neither from the east, nor from the west, 
nor yet from the south, comes exaltation. 
7 But God is the judge. 
He puts down one, and lifts up another. 
8 For in Yahweh’s hand there is a cup, 
full of foaming wine mixed with spices. 
He pours it out. 
Indeed the wicked of the earth drink 
and drink it to its very dregs.

Psalm 75:6-8. World English Bible. Captions for lyrics.

This is the third Psalm set to "Do not Destroy" (Psalm 58, 59, 75) so I re-use the tune I created.
G D Am Em
C G C D

6 For neither from the east, nor from the west,
nor yet from the south, comes exaltation.
7 But God is the judge.
He puts down one, and lifts up another.
8 For in Yahweh’s hand there is a cup,
full of foaming wine mixed with spices.
He pours it out.
Indeed the wicked of the earth drink 
and drink it to its very dregs.

For neither from the east (Psalm 75:6-8)

World English Bible. ("to people and" omitted in keeping with some modern translations) 
Captions for lyrics. 
 
Em C G Dsus D 
Em C Dsus 
G C D 
 
12 Yet God is my King of old, 
working salvation throughout the earth. 
13 You divided the sea by your strength. 
You broke the heads of the (sea) monsters in the waters. 
14 You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. 
You gave him as food to (people and) desert creatures. 
15 You opened up spring and stream. 
You dried up mighty rivers. (Mighty rivers) 
16 The day is yours, the night is also yours. 
You have prepared the light and the sun. 
17 You have set all the boundaries of the earth. 
You have made summer and winter. 
 
Psalm 74:12-17

World English Bible. ("to people and" omitted in keeping with some modern translations)
Captions for lyrics.

Em C G Dsus D
Em C Dsus
G C D

12 Yet God is my King of old,
working salvation throughout the earth.
13 You divided the sea by your strength.
You broke the heads of the (sea) monsters in the waters.
14 You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces.
You gave him as food to (people and) desert creatures.
15 You opened up spring and stream.
You dried up mighty rivers. (Mighty rivers)
16 The day is yours, the night is also yours.
You have prepared the light and the sun.
17 You have set all the boundaries of the earth.
You have made summer and winter. 

Psalm 74:12-17

God my King of Old (Psalm 74:12-17)

Psalm 72:4-6. Captions for lyrics. 
It's awesome that previous generations loved both God and the smell of mown grass as much (and maybe more) as we do. It's also awesome to reflect that the big and the small (justice for the poor and a nice smelling field) live side by side in God's world. He despises neither. 
 
World English Bible - "mown grass" changed to "fresh-cut". Removed the 'and' before "as long as the moon." 
Verse six ("He will come down) is used as the chorus and appears between four and five. 
If I was to re-record I wouldn't split the phrase "fear you". Sing it together. 
 
G C D G 
C Em D G 
 
G C D G 
Em D G 
 
4 He will judge the poor of the people. 
He will save the children of the needy, 
and will break the oppressor in pieces. 
 
6 He will come down like rain on fresh-cut grass 
as showers that water the earth. 
 
5 They shall fear you while the sun endures; 
(and) as long as the moon, throughout all generations. 
 
6 He will come down like rain on fresh cut (mown) grass 
as showers that water the earth.

Psalm 72:4-6. Captions for lyrics. It's awesome that previous generations loved both God and the smell of mown grass as much ...

Rain on the grass (Psalm 72:4-6)

World English Bible. Captions for Lyrics. 
 
D G A D 
D G A G D 
Bm G A D 
 
8 My mouth shall be filled with your praise, 
with your honor all day long. 
9 Don’t reject me in my old age. 
Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

World English Bible. Captions for Lyrics.

D G A D
D G A G D
Bm G A D

8 My mouth shall be filled with your praise,
with your honor all day long.
9 Don’t reject me in my old age.
Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

My mouth will be filled (Psalm 71:8-9)

World English Bible with Hebrew. 
This one is worth a re-record if I get the rhythm of my playing right. 
Not sure why NIV renders Elohim as "the LORD" in this verse. 
 
C F 
C F G 
 
C F 
C F2 
Am Dm 
F C 
 
Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. 
Let those who love your salvation continually say, 
 
Yigdal Elohim 
Yigdal Elohim 
“Let God be exalted!” 
Yigdal Elohim

World English Bible with Hebrew.
This one is worth a re-record if I get the rhythm of my playing right.
Not sure why NIV renders Elohim as "the LORD" in this verse.

C F 
C F G

C F
C F2
Am Dm
F C

Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you.
Let those who love your salvation continually say,

Yigdal Elohim
Yigdal Elohim
“Let God be exalted!” 
Yigdal Elohim

Yigdal Elohim (May God be exalted Psalm 70:4)

Captions/re-record to come. 
Capo 3 
 
Bm Em F# Bm 
Em Bm G D 
Bm G D A

Captions/re-record to come.
Capo 3

Bm Em F# Bm
Em Bm G D
Bm G D A

I sink into deep mire (Psalm 69:2-3)

World English Bible. Captions/re-record to come. 
 
Bm G D 
D G Asus 
G D/F# A D 
 
G D/F# Asus A 
Bm G A D 
 
 1 May God be merciful to us, bless us, 
and cause his face to shine on us. 
Selah. 
2 That your way may be known on earth, 
and your salvation among all nations,

World English Bible. Captions/re-record to come.

Bm G D
D G  Asus
G D/F# A D

G D/F# Asus A
Bm G A  D

 1 May God be merciful to us, bless us,
and cause his face to shine on us.
Selah.
2 That your way may be known on earth,
and your salvation among all nations,

May God be merciful to us (Psalm 67:1-2)

World English Bible. Captions/re-record to come. 
 
"You brought us into prison." Replaced with "You caught us in a net" ( Modernization of KJV ) 
"Abundant place" used for "place of abundance" for rhythm. 
 
F C 
F C Dm Am G 
Am F C G 
F C G 
F Am F C 
 
For you, God, have tested us 
You have refined us, as silver is refined 
You caught us in a net (x2) (brought us into prison) 
You laid a burden on our backs 
 
You allowed men to ride over our heads (x2) 
 
We went through fire, and we went through water 
But you brought us to the abundant place (place of abundance)

World English Bible. Captions/re-record to come.

"You brought us into prison." Replaced with "You caught us in a net" ( Modernization of KJV )
"Abundant place" used for "place of abundance" for rhythm.

F C
F C Dm Am G
Am F C G
F C G
F Am F C

For you, God, have tested us
You have refined us, as silver is refined
You caught us in a net (x2) (brought us into prison)
You laid a burden on our backs

You allowed men to ride over our heads (x2)

We went through fire, and we went through water
But you brought us to the abundant place (place of abundance)

For you God have tested us ( Psalm 66:10-12 )

World English Bible. Captions for lyrics. 
 
Capo 1 
E C#m E G#m E A Bsus 
G#m F#m G#m Bsus 
 
A C#m F#m Bsus 
 
E G#m A Bsus 
E G#m A Bsus E 
I feel like this is a better song than my singing. 
 
Praise waits for you God (x2) 
Praise waits for you God in Zion 
Vows shall be performed to you 
Vows shall be performed to you 
 
(Oh) You who hear (our) prayer 
All men will come to you 
 
Sins overwhelmed me 
But you atoned (you atoned) for our transgessions

World English Bible. Captions for lyrics.

Capo 1
E C#m E G#m E A Bsus
G#m F#m G#m Bsus

A C#m F#m Bsus

E G#m A Bsus
E G#m A Bsus E
I feel like this is a better song than my singing.

Praise waits for you God (x2)
Praise waits for you God in Zion
Vows shall be performed to you
Vows shall be performed to you

(Oh) You who hear (our) prayer
All men will come to you

Sins overwhelmed me
But you atoned (you atoned) for our transgessions

Praise waits for you God (Psalm 65:1-3)

World English Bible. Captions for lyrics. 
C F Dm Am 
C F G 
They plot injustice, saying "We have made a perfect plan." 
Surely man's heart and mind are cunning. 
 
But God will shoot at them (shoot at them) 
They will be suddenly shot down with an arrow.

World English Bible. Captions for lyrics.
C F Dm Am
C F G
They plot injustice, saying "We have made a perfect plan."
Surely man's heart and mind are cunning.

But God will shoot at them (shoot at them)
They will be suddenly shot down with an arrow.

They plot injustice ( Psalm 64:5-6 )

World English Bible. 
 
Chords to come.

They plot injustice (rough) (Psalm 64:6-7)

World English Bible. Captions for text/lyrics. 
 
G Bm Em D 
G C Em D 
 
 2 You have made the land tremble. 
You have torn it. 
Mend its fractures, for it quakes. 
3 You have shown your people hard things. 
You have made us drink the wine which (that) makes us stagger.

World English Bible. Captions for text/lyrics. G Bm Em D G C Em D 2 You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its ...

Hard Things ( Psalm 60:2-3 )

World English Bible. Captions for text/lyrics. 
"I will" has been tweaked to "let me" to follow the cohortative. "Shelter" for refuge - that's a mistake. Sing "refuge" instead. Same with "Shadow" for shelter. "Selah" omitted. 
 
Dsus2 Em7 G Asus 
Bm G Em7 Asus 
 
 4 Let me (I will) dwell in your tent forever. 
Let me (I will) take refuge in the shelter of your wings. 
5 For you, God, have heard my vows. 
You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

World English Bible. Captions for text/lyrics.
"I will" has been tweaked to "let me" to follow the cohortative. "Shelter" for refuge - that's a mistake. Sing "refuge" instead. Same with "Shadow" for shelter. "Selah" omitted.

Dsus2 Em7 G Asus
Bm G Em7 Asus

 4 Let me (I will) dwell in your tent forever.
Let me (I will) take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
5 For you, God, have heard my vows.
You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

Let me dwell (Psalm 61:4-5)

World English Bible. Children's children changed to "their children." Disobedience can be rebellion or transgression, "visiting the iniquity on" can be "punishing." 
 
I will probably re-record this one for better audio. 
 
C G Dm 
Am F G 
 
C G Dm Am 
F Am Dm G 
 
C G Am Em 
F Am Em 
Am Dm F G 
 
 
6 Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, 
“Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, 
slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth, 
7 keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; 
 
 
and who will by no means clear the guilty, 
visiting the iniquity of the fathers 
on the children, 
and their (on the children’s) children, 
to (on) the third and on the fourth generation.”

World English Bible. Children's children changed to "their children." Disobedience can be rebellion or transgression, "visiting the iniquity on" can be "punishing."

I will probably re-record this one for better audio.

C G Dm
Am F G

C G Dm Am
F Am Dm G

C G Am Em
F Am Em
Am Dm F G


6 Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, 
“Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, 
slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth, 
7 keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; 


and who will by no means clear the guilty, 
visiting the iniquity of the fathers 
on the children, 
and their (on the children’s) children, 
to (on) the third and on the fourth generation.”

Exodus 34:6-7 ( Yahweh, Yahweh )

English Standard Version 
 
Bm C G Bm 
Bm C G Dm 
 
D G Asus 
D G D 
 
Bm G D 
 
As we have heard, so we have seen 
In the city of the Lord of Hosts 
In the city, of our God 
Which God will establish forever 
 
We have thought on your steadfast love O God 
In the midst of your temple 
As your name, O God, so your praise 
Reaches to the ends of the earth 
 
Walk about Zion, walk around her 
Number her towers, consider well her ramparts 
Go through her citadels, that you may tell 
The next generation that this is God (our God) 
 
Forever and ever, He will guide us forever, our God

English Standard Version

Bm C G Bm
Bm C G Dm

D G Asus
D G D

Bm G D

As we have heard, so we have seen
In the city of the Lord of Hosts
In the city, of our God
Which God will establish forever

We have thought on your steadfast love O God
In the midst of your temple
As your name, O God, so your praise
Reaches to the ends of the earth

Walk about Zion, walk around her
Number her towers, consider well her ramparts
Go through her citadels, that you may tell
The next generation that this is God (our God)

Forever and ever, He will guide us forever, our God

Walk about Zion (Psalm 48:8-10a, 12-14)

Turn on captions for lyrics. 
 
English Standard Version 
Capo 2 
 
(Intro) Bm C Em D 
G C Em D 
Bm C G D 
 
Do not be afraid 
Then he said, "I am God, the god of your father." 
 
Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, 
For there I will make you into a great nation. 
 
I myself will go down with you into Egypt 
And I will also bring you back again 
And Joseph's hand will close your eyes

Turn on captions for lyrics.

English Standard Version
Capo 2

(Intro) Bm C Em D
G C Em D 
Bm C G D

Do not be afraid
Then he said, "I am God, the god of your father."

Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt,
For there I will make you into a great nation.

I myself will go down with you into Egypt
And I will also bring you back again
And Joseph's hand will close your eyes

Do not be afraid (Genesis 46:3-4)

World English Bible. 
Hot tip - both Psalm 58 and 59 are set to the tune of "Do not destroy." I can pretty much guarantee that "Do not destroy" is NOT: 
 
G D 
Am Em 
C G C D 
... 
but that's no reason for me to not re-use the tune from Psalm 58:1-2 for "continuity." 
Again, I sing "verse 1" but it's verses one and two. Oops again. 
 
1 Deliver me from my enemies, my God. 
Set me on high from those who rise up against me. 
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. 
Save me from the bloodthirsty men.

World English Bible.
Hot tip - both Psalm 58 and 59 are set to the tune of "Do not destroy." I can pretty much guarantee that "Do not destroy" is NOT: 

G D
Am Em
C G C D
...
but that's no reason for me to not re-use the tune from Psalm 58:1-2 for "continuity."
Again, I sing "verse 1" but it's verses one and two. Oops again.

1 Deliver me from my enemies, my God.
Set me on high from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity.
Save me from the bloodthirsty men.

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