Austen McDonald

Champion of the Old Skool and Defender of All Things Classic

Qualities of God from the Psalms


In the Summer of 2007, I was given an assignment to write a paper on the qualities of God described in the Psalms. Instead of writing an exposition, I cataloged descriptions found in the NASB's Psalter.

Undoubtedly there are errors: simple typos, miscategorized qualities, and even missing qualities. This is not meant to be an authoritative work.

ANGRY

2:5,12, 7:6; 7:11 (everyday); 18:7; 30:5 (momentary); 38:1,3; 60:1; 73:20 (despises); 74:1; 76:7; 78:21, 31, 38 (restrains anger),59; 79:5; 80:4; 85;3 (withdrew fury); 88:7,16; 90:7,11; 95:11; 103:8 (slow to anger),9 (temporary); 106:29,40; 110:5

PROTECTOR/SAVIOR/SALVATION/SHEILD/A HELP/RESCUES

1:6; 3:3; 7:10; 9:9; 12:7; 14:6; 16:1; 18; 19:14; 20:6; 22:4,5,19; 23:1,2,3; 25:5; 27:1,5,9; 28:1,7,8; 31:2--5,23; 32:7; 33:20; 34:4,6,17,18 (saves crushed),19; 35:10; 36:6; 37:17,28,33,39,40; 40:2,17; 41:1,2,3; 42:9; 44:7; 46:1,7,11; 48:3; 50:15; 54:4; 54:7; 55:16; 58:9,11,16,17; 61:3; 62:1,2; 63:6,8; 66:9; 68:19,20; 70:4,5; 71:3,7,15; 73:26,28; 76:9; 78:35; 79:5; 81:7; 84:11; 85:4,7,9; 86:13,17; 89:26; 91:9,11,15; 92:15; 94:17,22; 95:1; 96:2; 98:2,3; 100:3; 106:4,21; 107:13,19,28,41; 109:31; 113:7; 115:9-11; 116:5-8; 118:13,14; 119:41,81; 119:114 (hiding place); 121:2,7,8; 121:5 (keeper, shade); 124:8; 125:2 (surrounds); 138:7; 139:5; 140:12 (for the poor); 141:8; 142:5; 144:1,2,10; 145:14,19,20; 146:8,9; 147:6,11; 149:4 (salvation beautifies)

LISTENER/ANSWERER

3:4; 4:3; 6:8,9; 9:12; 10:17; 17:6; 18:6; 20:6; 22:5,24; 31:22; 34:4,6,15,17; 38:15; 40:1; 55:17,19; 61:5; 65:2; 66:19; 78:21; 81:7; 86:7; 99:6; 102:17; 106:44; 116:1,2; 118:5,21; 120:1; 138:3; 145:19

UNIQUE

3:8; 35:10; 40:5; 62:2; 71:19; 72:18; 83:18; 86:10; 89:6; 100:3; 113:5; 148:13

HOLY/EXALTED

5:4-6;1 11:4; 22:3; 30:4; 47:9; 60:6; 68:5; 68:17; 71:22; 77:13; 93:5; 97:12; 99:3,9; 103:1; 105:3; 106:47; 108:7; 111:9; 138:2; 145:21

LOVE/LOVINGKINDNESS

5:7; 6:4; 13:5; 17:7; 17:8 (values me); 18:50; 21:7; 25:6,10; 26:3; 31:7,16,21; 32:10; 33:5,32; 36:5,7,10; 40:10,11; 42:8; 44:26; 47:4; 48:9; 51:1,2; 52:1,8; 57:3,10; 58:10,16,17; 61:7; 62:12; 63:3; 66:20; 78:38; 85:7,10; 86:5,13,15; 88:11; 89:1,14,24,33; 90:14; 92:2; 94:18; 98:3; 100:5; 101:1; 102:13; 103:8,11,13,17; 106:1,45; 107:1,8,15,21,31,43; 108:4; 109:26; 115:1; 116:5; 117:2; 118:1,29; 119:41,76,77,88,124,149,159; 119:64 (earth is full of it); 130:7; 135:14 (compassion); 136 (everlasting lovingkindness); 138:2; 138:8; 143:8,12; 144:2; 146:8

JUDGE

7:8; 7:11; 9:4,8; 36:6; 50:6; 51:4; 58:11; 67:4; 68:5; 72:1; 74:6; 76:9; 82:1; 94:2; 96:13; 97:8; 98:9; 110:6; 119:7,75,120,137; 125:5; 135:14; 146:7

TESTS

7:9; 11:5; 17:3; 81:7; 105:19

RIGHTEOUS

7:9; 11:7; 18:30; 22:31; 23:3; 31:1; 33:5; 35:24,28; 36:6,10; 37:28; 40:10; 45:4,6,7; 48:10; 50:6; 65:5; 71:2,15,19,24; 72;1; 85:10,11; 88:12; 89:4,16; 92:15; 96:13; 97:2; 98:2,9; 103:6,17; 111:3; 119:40,75,123,137,142,144; 119:62 (righteous law); 129:4; 143:1,11; 145:7,17

MAJESTIC

8:1; 29:4 (voice); 45:3; 76:4; 90:16; 93:1; 96:6; 104:1; 145:5,12

PERMANENT

9:7; 10:16; 68:16; 90:2,4; 93:2; 102:24,27; 110:4 (of mind); 145:13 (kingdom)

KNOWN

9:16; 75:1; 77:14;

HIDDEN/ASLEEP/QUIET

10:1; 44:23,24; 83:1;

KING

10:16; 11:4; 22:3,28; 24:7,10 (even of angels); 29:10; 44:4; 45:6; 47:2,6-8; 48:2; 58:13; 66:7; 74:12; 80:1,4; 82:8; 83:18; 89:9,11,14; 92:8; 93:1,2; 95:3; 96:10; 97:1,2; 97:9; 99:1; 102:19; 103:19; 113:4; 123:1; 145:1; 146:10; 149:2

IN HEAVEN

14:2; 33:13; 53:2; 57:3; 68:33; 102:19; 115:3; 123:1; 136:26

GOOD

16:2; 25:8; 27:13; 31:19; 34:8; 52:9; 54:6; 65:4; 73:1; 86:5; 100:5; 106:1; 107:1; 118:1,29; 119:68; 135:3; 136:1; 143:10; 145:7,8

GRACIOUS/MERCIFUL

32:5; 65:3; 78:38; 84:11; 85:2; 86:5,15; 99:8; 103:3,8,10,12; 111:4; 116:5; 119:56; 145:8,9

HIDING PLACE

90:1

OUR INHERITANCE/PORTION

16:5; 119:57; 142:5

KEEPER OF GOOD THINGS

16:11; 21:2; 85:12

GIVER

21:2; 30:5 (favor lasts forever); 36:8; 37:4; 61:5; 81:16; 84:11; 85:1,12; 103:4; 106:15; 111:5; 116:7; 127:3 (children are gifts); 136:21,25; 142:7; 145:15,16; 146:7; 146:8 (gives sight); 147:9

STRONG/MIGHTY

21:13; 24:8; 28:8; 29:1,4 (voice); 50:1; 54:1; 58:11,16; 62:11; 63:2; 65:6; 66:6; 68:33,34; 71:18; 74:13; 77:14,15; 78:4,42; 79:11; 80:2; 81:1; 89:6; 93:1,4; 96:6,7; 99:4; 104:4; 106:2,8; 132:2,5; 145:4,6,11,12; 147:5

TRUE

25:10; 34:5; 40:10,11; 43:3; 45:4; 51:6 (desire truth); 57:3,10; 71:22; 85:10,11; 86:15; 89:14; 108:4; 111:7; 115:1; 117:2; 119:142 (law is truth); 138:2

BLESSES

23:4; 24:5; 29:11; 37:6; 45:2; 57:3 (accomplishes for us); 66:12; 67:6,7; 105:24 (gives fruit); 107:37 (fruitfulness again), 38; 115:12; 119:65; 132:15

THINKING OF US

115:12; 138:6; 144:3

CREATOR

65:8; 74:17; 89:11; 95:5; 96:5; 102:25; 104; 115:15; 119:90; 121:2; 124:8; 134:3; 136:5; 146:6; 148:5

DISCIPLINES

44:2; 51:8; 60:3; 66:10; 81:8; 94:12; 118:18

WORKER OF WONDERS

40:5; 66:5; 71:17; 72:18; 74:12; 75:1; 77:14; 78:4; 88:12; 89:5; 92:5; 96:3; 98:1; 103:6 (righteous deeds); 105:2,5; 106:7; 107:15,22,24; 109:27; 111:2-4; 118:15-17,23; 119:27; 119:129 (testimonies are wonderful); 126:2; 136:4; 139:14; 145:5,6; 150:2

ESTABLISHER OF COMMANDS

33:9; 78:5; 93:5; 111:9; 119:4; 147:19

BLESSED

28:6; 68:19; 72:18; 113:2; 119:12; 124:6; 144:1

REBUKES

119:21

WORKS WITH OUR HEARTS

119:32 (enlarges/frees our hearts)

INSPIRES HOPE

62:5; 71:5; 119:49

FAITHFUL

33:4; 36:5; 40:10; 54:5; 88:11; 89:1,2,5,8,24; 91:4; 92:2; 94:14; 96:13; 98:3; 100:5; 119:90,138; 143:1; 146:6

MAKER (OF US)

86:9; 95:6; 100:3; 119:73; 139:13; 149:2

REJECTS

44:2,9,23; 53:5; 60:1; 74:1; 77:7; 78:67; 119:118,119

TEACHES/MAKES KNOWN

25:8,9,14; 32:8; 71;17; 94:12; 103:7; 111:6; 119:102,171

LIGHT

27:1; 43:3; 44:3; 50:2; 104:2; 119:130 (word gives of light)

PURE

119:140 (word is pure)

FEARED

47:2; 76:7; 90:11; 96:4; 130:4

REDEEMER/DELIVERER

34:22; 49:15; 55:18; 56:13; 78:35; 91:3; 97:10; 103:4; 106:43; 107:6,20; 107:2; 111:9; 130:7,8

CHOOSES

47:4; 78:68,70; 132:13; 135:4

SWEARS

130:11

SATISFIES

81:16; 91:16; 103:5; 107:9; 132:15; 145:16,19; 147:14

BEAUTIFUL/LOVELY

27:4; 84:1 (dwelling places); 96:6; 135:3 (name)

GREAT/AWESOME

48:1; 68:35; 76:1; 86:10; 77:11; 95:3; 96:4; 99:2,3; 104:1; 111:9; 135:5; 138:5; 145:3,6; 150:2

SMITES

135:8,10; 136:10,17

LEADS/GUIDES

23:2; 25:9; 28:9; 31:3; 37:23, 24; 43:3; 48;14; 66:12; 67:4; 68:6; 73:23,24; 78:52; 80:1; 107:7,30; 136:16

REMEMEBERS

56:8 (us and our pain); 105:8; 106:45; 111:5; 136:23

EMBOLDENS/STRENGTHENS

29:11; 68:35; 103:5; 138:3; 147:13

REVIVES/RESTORES

23:3; 41:3; 53:6; 71:20; 85:1; 103:5; 138:7

SEARCHES/KNOWS PEOPLE

44:21; 65:7; 69:5; 94:11; 103:14; 139:1,3,4; 142:3; 37:18; 38:9

EVERYWHERE

139:7

TRAINS

144:1

GLORIOUS

29:1,3; 63:2; 96:3,7; 97:6; 102:15; 104:31; 108:5; 113:4; 145:11 (kingdom); 148:13

KIND

106:7; 145:17

NEAR

23:4; 34:18 (brokenhearted); 46:7,11; 73:28; 75:1; 145:18

DESTORYER

54:5; 55:23; 58:9; 60:1; 68:21; 73:18,27; 94:23; 145:20

FREES

146:7

THWARTS/FRUSTRATES/AGAINST/HUMBLES

34:15; 33:10; 52:5; 57:3; 71:20; 75:10; 107:12; 108:13; 146:9; 147:6

BUILDS UP/EXALTS

37:34; 41:12; 75:10; 84:11; 147:2; 55:22

HEALS

30:2; 103:3; 107:20; 147:3

OMNISCIENT

35:22; 50:11; 147:5

TREASURES US/HAPPY WITH US

83:3; 149:4

COMFORTS/SUSTAINS

23:4; 54:4; 55:22; 68:19 (bears our burdens); 71:21; 86:17

LIFTS

30:1

RECOMPENSES

31:23; 54:5; 62:12; 94:2

RANSOMS

31:5; 74:2

PLANS

33:11; 37:5

DELIGHTS

35:27; 37:22

LAUGHS

37:13; 59:8;

MEEK/PEACEFUL

45:4; 85:8

FATHER

68:5 (for fatherless)

FOUNTAIN

68:26

SAD

78:40,41

JEALOUS

78:58; 79:5;

LIVING

84:2

JUST

89:14; 97:2; 99:4; 101:1; 111:7;

VENGENCE

94:1; 99:8

LOATHES/HATES

95:10; 106:40

PERSEVERES

97:10; 102:12 (abides)