Scripture References: Psalms
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Here is a big list of references in the book of Psalms pertaining to creation, science, nature, and exploring God’s handiwork with thanksgiving. This is a fountain of material for inspirational lessons for outdoor teaching opportunities!
See also: general Scripture References and references in Proverbs.
Note: short descriptions, not quotations, are provided for each passage. Be sure to examine the verses in context.
| Ps 1:3 | He who meditates in law of Lord is like tree by streams of water, scoffer like chaff |
| Ps 8:1-9 | O Lord, how majestic is Thy name in all the earth; splendor above the heavens |
| Ps 8:3-4 | When I consider the heavens, the works of Thy hands... what is man? |
| Ps 8:6-8 | Thou hast put all things under his feet: sheep, oxen, birds, fish |
| Ps 17:12 | Enemies like a lion that tears |
| Ps 18:7ff | He heard my cry...earth quaked, mountains trembled...wind, storm, clouds, hail |
| Ps 19:1 | Heavens declare glory of God, firmament shows His handiwork |
| Ps 19:2 | Day unto day utters speech, night unto night shows knowledge |
| Ps 19:3-4 | [Nonverbal communication, but universal]; their line gone throughout all the earth |
| Ps 19:4b-6 | Sun...nothing hidden from the heat thereof; like bridegroom, runner |
| Ps 23:1-6 | The Lord is my shepherd; pasture, streams, pastoral imagery |
| Ps 24:1 | The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, world and all it contains |
| Ps 24:2 | Founded [earth] upon the seas, established it upon rivers. |
| Ps 26:7 | That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving and declare all Thy wonders |
| Ps 28:5 | Because they do not regard the works of the Lord nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down |
| Ps 29:1 | Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name |
| Ps 29:3-9 | The voice of the Lord is powerful, [compared to thunder] |
| Ps 29:10 | The Lord sat as king at the [Noah’s] flood |
| Ps 30:9 | Will the dust praise Thee? Will it declare Thy faithfulness? [implies living should] |
| Ps 32:9 | Don’t be like the horse or mule that have no understanding; need bridle and bit |
| Ps 33:5 | Earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord |
| Ps 33:6 | By word of the Lord heavens were made, by breath all their host |
| Ps 33:7 | Gathers waters of the sea in heap, lays up deeps in storehouses |
| Ps 33:8-9 | Let inhabitants of world stand in awe of Him, for He spoke and it was done [fiat creation] |
| Ps 33:13-15 | Lord looks from heaven...He fashions the hearts of them all, understands their works |
| Ps 34:10 | Young lions do lack and suffer hunger, seekers of the Lord will not be in want |
| Ps 36:5 | Thy lovingkindness O Lord extends to the heavens, Thy faithfulness to the skies |
| Ps 36:6a | The righteousness is like the mountains of God; judgments like a great deep |
| Ps 36:6b | O Lord, Thou preservest man and beast |
| Ps 36:7-9 | Children of men take refuge in shadow of Thy wings, drink of Thy river/fountain |
| Ps 37:20 | The enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures [wildflowers]; they vanish like smoke |
| Ps 40:5 | Many, O Lord, are the wonders which Thou hast done, thoughts; too numerous |
| Ps 42:1 | As deer pants for the water brooks...[this Psalm written by a hiker] |
| Ps 42:7 | From mount...deep calls to deep at roar of Thy waterfalls, breakers roll over me |
| Ps 46:1-3 | God is our refuge and strength; not fear at earthquakes, landslides, roaring sea |
| Ps 46:4 | There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God |
| Ps 46:6 | Nations in uproar; He raised His voice, the earth melted |
| Ps 46:8 | Come, behold the works of the Lord Who has wrought desolations in the earth |
| Ps 46:10 | Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted in the earth |
| Ps 49:12, 20 | Man in his pomp will not endure, is like the beasts that perish |
| Ps 50:1 | The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising to the setting |
| Ps 50:4 | He calls to the heavens above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people |
| Ps 50:6 | The heavens declare His righteousness |
| Ps 50:10-12 | Every beast, cattle on 1000 hills, bird, every creature, the world is Mine |
| Ps 50:14 | Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving |
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| Ps 55:6-8 | O that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest in wilderness |
| Ps 57:5,11 | Be exalted above the heavens, O God; let Thy glory be above the earth |
| Ps 57:10 | Thy lovingkindness is great to the heavens and Thy truth to the clouds |
| Ps 60:2 | Thou hast made the land quake, Thou hast split it open |
| Ps 63:1 | My soul thirsts for Thee...in a dry and weary land where there is no water |
| Ps 65:5 | By awesome deeds...Thou who art the trust of all the earth, farthest sea |
| Ps 65:6-7 | Established the mountains, still the roaring of the seas, waves, tumult of peoples |
| Ps 65:8 | In awe of Thy signs, make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy |
| Ps 65:9-13 | Visits earth, makes it overflow, enriches it, streams full, prepares grain, earth |
| Ps 65:10-13 | [God’s providence over water, rain, pastures, wilderness, hills, meadows, flocks] |
| Ps 66:1-4 | Shout joyfully...sing, make His praise glorious...awesome works...all earth worships |
| Ps 66:5-6 | Come and see the works of God: turned sea to dry land, passed over on foot |
| Ps 67:6-7 | The earth has yielded its produce, God blesses that ends of earth may fear Him |
| Ps 68:4-6 | Sing to God...who rides thru the deserts; only rebellious dwell in a parched land |
| Ps 68:7-10 | [quakes, rain in the wilderness, God provided goodness for those who settled] |
| Ps 68:13 | When you lie down among the sheepfolds, [God’s wings like a dove to protect] |
| Ps 68:14-16 | When the Almighty scattered kings there it was snowing in Bashan, mtn of God |
| Ps 68:30 | Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds |
| Ps 68:32-35 | Ascribe strength to God...mighty voice...strength in the skies |
| Ps 69:34 | Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them |
| Ps 71:6 | By Thee have I been sustained from my birth...from mother’s womb |
| Ps 71:15-16 | My mouth is filled with Thy praise...the mighty deeds of God |
| Ps 71:19 | Thy righteousness, O God, reaches to heavens, Thou who hast done great things |
| Ps 72:1-7 | [King judgments likened to mountains, hills, sun, moon, rain, |
| Ps 72:1-7 | showers, sea, river, desert, islands, grain, cedars, sun] |
| Ps 72:16 | May there be abundance of grain...may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field |
| Ps 72:18-19 | Blessed by the Lord...who alone works wonders...may earth be filled with glory |
| Ps 73:22 | Then I was senseless and ignorant, like a beast before Thee |
| Ps 73:28 | I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all Thy works |
| Ps 74:5ff | [Slash and burn analogy for Temple destruction] |
| Ps 74:12-17 | God’s rule in nature, sea, Leviathan, springs, torrents, day, night, sun, seasons: |
| Ps 74:12-17 | [all this a remembrance in the midst of a seeming lack of God’s care] |
| Ps 75:1 | Thanks, men declare Thy wondrous works. [horn: like ram’s, symbol of power] |
| Ps 75:3 | When the earth totters...it is I who keep steady its pillars |
| Ps 76:4 | Thou art resplendent, more majestic than the mountains of prey |
| Ps 77:11-14 | [Recounting of the deeds of the Lord, historical and natural] |
| Ps 77:16-20 | Sovereignty over waters, clouds, lightning, thunder, sea, Red Sea |
| Ps 78:4 | [Recounting of God’s works; 12-39 manna, water, quail, etc] |
| Ps 78:6-7 | Teach children to put their confidence in God, not to forget His works |
| Ps 78:23-24 | Yet He commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven, and he rained down manna to eat |
| Ps 78:40-54 | [Rebellion in the desert, plagues of Egypt, rebellion now in spite of God’s works] |
| Ps 78:69b | Like the earth which He has founded forever |
| Ps 80 | [Israel, like transplanted vine, now devoured] |
| Ps 81:3 | New moon and full moon feasts |
| Ps 83:18 | Most High over all the earth |
| Ps 84:1 | How lovely are Thy dwelling places; swallow found nest in Temple altar |
| Ps 84:6 | Passing through the valley of Baca, they make it a spring |
| Ps 85:11 | Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky |
| Ps 85:12 | The Lord will give what is good, and land yield produce; truth springs from earth, righteousness from the heavens [natural theology] |
| Ps 86:8-10 | No one like Thee among the gods, nor any works like Thine...wondrous deeds |
| Ps 87:1 | His foundation is in the holy mountains [Zion] |
| Ps 89:2 | In the heavens Thou wilt establish Thy faithfulness |
| Ps 89:5-6 | Heavens will praise Thy wonders...for who in the skies is comparable to the Lord? |
| Ps 89:8-9 | Thy faithfulness surrounds Thee, Thou rule the swelling of the sea, waves |
| Ps 89:11-12 | The heavens are Thine, world; founded N and S, created Tabor and Hermon |
| Ps 89:13-14 | Strong arm, hand is mighty; righteousness and justice, lovingkindness and truth |
| Ps 89:36-37 | David’s throne established forever like the sun and moon |
| Ps 89:47 | Remember how short my time is, for what vanity you have created all the children of man |
| Ps 90:2 | [Moses] Before mountains born...from everlasting Thou art God |
| Ps 90:5-6 | Withering of grass like man; brevity of life |
| Ps 91:3 | Protection from deadly pestilence...it is He who delivers |
| Ps 91:13 | Tread on lion, cobra, etc |
| Ps 92:4-5 | I will sing for joy at the works of Thy hands...great works...thoughts are very deep |
| Ps 92:6 | A senseless man has no knowledge, nor does a stupid man understand this |
| Ps 92:12-14 | Righteous man flourish like palm tree, cedar...still yield fruit in old age, full of sap |
| Ps 93:1 | The Lord reigns, world firmly established, it will not be moved (96:10) |
| Ps 93:3 | Floods have lifted up their voice [symbolic of rebels] |
| Ps 94:9 | He who planted ear, does He not hear? formed eye, does He not see? |
| Ps 94:10 | Who chastens the nations, will He not rebuke, Who teaches man knowledge? |
| Ps 94:11 | Lord knows thoughts of a man, that they are a mere breath |
| Ps 95:3-4 | Lord is a great king above all gods...In Whose hand are depths of the earth, peaks of mountains are His also |
| Ps 95:5 | Sea is His, for it was He who made it, hands formed the dry land |
| Ps 95:6-7 | Let us...kneel before Lord our Maker, we are people of pasture, sheep of His hand |
| Ps 96:2-3 | Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the Lord |
| Ps 96:4 | Great is the Lord, greatly to be praised, He is to be feared above all gods |
| Ps 96:5 | For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens |
| Ps 96:11-12 | Let the heavens be glad, earth rejoice, sea roar, field exult, all trees sing for joy |
| Ps 97:1 | The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice, let the many islands be glad |
| Ps 97:2 | Clouds and thick darkness surround Him, righteousness and justice |
| Ps 97:4-5 | His lightning lit up the world; earth saw and trembled, mountains melted |
| Ps 97:6 | The heavens declare His righteousness and all peoples have seen His glory |
| Ps 97:9 | For you, O Lord, are most high above all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods |
| Ps 97:11 | Light is sown like seed for the righteous |
| Ps 98:1 | Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things! |
| Ps 98:4 | Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises! |
| Ps 98:7 | Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it |
| Ps 98:8 | Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together before the Lord, for He comes to judge the earth |
| Ps 99:1 | The Lord reigns; let peoples tremble, earth shake |
| Ps 100:1-2 | Shout joyfully to the Lord all the earth, serve the Lord with gladness |
| Ps 100:3 | Know that Lord is God, it is He who made us...we are sheep of His pasture. |
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| Ps 102:6 | I resemble a pelican in the wilderness, like an owl of the waste places |
| Ps 102:25 | Of old Thou formed the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands |
| Ps 102:26 | They will perish but You endure, they will wear out like a garment...changed [2nd Law of TD] |
| Ps 103:1-2 | Bless the Lord O my soul...forget none of His benefits: |
| Ps 103:5 | Who satisfies your years with good things, so that youth is renewed like eagle |
| Ps 103:11 | As high as heavens above the earth, so great His mercy to those who fear Him |
| Ps 103:12 | As far as east from west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us |
| Ps 103:14-15 | He is mindful that we are but dust; man’s days like grass, flower that flourishes |
| Ps 103:19 | The Lord has established His throne above heavens; sovereignty rules over all |
| Ps 103:22 | Bless the Lord, all you works of His |
| Ps 104:1 | Bless the Lord O my soul. O Lord my God, Thou art very great |
| Ps 104:1-2 | Clothed with splendor and majesty, cover Thyself with light as with a cloak, |
| Ps 104:1-2 | Stretching out the heavens like a tent curtain |
| Ps 104:3-6 | Wonders of atmosphere, clouds, wind, angels, earth, foundations |
| Ps 104:6-9 | Flood waters receded from mountains, mountains rose, boundary for seas |
| Ps 104:11-13 | Springs in valleys, drink for beasts, birds, bird songs; rain on mountains |
| Ps 104:14-15 | Grass for cattle, man, wine, oil, food |
| Ps 104:16-18 | Trees, cedars He planted, birds, stork, nests, wild goats, badgers |
| Ps 104:19-23 | [Diurnal and nocturnal animals: lions; man rises and goes to work till evening] |
| Ps 104:24 | O Lord, how many are Thy works! in wisdom Thou hast made them all; the earth is full of Thy possessions |
| Ps 104:25-26 | Sea, swarms of animals without number, animals great and small; ships, Leviathan |
| Ps 104:27-28 | All wait for Thee for food in due season, they gather, are satisfied with good |
| Ps 104:29 | He hides His face, they are dismayed, take away their spirit, they expire to dust |
| Ps 104:30 | He sends His Spirit, they are created, Thou does renew the face of the ground |
| Ps 104:31 | Let the glory of the Lord endure forever, let the Lord be glad in His works |
| Ps 104:32 | Earthquakes and volcanoes: touches the mountains and they smoke |
| Ps 104:34-35 | Let my meditation be pleasing; be glad in the Lord, let sinners be consumed |
| Ps 105:1-2 | Give thanks, call upon His name, make His deeds known, speak of His wonders |
| Ps 105:4-5 | Seek the Lord and His strength, seek His face continually, remember His wonders |
| Ps 106:2 | Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the Lord, or can show forth all His praise? |
| Ps 106:3-48 | [Recounting of mighty deeds of God in wilderness, yet Israel’s unfaithfulness] |
| Ps 107:4 | They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region |
| Ps 107:23ff | Miracles of salvation in the sea; storms etc |
| Ps 107:33-34 | Changes rivers into wilderness, springs to salt waste because of wickedness |
| Ps 107:35-38 | Changes wilderness to pool of water and there makes the hungry to dwell, sow |
| Ps 107:43 | Who is wise? let him give heed to these things and consider lovingkindness of God |
| Ps 108:4 | Sing, give thanks, Thy lovingkindness great above heavens, truth to skies |
| Ps 108:5 | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens...glory above all the earth |
| Ps 111:1 | Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart... |
| Ps 111:2 | Great are the works of the Lord; they are studied by all who delight in them |
| Ps 111:3 | Splendid and majestic is His work, and his righteousness endures forever |
| Ps 111:4 | He has made His wonders to be remembered; gracious, compassionate |
| Ps 111:5 | Given food to those who fear Him; will remember His covenant |
| Ps 111:6 | Made known to His people the power of His works...heritage of nations |
| Ps 113:3-4 | From rising to setting of sun Lord is to be praised, His glory above the heavens |
| Ps 113:5 | Who is like the Lord God...Who humbles Himself to behold heaven and earth |
| Ps 114:7-8 | Tremble earth before the Lord; rock to pool, flint to fountain of water |
| Ps 115:3 | Our God is in the heavens, He does whatever He pleases |
| Ps 115:15 | May you be blessed of the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth |
| Ps 115:16 | Heavens are the heavens of the Lord, but earth He has given to the sons of men |
| Ps 118:17 | I shall not die, but live, and tell of the works of the Lord |
| Ps 118:24 | This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice be glad in it |
| Ps 119:27 | Make me understand the way of Thy precepts so I will meditate on Thy wonders |
| Ps 119:64 | The earth is full of Thy lovingkindness, O Lord; teach me Thy statutes |
| Ps 119:73 | Thy hands made me and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn |
| Ps 119:90 | Thy faithfulness continues...Thou didst establish the earth and it stands |
| Ps 119:91 | By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are Your servants. |
| Ps 121:1 | I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; from whence comes my help? |
| Ps 121:2 | My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth |
| Ps 121:6 | The sun will not smite you by day, nor the moon by night |
| Ps 123:1 | To Thee I lift up my eyes, O Thou who art enthroned in the heavens |
| Ps 124:1-7 | [Analogies of dangers as of floods and snares of predators, trappers] |
| Ps 124:8 | Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth |
| Ps 133:1-2 | Unity among brethren like oil of anointing flowing down Aaron’s beard, |
| Ps 133:3 | Like the dew of Hermon, coming down upon the mountains of Zion |
| Ps 134:3 | May the Lord bless you from Zion; He who made heaven and earth |
| Ps 135:5 | For I know that the Lord is great above all gods... |
| Ps 135:6 | Whatever He pleases, He does in heaven, earth, seas, all deeps |
| Ps 135:7 | Causes vapor to ascend from the ends of the earth, lightning, wind, rain |
| Ps 136 | “For his lovingkindness is everlasting” [after every verse] |
| Ps 136:4-5 | Who alone does great wonders...made heavens with skill... |
| Ps 136:6-9 | Spread out the earth above the waters...made great lights...sun, moon, stars... |
| Ps 136:16 | Led His people through the wilderness |
| Ps 136:23-26 | Gives food to all flesh...Give thanks to the God of heaven... |
| Ps 138:8 | Do not forsake the work of your hands |
| Ps 139 | [Psalm of God’s omniscience and omnipresence] |
| Ps 139:7-9 | Where can I go from your Spirit/presence? heaven, Sheol, dawn, sea depths |
| Ps 139:13 | Thou formed my inward parts, weave me in my mother’s womb |
| Ps 139:14 | Fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Thy works, my soul knows |
| Ps 139:15 | My frame not hidden when made in secret, skillfully wrought [fetus] |
| Ps 139:16 | Thine eyes seen my unformed substance, in Thy book written, days ordained |
| Ps 144:3 | O Lord, what is man, that Thou take knowledge of him? |
| Ps 144:5 | Bow Thy heavens, come down, touch the mountains that they may smoke |
| Ps 144:6 | Flash forth lightning and scatter them, send out thine arrows, confuse them |
| Ps 144:14 | Let our cattle bear, without mishap, without loss |
| Ps 145:3 | Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable |
| Ps 145:4 | One generation shall praise Thy works to another, declare mighty acts |
| Ps 145:5 | On the glorious splendor of Thy majesty and on Thy wonderful works meditate |
| Ps 145:6-7 | Men shall speak of Thy power and Thine awesome acts; I will tell of greatness |
| Ps 145:9 | Lord is good to all and His mercies are over all His works |
| Ps 145:10-11 | Thy works give thanks to Thee; Thy godly ones bless Thee, speak of Thy power |
| Ps 145:12-13 | Tell of Thy kingdom, everlasting, endures through all generations |
| Ps 145:14-16 | Lord sustains all who fall...Thou givest them their food in due time, all living |
| Ps 146:5-6 | Blessed is he whose help is in the God of Jacob...Who made heaven, earth, sea |
| Ps 147:4-5 | He counts number of the stars, He calls them all by name; strength, understanding |
| Ps 147:8-9 | Covers heavens with clouds, provides rain, grass, food for beasts, ravens |
| Ps 147:10-11 | Does not delight in the strength of the horse, nor in legs of a man, but fear Him |
| Ps 147:14 | He makes peace in your borders, satisfies you with finest of wheat |
| Ps 147:15 | He sends forth His command to the earth, His word runs very swiftly |
| Ps 147:16-17 | Gives snow like wool, frost like ashes, ice like fragments, who can stand cold? |
| Ps 147:18 | Sends forth His word and melts them, causes wind to blow and waters to flow |
| Ps 147:19-20 | [Compare God’s written revelation with natural revelation] |
| Ps 148:1-4 | Praise from heavens, heights, angels, hosts, sun, moon, stars of light, heavens |
| Ps 148:5 | Let them praise the name of the Lord for He commanded and they were created |
| Ps 148:6-8 | Earth, sea monsters, deeps, fire, hail, snow, clouds, wind fulfills His word |
| Ps 148:9-10 | Mountains, hills, fruit trees, cedars, beasts, cattle, creeping things, winged fowl |
| Ps 148:11-14 | People, Israel, let them praise the Lord, exalted above heaven and earth |
| Ps 149:2 | Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King! |
| Ps 150:1-2 | Praise Him in His mighty expanse, praise Him for His mighty deeds |
| Ps 150:6 | Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord; praise ye the Lord! |
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