Psalm
51
1
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!
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Wash away my wrongdoing! Cleanse me of my sin!
3
For I am aware of my rebellious acts; I am forever conscious of my sin.
4
Against you - you above all - I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.
5
Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.
6
Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom.
7
Sprinkle me with water and I will be pure; wash me and I will be whiter than snow.
8
Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice!
9
Hide your face from my sins! Wipe away all my guilt!
10
Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!
11
Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!
12
Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!
13
Then I will teach rebels your merciful ways, and sinners will turn to you.
14
Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance.
15
O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.
16
Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.
17
The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit - O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.
18
Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!
19
Then you will accept the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings; then bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.
52
1
Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God's loyal love protects me all day long!
2
Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
3
You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah)
4
You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.
5
Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)
6
When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:
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"Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others."
8
But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I continually trust in God's loyal love.
9
I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good.
53
1
Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.
2
God looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.
3
Everyone rejects God; they are all morally corrupt. None of them does what is right, not even one!
4
All those who behave wickedly do not understand - those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to God.
5
They are absolutely terrified, even by things that do not normally cause fear. For God annihilates those who attack you. You are able to humiliate them because God has rejected them.
6
I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!
54
1
O God, deliver me by your name! Vindicate me by your power!
2
O God, listen to my prayer! Pay attention to what I say!
3
For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life. (Selah)
4
Look, God is my deliverer! The Lord is among those who support me.
5
May those who wait to ambush me be repaid for their evil! As a demonstration of your faithfulness, destroy them!
6
With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you! I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good!
7
Surely he rescues me from all trouble, and I triumph over my enemies.
55
1
Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!
2
Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,
3
because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.
4
My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.
5
Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.
6
I say, "I wish I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and settle in a safe place!
7
Look, I will escape to a distant place; I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah)
8
I will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale."
9
Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.
10
Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.
11
Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.
12
Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.
13
But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided.
14
We would share personal thoughts with each other; in God's temple we would walk together among the crowd.
15
May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.
16
As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me.
17
During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.
18
He will rescue me and protect me from those who attack me, even though they greatly outnumber me.
19
God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.
20
He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.
21
His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.
22
Throw your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.
23
But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.
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