Psalms
The Psalter is Israel’s hymnbook: lament, praise, thanksgiving, royal psalms, and wisdom. It trains the heart to speak to God in trouble and in joy, and it points ahead to the Messiah.
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Psalms 53
1Unto the end. In verses, the understanding of David, 2when the Ziphites had arrived and they said to Saul, “Has not David been hidden with us?” 3Save me, O God, by your name, and judge me in your virtue. 4O God, listen to my prayer. Pay attention to the words of my mouth. 5For strangers have risen up against me, and the strong have sought my soul. And they have not set God before their eyes. 6For behold, God is my helper, and the Lord is the protector of my soul. 7Turn back the evils upon my adversaries, and ruin them by your truth. 8I will freely sacrifice to you, and I will confess your name, O God, because it is good. 9For you have quickly rescued me from all tribulation, and my eye has looked down upon my enemies.
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