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Vol. VI

Psalms 126 – 150

Cantillation and Structure

Psalms 126–150 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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126Psalm CXXVI (126)CantillatedCommunal Lament Turning3:06
127Psalm CXXVII (127)DidacticWisdom Instruction2:49
128Psalm CXXVIII (128)CantillatedPilgrim Blessing3:31
129Psalm CXXIX (129)CantillatedCommunal Confidence with Imprecation3:04
130Psalm CXXX (130)CantillatedIndividual Lament Turning to Communal Hope3:41
131Psalm CXXXI (131)CantillatedIndividual Confidence Turning to Communal Hope7:23
132Psalm CXXXII (132)CantillatedRoyal Processional4:36
133Psalm CXXXIII (133)CantillatedCommunal Celebration3:30
134Psalm CXXXIV (134)CantillatedNight Antiphon3:42
135Psalm CXXXV (135)CantillatedLiturgical Hallelujah4:36
136Psalm CXXXVI (136)CantillatedRefrain Litany4:55
137Psalm CXXXVII (137)CantillatedExile Lament3:22
138Psalm CXXXVIII (138)CantillatedIndividual Thanksgiving4:27
139Psalm CXXXIX (139)CantillatedIndividual Confidence (Searched and Known)4:07
140Psalm CXL (140)CantillatedIndividual Lament3:57
141Psalm CXLI (141)CantillatedEvening Prayer3:44
142Psalm CXLII (142)CantillatedCave Lament3:37
143Psalm CXLIII (143)CantillatedPenitential Lament4:01
144Psalm CXLIV (144)CantillatedRoyal Song3:58
145Psalm CXLV (145)CantillatedAcrostic Praise9:05
146Psalm CXLVI (146)CantillatedHallelujah Hymn4:57
147Psalm CXLVII (147)CantillatedHallelujah Hymn in Three Stanzas4:35
148Psalm CXLVIII (148)CantillatedUnison Declaration5:04
149Psalm CXLIX (149)CantillatedUnison Declaration4:57
150Psalm CL (150)CantillatedUnison Declaration (Final Doxology)3:17
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