Project 119: Psalm 53 & Psalm 54

June 30, 2018 | 

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Morning: Psalm 53

There Is None Who Does Good

To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David.

1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;

there is none who does good.

 

2 God looks down from heaven

on the children of man

to see if there are any who understand,[fn]

who seek after God.

 

3 They have all fallen away;

together they have become corrupt;

there is none who does good,

not even one.

 

4 Have those who work evil no knowledge,

who eat up my people as they eat bread,

and do not call upon God?

 

5 There they are, in great terror,

where there is no terror!

For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you;

you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

 

6 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!

When God restores the fortunes of his people,

let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Evening: Psalm 54

The Lord Upholds My Life

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”

1 O God, save me by your name,

and vindicate me by your might.

2 O God, hear my prayer;

give ear to the words of my mouth.

 

3 For strangers[fn] have risen against me;

ruthless men seek my life;

they do not set God before themselves. Selah

 

4 Behold, God is my helper;

the Lord is the upholder of my life.

5 He will return the evil to my enemies;

in your faithfulness put an end to 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 For he has delivered me from every trouble,

and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.