New album · October 2026
Psalm 119
The Whole Law in Song
All 22 stanzas of Psalm 119, one song per Hebrew letter, aleph to taw, in order.
The Songs
22 songs, 92 minutes, plus 5 bonus tracks on the CD. Each album title opens the song on YouTube.
Disc 1 · Aleph to Kaph
- 01אThe Way to LiveAleph · vv. 1-84:50
- 02בKeep the WordsBeth · vv. 9-165:05
- 03גGive Me LifeGimel · vv. 17-244:14
- 04דDust to RunDaleth · vv. 25-323:53
- 05הPreserve My LifeHe · vv. 33-404:12
- 06וWalk in FreedomWaw · vv. 41-484:04
- 07זRemember in the NightZayin · vv. 49-564:29
- 08חMidnight RiseHeth · vv. 57-644:58
- 09טAlways Good to MeTeth · vv. 65-724:12
- 10יWholehearted HandsYodh · vv. 73-803:54
- 11כHow Long Before You TurnKaph · vv. 81-884:41
Disc 2 · Lamedh to Taw
- 12לBoundless LamedhLamedh · vv. 89-964:04
- 13מSweeter Than HoneyMem · vv. 97-1043:34
- 14נLamp for My FeetNun · vv. 105-1125:03
- 15סIron GuardrailSamekh · vv. 113-1203:35
- 16עI Choose the Good RoadAyin · vv. 121-1284:25
- 17פFolded PagesPe · vv. 129-1363:44
- 18צClear as DayTsadhe · vv. 137-1443:44
- 19קCall Before DawnQoph · vv. 145-1523:40
- 20רLift Me Up AgainResh · vv. 153-1604:08
- 21שSoul's HomeShin · vv. 161-1684:02
- 22תBorrow Me BackTaw · vv. 169-1763:52
Bonus on the CD
Other settings of these stanzas, plus one instrumental. CD only, not on streaming.
- 12זZayin ComfortZayin · v. 50 · instrumental3:27
- 13כDry Wine SkinKaph · v. 837:23
- 14מI Have Walked with Teachers OlderMem · v. 993:03
- 15דMercy in the DustDaleth · v. 254:35
- 16דWay of FaithfulnessDaleth · v. 304:43
About the Album
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible: 176 verses in 22 stanzas, one for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, eight verses to a letter. It is an acrostic, built on purpose from aleph to taw, and nearly every verse speaks of the word of God.
It was written to be memorized. The alphabet was the scaffolding, so a person could carry the whole psalm inside them and reach any part of it when they needed it: in the dark, in trouble, at midnight, before dawn.
These 22 songs follow that structure exactly. One song per letter, in order, start to finish. Nothing is skipped and nothing is rearranged, because the shape is the meaning. A life of devotion is not one grand gesture. It is the whole alphabet, every letter, kept over a long time.
Contemporary worship, mostly piano, acoustic guitar and strings.
The 2-CD Set
$27.98 for both discs, plus shipping
- Disc 1: Aleph to Kaph, 11 songs, 48 minutes ($12.49)
- Disc 2: Lamedh to Taw, 11 songs plus 5 bonus tracks, 67 minutes ($15.49)
- Full-color case and booklet
The album runs 92 minutes, longer than one CD holds. It comes on two discs so that no stanza is left out.
Order both discs together and they ship in one box. Made to order and shipped by Kunaki; payment through PayPal. For a church or group order, get in touch.
About Dr. Jay
Dr. Jay writes songs from the Psalms.
It started with a simple question: what would it sound like if every psalm had a song? Not a paraphrase, and not a chorus built from one memorable line, but a song that stays with what the psalm is actually doing: the complaint, the argument, the long wait, the turn.
The project has now covered all 150 psalms, some more than once. Along the way it picked up a second thread. Several psalms carry ancient musical directions in their headings, tune names like Al-Tashheth (“Do Not Destroy”) and Shoshannim (“Lilies”) whose melodies were lost thousands of years ago. Some of these recordings are attempts at what those tunes might have been.
Dr. Jay holds a PhD and spends most of his working life in engineering. The music is a separate practice, and a long one. He writes the words and directs each song; the music is produced with AI tools.
Coming Next
Open Gates, for Thanksgiving: thirteen psalms of gratitude and harvest, from Psalm 100 to Psalm 150. November 2026.