Psalms 50
50[A psalm of Asaph.] The LORD, the Mighty One, is God, and he has spoken; he has summoned all humanity from where the sun rises to where it sets.H4210H623H410H430H3068H1696H7121H776H4217H8121H39962From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance.H6726H4359H3308H430H33133Our God approaches, and he is not silent. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him.H430H935H2790H784H398H6440H3966H8175H54394He calls on the heavens above and earth below to witness the judgment of his people.H7121H8064H5920H776H1777H59715"Bring my faithful people to me—those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices."H622H2623H3772H1285H20776Then let the heavens proclaim his justice, for God himself will be the judge. InterludeH8064H5046H6664H430H8199H55427"O my people, listen as I speak. Here are my charges against you, O Israel. I am God, your God!H8085H5971H1696H3478H5749H430H4308I have no complaint about your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.H3198H2077H5930H85489But I do not need the bulls from your barns or the goats from your pens.H3947H6499H1004H6260H435610For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.H2416H3293H929H505H204211I know every bird on the mountains, and all the animals of the field are mine.H3045H5775H2022H2123H7704H597812If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it.H7456H559H8398H439313Do I eat the meat of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats?H398H1320H47H8354H1818H626014Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High.H2076H430H8426H7999H5088H594515Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory."H7121H3117H6869H2502H351316But God says to the wicked. "Why bother reciting my decrees and pretending to obey my covenant?H7563H430H559H5608H2706H5375H1285H631017For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash.H8130H4148H7993H1697H31018When you see thieves, you approve of them, and you spend your time with adulterers.H7200H1590H7521H2506H500319Your mouth is filled with wickedness, and your tongue is full of lies.H7971H6310H7451H3956H6775H482020You sit around and slander your brother—your own mother's son.H3427H1696H251H5414H1848H517H112121While you did all this, I remained silent, and you thought I didn't care. But now I will rebuke you, listing all my charges against you.H6213H2790H1819H1961H3198H6186H586922Repent, all of you who forget me, or I will tear you apart, and no one will help you.H995H7911H433H2963H533723But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God."H2076H8426H3513H7760H1870H7200H3468H430
Psalms 51
51[For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.] Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.H5329H4210H1732H5416H5030H935H935H1339H2603H430H2617H7230H7356H4229H6588 2Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.H3526H7235H5771H2891H2403 3For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.H3045H6588H2403H8548 4Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.H2398H6213H7451H5869H6663H1696H2135H8199 5For I was born a sinner—yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.H2342H5771H2399H517H3179 6But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.H2654H571H2910H5640H3045H2451 7Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.H2398H231H2891H3526H3835H7950 8Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me—now let me rejoice.H8085H8342H8057H6106H1794H1523 9Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.H5641H6440H2399H4229H5771 10Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.H1254H2889H3820H430H2318H3559H7307H7130 11Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.H7993H6440H3947H6944H7307 12Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.H7725H8342H3468H5564H5081H7307 13Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.H3925H6586H1870H2400H7725 14Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.H5337H1818H430H430H8668H3956H7442H6666 15Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.H136H6605H8193H6310H5046H8416 16You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.H2654H2077H5414H7521H5930 17The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.H2077H430H7665H7307H7665H1794H3820H430H959 18Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.H3190H7522H6726H1129H2346H3389 19Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit—with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.H2654H2077H6664H5930H3632H5930H5927H6499H4196
Psalms 52
52[For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Doeg the Edomite said to Saul, “David has gone to see Ahimelech.”] Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?H5329H4905H1732H1673H130H935H5046H7586H559H1732H935H1004H288H1984H7451H1368H2617H410H31172All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert at telling lies.H3956H2803H1942H3913H8593H6213H74233You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. InterludeH157H7451H2896H8267H1696H6664H55424You love to destroy others with your words, you liar!H157H1105H1697H4820H39565But God will strike you down once and for all. He will pull you from your home and uproot you from the land of the living. InterludeH410H5422H5331H2846H5255H168H8327H776H2416H55426The righteous will see it and be amazed. They will laugh and say,H6662H7200H3372H78327“Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”H1397H7760H430H4581H982H7230H6239H5810H19428But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God. I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.H7488H2132H1004H430H982H2617H430H5769H57039I will praise you forever, O God, for what you have done. I will trust in your good name in the presence of your faithful people.H3034H5769H6213H6960H8034H2896H2623
Psalms 53
53[For the choir director: A meditation; a psalm of David.] Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!H5329H4257H4905H1732H5036H559H3820H430H7843H8581H5766H6213H2896 2God looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.H430H8259H8064H1121H120H7200H3426H7919H1875H430 3But no, all have turned away; all have become corrupt. No one does good, not a single one!H5472H3162H444H6213H2896H259 4Will those who do evil never learn? They eat up my people like bread and wouldn’t think of praying to God.H6466H205H3045H398H5971H398H3899H7121H430 5Terror will grip them, terror like they have never known before. God will scatter the bones of your enemies. You will put them to shame, for God has rejected them.H6343H6342H6343H430H6340H6106H2583H954H430H3988 6Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel? When God restores his people, Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.H5414H3444H3478H6726H430H7725H7622H5971H3290H1523H3478H8055
Psalms 54
54[For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “We know where David is hiding.” To be accompanied by stringed instruments.] Come with great power, O God, and rescue me! Defend me with your might.H5329H5058H4905H1732H2130H935H559H7586H1732H5641H3467H430H8034H1777H1369 2Listen to my prayer, O God. Pay attention to my plea.H8085H8605H430H238H561H6310 3For strangers are attacking me; violent people are trying to kill me. They care nothing for God. InterludeH2114H6965H6184H1245H5315H7760H430H5542 4But God is my helper. The Lord keeps me alive!H430H5826H136H5564H5315 5May the evil plans of my enemies be turned against them. Do as you promised and put an end to them.H7725H7725H7451H8324H6789H571 6I will sacrifice a voluntary offering to you; I will praise your name, O Lord, for it is good.H5071H2076H3034H8034H3068H2896 7For you have rescued me from my troubles and helped me to triumph over my enemies.H5337H6869H5869H7200H341
Psalms 55
55[For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.] Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help!H5329H5058H4905H1732H238H8605H430H5956H84672Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.H7181H6030H7300H7879H19493My enemies shout at me, making loud and wicked threats. They bring trouble on me and angrily hunt me down.H6963H341H6440H6125H7563H4131H205H639H78524My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me.H3820H2342H7130H367H4194H53075Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can’t stop shaking.H3374H7461H935H6427H36806Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest!H559H5414H83H3123H5774H79317I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness. InterludeH5074H7368H3885H4057H55428How quickly I would escape—far from this wild storm of hatred.H2363H4655H7307H5584H55919Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans, for I see violence and conflict in the city.H1104H136H6385H3956H7200H2555H7379H589210Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders, but the real danger is wickedness within the city.H3119H3915H5437H2346H205H5999H713011Everything is falling apart; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.H1942H7130H8496H4820H4185H733912It is not an enemy who taunts me—I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me—I could have hidden from them.H341H2778H5375H8130H1431H564113Instead, it is you—my equal, my companion and close friend.H582H6187H441H304514What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.H4985H5475H3162H1980H1004H430H728515Let death stalk my enemies; let the grave swallow them alive, for evil makes its home within them.H4194H5377H3451H3381H2416H7585H7451H4033H713016But I will call on God, and the Lord will rescue me.H7121H430H3068H346717Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the Lord hears my voice.H6153H1242H6672H7878H1993H8085H696318He ransoms me and keeps me safe from the battle waged against me, though many still oppose me.H6299H5315H7965H7128H722719God, who has ruled forever, will hear me and humble them. Interlude For my enemies refuse to change their ways; they do not fear God.H410H8085H6030H3427H6924H5542H2487H3372H43020As for my companion, he betrayed his friends; he broke his promises.H7971H3027H7965H2490H128521His words are as smooth as butter, but in his heart is war. His words are as soothing as lotion, but underneath are daggers!H6310H2505H4260H7128H3820H1697H7401H8081H660922Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.H7993H3053H3068H3557H5769H5414H6662H413123But you, O God, will send the wicked down to the pit of destruction. Murderers and liars will die young, but I am trusting you to save me.H430H3381H875H7845H1818H4820H582H2673H3117H982
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