Verse 1

To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies.' -- By sons of Korah. -- An Instruction. -- A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue `is' the pen of a speedy writer.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 23:2 : 2 The Spirit of Jehovah hath spoken by me, And His word `is' on my tongue.
  • Ezra 7:6 : 6 Ezra himself hath come up from Babylon, and he `is' a scribe ready in the law of Moses, that Jehovah God of Israel gave, and the king giveth to him -- according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him -- all his request.
  • Job 33:3 : 3 Of the uprightness of my heart `are' my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
  • Ps 49:3 : 3 My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart `are' things of understanding.
  • Song 1:12 : 12 While the king `is' in his circle, My spikenard hath given its fragrance.
  • Isa 5:1 : 1 Let me sing, I pray you, for my beloved, A song of my beloved as to his vineyard: My beloved hath a vineyard in a fruitful hill,
  • Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule. 2 And each hath been as a hiding-place `from' wind, And as a secret hiding-place `from' inundation, As rivulets of waters in a dry place, As a shadow of a heavy rock in a weary land.
  • Matt 12:35 : 35 The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.
  • Matt 25:34 : 34 `Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
  • Matt 27:37 : 37 and they put up over his head, his accusation written, `This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.'
  • Eph 5:32 : 32 this secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the assembly;
  • 2 Pet 1:21 : 21 for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.
  • Ps 69:1 : 1 To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.
  • Job 34:4 : 4 Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what `is' good.
  • Ps 2:6 : 6 `And I -- I have anointed My King, Upon Zion -- My holy hill.'
  • Ps 24:7-9 : 7 Lift up, O gates, your heads, And be lifted up, O doors age-during, And come in doth the king of glory! 8 Who `is' this -- `the king of glory?' Jehovah -- strong and mighty, Jehovah, the mighty in battle. 9 Lift up, O gates, your heads, And be lifted up, O doors age-during, And come in doth the king of glory! 10 Who `is' He -- this `king of glory?' Jehovah of hosts -- He `is' the king of glory! Selah.
  • Job 32:18-20 : 18 For I have been full of words, Distressed me hath the spirit of my breast, 19 Lo, my breast `is' as wine not opened, Like new bottles it is broken up. 20 I speak, and there is refreshment to me, I open my lips and answer.
  • Prov 8:6-9 : 6 Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips `is' uprightness. 7 For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips `is' wickedness. 8 In righteousness `are' all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse. 9 All of them `are' plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.
  • Prov 16:23 : 23 The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,
  • Song 1:1-7 : 1 The Song of Songs, that `is' Solomon's. 2 Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better `are' thy loves than wine. 3 For fragrance `are' thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out -- thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee! 4 Draw me: after thee we run, The king hath brought me into his inner chambers, We do joy and rejoice in thee, We mention thy loves more than wine, Uprightly they have loved thee! 5 Dark `am' I, and comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As tents of Kedar, as curtains of Solomon. 6 Fear me not, because I `am' very dark, Because the sun hath scorched me, The sons of my mother were angry with me, They made me keeper of the vineyards, My vineyard -- my own -- I have not kept. 7 Declare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?
  • Ps 80:1 : 1 To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies.' A testimony of Asaph. -- A Psalm. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubs -- shine forth,
  • Ps 110:1-2 : 1 A Psalm of David. The affirmation of Jehovah to my Lord: `Sit at My right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.' 2 The rod of thy strength doth Jehovah send from Zion, Rule in the midst of thine enemies.