150 Psalms Art Project

150 Psalms Project
Edition Psalm 1 - 25
Wim van de Wege
www.wimvandewege.com

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Introduction
The poetic and profound lyrics of the Psalms have been an inspiration
to my personal life for many years. Good times and bad are sung
about in the Psalms. With a tear and a smile, the Psalms are an encouragement
and an exhortation for each individual to look up to
Our Father in Heaven. He is our Source!
Last year I started the 150Psalms project, a project in which I design
a Psalm every week using all kinds of techniques on handmade paper
(40x30 cm). One or two verses of the Psalm are depicted in an
abstract style, where shapes and colors represent the text.
It will be a project in which 150 works of art will eventually be created
and as a final agreement an exhibition will be organized with an
overview exhibition of the 150 Psalms. In addition, a full color Art
Book is published with all 150 artworks, supplemented with texts
by the artist.
To make all this possible, I started a cowdfunding campaign on
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wimvandewege. If you would
like to support this project, you will receive regular art prints as
gifts and your name will be published on the Patron page of the Art
Book.
I hope that this booklet gives you strength and beautiful and blessed
moments, in which word and art meet.
This booklet is provided free of charge by www.wimvandewege.com. Read the copyright notice!

Psalm 1
1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 2
1 Why do the nations rage,
And the people plot a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 3
1 Lord, how they have increased who trouble me!
Many are they who rise up against me.
2 Many are they who say of me,
“There is no help for him in God.”
3 But You, O Lord, are a shield for me,
My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 4
1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have relieved me in my distress;
Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 5
11 But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;
Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them;
Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You.
12 For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 6
2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak;
O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
3 My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O Lord—how long?
4 Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’
sake!
5 For in death there is no remembrance of You; In the grave
who will give You thanks?
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 7
10 My defense is of God,
Who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a just judge,
And God is angry with the wicked every day.
acrylic, watercolor and oil pastels on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 8
3 When I consider Your heavens the work of Your vingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
acrylic and sand on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 9
1 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 10
12 Arise, O Lord!
O God, lift up Your hand!
Do not forget the humble.
watercolor and acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 11
4 The Lord is in His holy temple,
The Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold,
His eyelids test the sons of men.
5 The Lord tests the righteous, But the wicked and the one who
loves violence His soul hates.
6 Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a
burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup.
7 For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance
beholds the upright.
acrylic and ink on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 12
6 The words of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times.
7 You shall keep them, O Lord, You shall preserve them from
this generation forever.
acrylic, ink and silver foil on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 13
5 But I have trusted in Your mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me.
acrylic and oil pastels on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 14
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call on the Lord?
5 There they are in great fear,
For God is with the generation of the righteous.
6 You shame the counsel of the poor,
But the Lord is his refuge.
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 15
1 Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle?
Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 16
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will rest in hope.
10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
11 You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 17
1 Hear a just cause, O Lord,
Attend to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.
acrylic and paper on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 18
6 In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.
acrylic, ink and paper on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 19
1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.
mixed media on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 20
1 May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble;
May the name of the God of Jacob defend you;
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 21
Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength!
We will sing and praise Your power.
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 22
1 My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?
Why are You so far from helping Me,
And from the words of My groaning?
2 O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear;
And in the night season, and am not silent
acrylic and ink on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 23
1 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 24
7 Lift up your heads, O you gates!
And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!
And the King of glory shall come in.
mixed media on handmade paper 40x30 cm

Psalm 25
4 Show me Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.
pencil, watercolor and acrylic on handmade paper 40x30 cm

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Wim van de Wege is a professional contemporary artist and he lives in Zeeland (the Netherlands).
He like being outside in nature with sketchbook and pencil, brush and paint. There is
nothing like working in nature. You become one with the landscape: the sounds, smells and
the constantly changing hues create a work of art that cannot be matched in a studio.
He was born in 1966 and uses a wide range of techniques and materials. He will do everything
that interests him for paper, cardboard or canvas and prefer to work thematically: series
of winter scapes, seascapes, landscapes, cityscapes, portraits and he started this year with a
new project: 150 Psalms in abstract style.
He studied organ and piano at the Brabant Conservatory, Dutch at the Highschool Rotterdam
and visual arts and art at the Willem de Kooning Academy.
His paintings have been sold to offices, shops, galleries, museums and private homes in the
US, Canada, Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia, Australia and Europe. His work is represented
by many art galleries in America and Europe (NY, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and the
UK).
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