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23 Psalms About Love

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Summary

  • In Psalm 51:1, Psalm 63:3, Psalm 103:8 and Psalm 136, the NIV’s “love” translates the Hebrew hesed.
  • Psalm 86:15 repeats the description of God proclaimed to Moses in Exodus 34:6, and Psalm 103:8 repeats it up to “abounding in love.”
  • Every line of Psalm 136 ends with “His love endures forever,” from creation through the exodus.
  • Psalm 18:1 and Psalm 116:1 are the psalmists’ own words of love for God, each after a rescue.
  • Hebrews 1:8-9 quotes Psalm 45:6-7, a wedding song for the king, as spoken about the Son.

The Psalms speak of God’s love for his people, which the psalmists praise, pray on and hope in. Psalm 136 repeats “His love endures forever” after every line, and Psalm 18:1 and Psalm 116:1 speak the other way, of a person loving God. The word the NIV translates “love” or “unfailing love” in Psalm 51:1, Psalm 63:3, Psalm 103:8 and the refrain of Psalm 136 is the Hebrew hesed, which Strong’s defines as “kindness; by implication (towards God) piety.” Psalm…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

Strong’s Hebrew 2617, חֶסֶד (hesed): kindness; by implication (towards God) piety. biblehub.com/hebrew/2617

Strong’s Hebrew 7355, רָחַם (racham): to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate; the verb of Psalm 18:1. biblehub.com/hebrew/7355

Strong’s Hebrew 157, אָהַב (ahav): to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); the verb of Psalm 116:1 and Psalm 97:10. biblehub.com/hebrew/157

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