Psalms in the Book of Mormon, Alma 26 - 60

In today's post we'll look at the remainder of the Psalm-language in the Book of Alma.

Praise ... his holy name ... forever

21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. (Psalm 145)

8 Blessed be the name of our God; let us sing to his praise, yea, let us give thanks to his holy name, for he doth work righteousness forever. (Alma 26)

Will praise . . . name forever

2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. (Psalm 145)

12 Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever. (Alma 26)

Hath been mindful of us

12 The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. (Psalm 115)

36 Now if this is boasting, even so will I boast; for this is my life and my light, my joy and my salvation, and my redemption from everlasting wo. Yea, blessed is the name of my God, who has been mindful of this people, who are a branch of the tree of Israel, and has been lost from its body in a strange land; yea, I say, blessed be the name of my God, who has been mindful of us, wanderers in a strange land. (Alma 26)

I will give thanks unto [God] forever

12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. (Psalm 30)

37 Now my brethren, we see that God is mindful of every people, whatsoever land they may be in; yea, he numbereth his people, and his bowels of mercy are over all the earth. Now this is my joy, and my great thanksgiving; yea, and I will give thanks unto my God forever. Amen. (Alma 26)

As chaff before the wind

5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them. (Psalm 35)

15 And now behold, I tell you by the spirit of prophecy, that if ye transgress the commandments of God, behold, these things which are sacred shall be taken away from you by the power of God, and ye shall be delivered up unto Satan, that he may sift you as chaff before the wind. (Alma 37)

Keep the commandments of my God

115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. (Psalm 119)

34 And now behold, I, Moroni, am constrained, according to the covenant which I have made to keep the commandments of my God; therefore I would that ye should adhere to the word of God, and send speedily unto me of your provisions and of your men, and also to Helaman. (Alma 60)

Psalms in the Book of Mormon, Mosiah - Alma 7

Note that several examples of Psalm-language in the Book of Alma have already been referenced in the earlier posts in this series.  It is clear to me that as a keeper of the Nephite records, Alma studied the small plates and when he made reference to the Psalms, he made sure to quote those passages that had already been quoted by Nephi and Jacob.  That's a remarkable detail and I'll dedicate an entire post to in the near future.

In this post, we'll review the next batch of examples of Psalm-language, from Mosiah through the first half of Alma.

Put my trust ... deliver

1 O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: (Psalm 7)

20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. (Psalm 25)

1 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. (Psalm 31)

See also 1 Chronicles 5:20; Isaiah 57:13; Jeremiah 39:18.

33 But if ye will turn to the Lord with full purpose of heart, and put your trust in him, and serve him with all diligence of mind, if ye do this, he will, according to his own will and pleasure, deliver you out of bondage. (Mosiah 7)

See also Mosiah 29:20, Alma 36:27; 38:5; 61:13.

Son/s ... this day ... begotten you

7 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. (Psalm 2)

7 And now, because of the covenant which ye have made ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his daughters. (Mosiah 5)

At the right hand of God

1 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. (Psalm 110)

9 And it shall come to pass that whosoever doeth this shall be found at the right hand of God, for he shall know the name by which he is called; for he shall be called by the name of Christ. (Mosiah 5)

Break ... bands ... death

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. (Psalm 107)

8 And thus God breaketh the bands of death, having gained the victory over death; giving the Son power to make intercession for the children of men (Mosiah 15)

King of all the earth

7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. (Psalm 47)

50 Yea, thus saith the Spirit: Repent, all ye ends of the earth, for the kingdom of heaven is soon at hand; yea, the Son of God cometh in his glory, in his might, majesty, power, and dominion. Yea, my beloved brethren, I say unto you, that the Spirit saith: Behold the glory of the King of all the earth; and also the King of heaven shall very soon shine forth among all the children of men. (Alma 5)

From this time forth and forever

2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. (Psalm 113)

See also Psalm 115:18; 121:8.

27 And now, may the peace of God rest upon you, and upon your houses and lands, and upon your flocks and herds, and all that you possess, your women and your children, according to your faith and good works, from this time forth and forever. And thus I have spoken. Amen. (Alma 7)