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Psalm 63

¹O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

² To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

³ Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

⁴ Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

⁵ My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

⁶ When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

⁷ Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

⁸ My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

⁹ But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

¹⁰ They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

¹¹ But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

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And it’s Wednesday, so don’t forget Gambia.

Psalm 62

¹Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

² He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

³ How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

⁴ They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

⁵ My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

⁶ He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

⁷ In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

⁸ Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

⁹ Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

¹⁰ Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

¹¹ God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

¹² Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

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Psalm 61

¹Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

² From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

³ For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

⁴ I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

⁵ For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

⁶ Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.

⁷ He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

⁸ So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

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Psalm 59

¹Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; Defend me from those who rise up against me.

² Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from bloodthirsty men.

³ For look, they lie in wait for my life; The mighty gather against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord.

⁴ They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine.

Awake to help me, and behold!

⁵ You therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations; Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah

⁶ At evening they return, They growl like a dog, And go all around the city.

⁷ Indeed, they belch with their mouth; Swords are in their lips; For they say, “Who hears?”

⁸ But You, O Lord, shall laugh at them; You shall have all the nations in derision.

⁹ I will wait for You, O You his Strength; For God is my defense.

¹⁰ My God of mercy shall come to meet me; God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.

¹¹ Do not slay them, lest my people forget; Scatter them by Your power, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.

¹² For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for the cursing and lying which they speak.

¹³ Consume them in wrath, consume them, That they may not be; And let them know that God rules in Jacob To the ends of the earth. Selah

¹⁴ And at evening they return, They growl like a dog, And go all around the city.

¹⁵ They wander up and down for food, And howl if they are not satisfied.

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Psalm 57

¹Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by.

² I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me.

³ He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.

⁴ My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men Who are set on fire, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

⁵ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth.

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They have dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah

⁷ My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.

⁸ Awake, my glory! Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn.

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

¹⁰ For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds.

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Psalm 55:16-23

¹⁶ As for me, I will call upon God, And the Lord shall save me.

¹⁷ Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.

¹⁸ He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, For there were many against me.

¹⁹ God will hear, and afflict them, Even He who abides from of old. Selah Because they do not change, Therefore they do not fear God.

²⁰ He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has broken his covenant.

²¹ The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, But war was in his heart; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.

²² Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

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Psalm 55:1-8

¹Give ear to my prayer, O God, And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

² Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,

³ Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me, And in wrath they hate me.

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And it’s Wednesday, so please remember to pray for Gambia. 🙂

Psalm 54

¹Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

² Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

⁵ He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

⁶ I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.

⁷ For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

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Psalm 53

¹The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none who does good.

² God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.

³ Every one of them has turned aside; They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call upon God?

⁵ There they are in great fear Where no fear was, For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you; You have put them to shame, Because God has despised them.

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Psalm 52

¹ Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

² The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

³ Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

⁴ Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

⁵ God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

⁶ The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

⁷ Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

⁸ But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

⁹ I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.