Daily Wisdom Plan

Psalms 52,53,54

Psalms 52

1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.

2Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.

3You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah

4You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.

5But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

6The righteous shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,

7“See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!”

8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.

9I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.

Psalms 53

1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.

2God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

3They have all fallen away; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.

4Have those who work evil no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon God?

5There they are, in great terror, where there is no terror! For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you; you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

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

Psalms 54

1O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might.

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

3For strangers have risen against me; ruthless men seek my life; they do not set God before themselves. Selah

4Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.

5He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them.

6With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good.

7For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.