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June 20 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Psalms 51:10-54:7

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Chapter 51

¹⁰ Create in me a pure heart,^(x) O God,
     and renew a steadfast spirit within me.^(y)
¹¹ Do not cast me^(z) from your presence^(aa)
     or take your Holy Spirit^(ab) from me.
¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation^(ac)
     and grant me a willing spirit,^(ad) to sustain me.^(ae)

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways,^(af)
     so that sinners^(ag) will turn back to you.^(ah)
¹⁴ Deliver me^(ai) from the guilt of bloodshed,^(aj) O God,
     you who are God my Savior,^(ak)
     and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.^(al)
¹⁵ Open my lips, Lord,^(am)
     and my mouth will declare your praise.
¹⁶ You do not delight in sacrifice,^(an) or I would bring it;
     you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
¹⁷ My sacrifice,^(ao) O God, is^[b] a broken spirit;
     a broken and contrite heart^(ap)
     you, God, will not despise.

¹⁸ May it please you to prosper Zion,^(aq)
     to build up the walls of Jerusalem.^(ar)
¹⁹ Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous,^(as)
     in burnt offerings^(at) offered whole;
     then bulls^(au) will be offered on your altar.

Chapter 52 Psalm 52^[a]

For the director of music. A maskil^[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite^(a) had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of Ahimelek."

¹ Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
     Why do you boast^(b) all day long,^(c)
     you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
² You who practice deceit,^(d)
     your tongue plots destruction;^(e)
     it is like a sharpened razor.^(f)
³ You love evil^(g) rather than good,
     falsehood^(h) rather than speaking the truth.^[c]
⁴ You love every harmful word,
     you deceitful tongue!⁽ⁱ⁾

⁵ Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
     He will snatch you up and pluck^(j) you from your tent;
     he will uproot^(k) you from the land of the living.^(l)
⁶ The righteous will see and fear;
     they will laugh^(m) at you, saying,
⁷ "Here now is the man
     who did not make God his stronghold⁽ⁿ⁾
but trusted in his great wealth^(o)
     and grew strong by destroying others!"

⁸ But I am like an olive tree^(p)
     flourishing in the house of God;
I trust^(q) in God's unfailing love
     for ever and ever.
⁹ For what you have done I will always praise you^(r)
     in the presence of your faithful people.^(s)
And I will hope in your name,^(t)
     for your name is good.^(u)

Chapter 53 Psalm 53^[a]^(a)

For the director of music. According to mahalath.^[b] A maskil^[c] of David.

¹ The fool^(b) says in his heart,
"There is no God."^(c)
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
there is no one who does good.

² God looks down from heaven^(d)
     on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,^(e)
     any who seek God.^(f)
³ Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
     there is no one who does good,
     not even one.^(g)

⁴ Do all these evildoers know nothing?

They devour my people as though eating bread;
     they never call on God.
⁵ But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
     where there was nothing to dread.^(h)
God scattered the bones⁽ⁱ⁾ of those who attacked you;^(j)
     you put them to shame,^(k) for God despised them.^(l)

⁶ Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Chapter 54 Psalm 54^[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil^[b] of David. When the Ziphites^(a) had gone to Saul and said, "Is not David hiding among us?"

¹ Save me^(b), O God, by your name;^(c)
vindicate me by your might.^(d)
² Hear my prayer, O God;^(e)
listen to the words of my mouth.

³ Arrogant foes are attacking me;^(f)
ruthless people^(g) are trying to kill me^(h)—
people without regard for God.^[c]⁽ⁱ⁾

⁴ Surely God is my help;^(j)
the Lord is the one who sustains me.^(k)

⁵ Let evil recoil^(l) on those who slander me;
in your faithfulness^(m) destroy them.

⁶ I will sacrifice a freewill offering⁽ⁿ⁾ to you;
I will praise^(o) your name, Lord , for it is good.^(p)
⁷ You have delivered me^(q) from all my troubles,
and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.^(r)

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June 20 - Straight Thru the Bibleniv

Psalms 51:10-54:7

Chapter 51

Chapter 52

Psalm 52[a]

For the director of music. A maskil[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite(a) had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of Ahimelek."

Chapter 53

Psalm 53[a](a)

For the director of music. According to mahalath.[b] A maskil[c] of David.

Chapter 54

Psalm 54[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[b] of David. When the Ziphites(a) had gone to Saul and said, "Is not David hiding among us?"

June 20 - Straight Thru the Bible
niv

Psalm 52^[a]

For the director of music. A maskil^[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite^(a) had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of Ahimelek."

Psalm 53^[a]^(a)

For the director of music. According to mahalath.^[b] A maskil^[c] of David.

Psalm 54^[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil^[b] of David. When the Ziphites^(a) had gone to Saul and said, "Is not David hiding among us?"