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Facing violence and betrayal, David turns to the Lord in prayer, confidently entrusting his life and his safety to the Lord. We, too, rely on the mercy of the Lord in the face of danger.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 55 ESV Text: Psalm 55 Psalm 55 (Listen) Cast Your Burden on the Lord To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil1 of David. 55:1   Give ear to my prayer, O God,    and hide not… Facing violence and betrayal, David turns to the Lord in prayer, confidently entrusting his life and his safety to the Lord. We, too, rely on the mercy of the Lord in the face of danger.

David laments betrayal, while expressing thanksgiving and confidence in the deliverance of the Lord. God is our helper and our deliverer in every trouble.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 54 ESV Text: Psalm 54 Psalm 54 (Listen) The Lord Upholds My Life To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil1 of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David… David laments betrayal, while expressing thanksgiving and confidence in the deliverance of the Lord. God is our helper and our deliverer in every trouble.

We live among the wicked in this world. All of us are foolish and corrupt by nature. Those who trust in Jesus, however, receive forgiveness, new life, and salvation.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 53 ESV Text: Psalm 53 Psalm 53 (Listen) There Is None Who Does Good To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil1 of David. 53:1   The fool says in his heart, “There is no… We live among the wicked in this world. All of us are foolish and corrupt by nature. Those who trust in Jesus, however, receive forgiveness, new life, and salvation.

David laments his situation as enemies threaten his life. With David we put our trust in the Lord, and we wait for His justice and His love.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 52 ESV Text: Psalm 52 Psalm 52 (Listen) The Steadfast Love of God Endures To the choirmaster. A Maskil1 of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to… David laments his situation as enemies threaten his life. With David we put our trust in the Lord, and we wait for His justice and His love.

In the aftermath of his sin with Bathsheba, David pleads to the Lord for a clean heart and a right spirit. This is the fourth of the seven “penitential psalms.”

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BibleGateway: Psalm 51 ESV Text: Psalm 51 Psalm 51 (Listen) Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had… In the aftermath of his sin with Bathsheba, David pleads to the Lord for a clean heart and a right spirit. This is the fourth of the seven “penitential psalms.”

Asaph presents the Lord as a mighty judge Who sees through the hypocrisy of insincere ritual. The Lord desires in His people true repentance and true faith in their Savior.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 50 ESV Text: Psalm 50 Psalm 50 (Listen) God Himself Is Judge A Psalm of Asaph. 50:1   The Mighty One, God the LORD,    speaks and summons the earth    from the rising of the sun to its… Asaph presents the Lord as a mighty judge Who sees through the hypocrisy of insincere ritual. The Lord desires in His people true repentance and true faith in their Savior.

The Sons of Korah consider the futility of wealth and of worldliness. The Lord, in contrast, delivers His faithful people from death.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 49 ESV Text: Psalm 49 Psalm 49 (Listen) Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble? To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 49:1   Hear this, all peoples!    Give ear, all inhabitants… The Sons of Korah consider the futility of wealth and of worldliness. The Lord, in contrast, delivers His faithful people from death.