Psalm 51

For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.

1 Have mercy on me, O God,
because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion,
blot out the stain of my sins.2 Wash me clean from my guilt.
Purify me from my sin.3 For I recognize my rebellion;
it haunts me day and night.4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned;
I have done what is evil in your sight.
You will be proved right in what you say,
and your judgment against me is just.t5 For I was born a sinner—
yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.6 But you desire honesty from the womb,t
teaching me wisdom even there.7 Purify me from my sins,t and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.8 Oh, give me back my joy again;
you have broken me—
now let me rejoice.9 Don’t keep looking at my sins.
Remove the stain of my guilt.10 Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.11 Do not banish me from your presence,
and don’t take your Holy Spiritt from me.12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels,
and they will return to you.14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves;
then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.15 Unseal my lips, O Lord,
that my mouth may praise you.16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one.
You do not want a burnt offering.17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.18 Look with favor on Zion and help her;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit—
with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings.
Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.

Psalm 52

For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Doeg the Edomite said to Saul, “David has gone to see Ahimelech.”

1 Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior?
Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?2 All day long you plot destruction.
Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;
you’re an expert at telling lies.3 You love evil more than good
and lies more than truth.
Interlude4 You love to destroy others with your words,
you liar!5 But God will strike you down once and for all.
He will pull you from your home
and uproot you from the land of the living.
Interlude6 The righteous will see it and be amazed.
They will laugh and say,7 “Look what happens to mighty warriors
who do not trust in God.
They trust their wealth instead
and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”8 But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God.
I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.9 I will praise you forever, O God,
for what you have done.
I will trust in your good name
in the presence of your faithful people.

Psalm 53

For the choir director: A meditation; a psalm of David.

1 Only fools say in their hearts,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their actions are evil;
not one of them does good!2 God looks down from heaven
on the entire human race;
he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,
if anyone seeks God.3 But no, all have turned away;
all have become corrupt.t
No one does good,
not a single one!4 Will those who do evil never learn?
They eat up my people like bread
and wouldn’t think of praying to God.5 Terror will grip them,
terror like they have never known before.
God will scatter the bones of your enemies.
You will put them to shame, for God has rejected them.6 Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel?
When God restores his people,
Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.

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For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.

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