Psalms 51; Psalms 52; Psalms 53; Psalms 54; Psalms 55; Psalms 56; Psalms 57

1 Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithful love; according to Your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion.

2 Wash away my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I am conscious of my rebellion, and my sin is always before me.

4 Against You-You alone-I have sinned and done this evil in Your sight. So You are right when You pass sentence; You are blameless when You judge.

5 Indeed, I was guilty [when I] was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

6 Surely You desire integrity in the inner self, and You teach me wisdom deep within.

7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.

9 Turn Your face away from my sins and blot out all my guilt.

10 God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not banish me from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore the joy of Your salvation to me, and give me a willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach the rebellious Your ways, and sinners will return to You.

14 Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

15 Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

16 You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; You are not pleased with a burnt offering.

17 The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart.

18 In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.

1 Why brag about evil, you hero! God's faithful love is constant.

2 Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery.

3 You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully. Selah

4 You love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue!

5 This is why God will bring you down forever. He will take you, ripping you out of your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

6 The righteous will look on with awe and will ridicule him:

7 "Here is the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, taking refuge in his destructive behavior."

8 But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I trust in God's faithful love forever and ever.

9 I will praise You forever for what You have done. In the presence of Your faithful people, I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good.

1 The fool says in his heart, "God does not exist." They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good.

2 God looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise and who seeks God.

3 Everyone has turned aside; they have all become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.

4 Will evildoers never understand? They consume My people as they consume bread; they do not call on God.

5 Then they will be filled with terror- terror like no other- because God will scatter the bones of those who besiege you. You will put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

6 Oh, that Israel's deliverance would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.

1 God, save me by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!

2 God, hear my prayer; listen to the words of my mouth.

3 For strangers rise up against me, and violent men seek my life. They have no regard for God. Selah

4 God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my life.

5 He will repay my adversaries for [their] evil. Because of Your faithfulness, annihilate them.

6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering to You. I will praise Your name, Lord, because it is good.

7 For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked down on my enemies.

1 God, listen to my prayer and do not ignore my plea for help.

2 Pay attention to me and answer me. I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,

3 because of the enemy's voice, because of the pressure of the wicked. For they bring down disaster on me and harass me in anger.

4 My heart shudders within me; terrors of death sweep over me.

5 Fear and trembling grip me; horror has overwhelmed me.

6 I said, "If only I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.

7 How far away I would flee; I would stay in the wilderness. Selah

8 I would hurry to my shelter from the raging wind and the storm."

9 Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city;

10 day and night they make the rounds on its walls. Crime and trouble are within it;

11 destruction is inside it; oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace.

12 Now, it is not an enemy who insults me- otherwise I could bear it; it is not a foe who rises up against me- otherwise I could hide from him.

13 But it is you, a man who is my peer, my companion and good friend!

14 We used to have close fellowship; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.

15 Let death take them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, because evil is in their homes and within them.

16 But I call to God, and the Lord will save me.

17 I complain and groan morning, noon, and night, and He hears my voice.

18 Though many are against me, He will redeem me from my battle unharmed.

19 God, the One enthroned from long ago, will hear, and will humiliate them Selah because they do not change and do not fear God.

20 He acts violently against those at peace with him; he violates his covenant.

21 His buttery words are smooth, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, but they are drawn swords.

22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will support you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

23 You, God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and treachery will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

1 Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me; he fights and oppresses me all day long.

2 My adversaries trample me all day, for many arrogantly fight against me.

3 When I am afraid, I will trust in You.

4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

5 They twist my words all day long; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

7 Will they escape in spite of such sin? God, bring down the nations in wrath.

8 You Yourself have recorded my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your records?

9 Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call. This I know: God is for me.

10 In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise,

11 in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

12 I am obligated by vows to You, God; I will make my thank offerings to You.

13 For You delivered me from death, even my feet from stumbling, to walk before God in the light of life.

1 Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in You. I will seek refuge in the shadow of Your wings until danger passes.

2 I call to God Most High, to God who fulfills [His purpose] for me.

3 He reaches down from heaven and saves me, challenging the one who tramples me. Selah God sends His faithful love and truth.

4 I am in the midst of lions; I lie down with those who devour men. Their teeth are spears and arrows; their tongues are sharp swords.

5 God, be exalted above the heavens; let Your glory be above the whole earth.

6 They prepared a net for my steps; I was downcast. They dug a pit ahead of me, but they fell into it! Selah

7 My heart is confident, God, my heart is confident. I will sing; I will sing praises.

8 Wake up, my soul! Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn.

9 I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations.

10 For Your faithful love is as high as the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

11 God, be exalted above the heavens; let Your glory be over the whole earth.