Psalm 55:1-23 Book# 2 of Psalms

 

A Psalm of David to the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [a.k.a. Maskil.]

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O God, [lend] Your ear to my prayers & [don't] hide Yourself from my [request.]  I make a [sound, as] I mourn in my complaint. [Be there for] me & hear me.   [Psalm 59:10-11 My God of mercy shall [safeguard] me. God shall let me see my desire upon my enemies. [Don't kill] them, lest my people forget. Scatter them by Your power & [humble] them, O Lord our shield.]

Because of the oppression [by] the wicked & in [their] hate [of] me, in [fury,] the enemy's voice [hurls sinful insults & threats] upon me. [Mark 15:16-20 And the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium.

And they together [called] the whole [unit.] And they clothed Him with purple & [wove] a crown of thorns & put it [around] His head & began to salute Him, Hail, King of the Jews!

And they [struck] Him on the head with a reed & spit on Him. And bowing their knees, worshiped Him. And when they had mocked Him, they took off the purple from Him & put His Own clothes on Him & led Him out to crucify Him.]

My heart is [very painful] within me & the terrors of death [have] fallen upon me. [Luke 22:41-44 And He [withdrew] from them about a stone's [throw] & kneeled down & prayed, saying, Father, if You [are] willing, remove this cup from Me. [Even so,] not My will, but Yours be done.

And there appeared an Angel to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly & His sweat was [like] it were [large] drops of blood falling down to the ground.]

Fearfulness & trembling are upon me & horror has overwhelmed me. And I said, Oh, that I had wings like a dove! For then, I would fly away & be at rest. [Look,] I would then wander far [away] & remain in the wilderness. Selah.

I would [speed up] my escape from the windy storm & tempest. O Lord, I have seen violence & [discord] in the city. Destroy & divide their tongues. [1 Peter 3:10 For [those who] love life & [seeing] good days, let him [hold his tongue back] from evil & his lips [so they don't] speak [deceitfully.]

They go [around] upon the walls day & night [spreading discord &] also [plotting] mischief. Sorrow [is] In the midst of [the city.] [Additionally,] wickedness is in [its] midst. Deceit & [schemes don't leave] from [its] streets.

[Matthew 26:3-4 Then, assembled together the chief priests, scribes & the elders of the people, to the palace of the high priest, who is called Caiaphas and consulted that they might take Jesus by [trickery] & kill Him.

For it wasn't an enemy [who dishonored] me. [If it had been,] I could have [tolerated] it. Neither was he [someone who] hated me, [who heightened] himself against me. Then, I would've [hidden] myself from Him. But it was you, a man [my] equal, [my companion] & [my] acquaintance.

[Luke 22:47-54 And while He [still] spoke; [saw] a multitude & he [who] was called Judas, one of the 12, went before them & drew [close] to Jesus to kiss Him. But Jesus said to him, Judas, [do] you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?

When [those who were around] Him saw what would follow, they said to Him, Lord, shall we [strike] with the sword? And one of them [struck] the servant of the high priest & cut off his right ear. And Jesus answered & said, [Allow this.] And He touched his ear & healed him.

Then, Jesus said to the chief priests, [leaders] of the temple & the elders [who had] come to Him, [Have] you come out, [like] against a thief, with swords & [clubs?] When I was with you daily in the temple, you [didn't] stretch [out your] hands against Me; but this is your hour & the power of darkness. Then, they took Him & led Him & brought Him to the high priest's house. And Peter followed [at a far distance.]

We took sweet counsel together & walked into [the] company [in] the house of God. Let them [be seized] by death & let them go down into hell [alive.] For wickedness is in their [residences] & among them. As for me, I will call upon God & the Lord shall save me.

I will pray & cry aloud: evening, morning & noon & He shall hear my voice. He has delivered my soul in peace, from that battle that was against me. For there were many [against] me. Because they [don't] fear [respect] God, therefore they haven't [changed.] God, even He, Who [remains] of old, shall hear & afflict them.

[Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is your refuge & underneath [you] are the everlasting arms. And He shall [throw] out the enemy from before you & shall say, Destroy them.

He has broken [God's] covenant [contract] & has put his hands against [those who are] at peace with him. [Acts 12:1-3 Now about that time, Herod, the king, stretched [out] his hands to [harass some] of the church.

And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to [seize] Peter also. ([Those] were the days of unleavened bread.)]

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart. His words were [refined like] oil, yet [his words] were [like] drawn swords. Cast your burden upon the Lord & He shall [support] you.

He shall never [allow] the righteous to be [removed.] [Psalm 37:24 [Although] he [falls,] he shall not be [totally] down cast: for the Lord upholds him with His hand.]

O God, but You shall bring [those] bloody & deceitful men down into the pit of destruction. [They] shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in You. [Proverbs 10:27 The fear [respect] of the Lord prolongs the days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.]

Psalm 54:1-7 Book# 2 of Psalms

 

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David, Maschil, [a.k.a. Maskil,] when the Ziphims came & said to Saul, Doesn't David hide himself with us?

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O God, save me, [through] You Name & judge me, by Your strength. O God, [lean] Your ear & hear my prayer & the words of my mouth. For strangers [have] risen up against me & oppressors seek after my [life.]

[Matthew 26:3-4 Then, assembled together the chief priests, scribes & elders of the people, to the high priest, who was called Caiaphas & consulted that they might take Jesus by [trickery] & kill Him.]

They haven't [put] God before them. Selah. [Look,] God is [my] helper & the Lord is with [those who] uphold my [life.] He shall reward evil to [my] enemies & cut them off in Your Truth.

[John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I Am the Way, the Truth & the Life. No man comes to the Father, [except] by Me.] I will freely sacrifice to You. I will praise Your Name, O Lord; for it is good. For He has delivered me out of all trouble. And [my] eye has seen His desire upon [my] enemies.

Psalm 53:1-6 Book# 2 of Psalms

 

A Psalm of David, Machil, [a.k.a. Maskil,] to the chief Musician upon Mahalath.

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In the heart of the fool, [he] has said, There is no God. They are corrupt & have done abominable [sins.] There are none [who do] good. [Romans 3:10-13 As it is written [in the scriptures,] There [are] none [who are] righteous, not, not one.

There [are] none [who] seek after God. They [have] all gone [astray from the path,] they have together become [without purpose.] There [are] none [who] do good, no, not one. Their throat is an open [tomb] & they have used deceit with their [mouths.] The poison of [snakes] is under their lips.]

God looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any [who] did understand & did seek God. Everyone of them [has gone astray.] Altogether, they [have] become filthy & there [are] none [who] do good, no, not one. Have [those who work sinfully,] no knowledge?

[Those who] eat up my people, [like] they eat bread; they haven't called upon God. In great fear, they were there, where no fear [existed.] For God had scattered the bones of [those who] encamped against you. You [have] put them to shame, because God [had] despised them.

[Leviticus 26: 27-30 And if you will not for all this, [pay attention] to Me, but [follow] contrary to Me; then I will walk contrary to you & also in fury. And I, even I, will chastise you 7 times for your sins.

And you shall eat the flesh of your sons & daughters. And I will destroy your high places & cut down your images & cast your [corpses] upon the carcasses of your idols & My soul shall [loathe] you.]

Oh, [if only] the Salvation of Israel [had] come out of Zion! When God brings back [those] of His [from] captivity, Jacob shall rejoice & Israel shall be glad.

Psalm 52:1-9 Book# 2 of Psalms

 

To the chief Musician, Maschil [a.k.a. Maskil,] A Psalm of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came & told Saul & said to him, David [has] come to the house of Ahimelech.

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O mighty man, why [do] you [boast about] yourself & your [misconduct?] The goodness of God endures [forever.] Your [mouth creates devious plans:] like a sharp [razor cuts,] working deceitfully.

You love evil more than good & lying rather than [speaking what is righteous.] Selah. You [love every] word that [destroys,] O you, [with the] deceitful tongue. [Furthermore,] God shall destroy you forever.

He shall [snatch] you [from where you dwell] & take you away, [uprooting] you out of the land of the living. Selah. The righteous shall also see, fear & laugh at him. [Look,] this man [who didn't] make God his strength;] but trust in the abundance of his riches & strengthened himself in his wickedness.

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the mercy of God forever & ever. I will praise You forever, because You have [accomplished] it. And I will wait on Your Name; for it is good before Your saints.

Psalm 51:1-19 Book# 2 of Psalms

 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan, the prophet, came to him, after he had [been intimate with] Bathsheba.

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O God, have mercy upon me & blot out my [sins,] according to Your loving kindness & the multitude of Your tender mercies. Thoroughly wash me from [my sinfulness] & cleanse me from my sin.

[1 John 1:7 But if we [follow] in the Light, [like] He is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another & the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.]

For my sin is [always] before me & I acknowledge my [doing wrong.] [So,] You [alone] might be justified when you speak & be clear when You judge, I have sinned against You & done this evil in Your sight.

[See,] in sin, my mother conceived me & I was [shaped by sinfulness.] [Look, while hidden in the womb,] You shall make me know wisdom. You desire truth [within us.]

[Romans 5:14-15 [Still] death [ruled] from [the time of] Adam to Moses, even over [those who] hadn't [done similar sins to Adam's [sins,] who [was in] the [image] of Him, [Who] was to come.

But the free gift is not [like the trespass.] For if many [are] dead [because of one, [how] much more [is] the grace of God & the gift [of] grace [from God,] which is by One Man, Jesus Christ & [this gift of grace] has abounded to many.]

[Cleanse] me with hyssop & I shall be clean. Wash me & I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy & gladness, [so] the bones [that] You've [overwhelmed,] may rejoice.

Blot out all my [sinfulness] & hide Your face from my sins. Create in me a clean heart, O God & renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence & take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

[Luke 11:13 Then, being evil, if you know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to [those who] ask Him?]

Uphold me with Your free Spirit & restore to me the joy of Your Salvation. Then, I will teach transgressors Your ways & sinners shall be converted to [faith in] You.

O God, deliver me from [those] [guilty of bloodshed.] God, You [are] my Salvation & my [mouth] shall sing aloud [about] Your righteousness. You, O Lord, open my lips & my mouth shall [produce] Your praise.

For You [don't] desire sacrifice; [or] else I would give it. You [don't] delight in burnt [offerings.] The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a [subdued] & [repentant] heart. O God, You will not despise [these.]

[2 Peter 3:9 The Lord isn't slack [related] to His promise, [like] some men [consider] slackness; but is [patient toward] us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.]

In Your good pleasure, do good to Zion. [Rebuild] the walls of Jerusalem. Then, You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of [the righteous,] with burnt [offerings.] Then, whole [bulls] will be [offered] upon Your altar.

Psalm 50:1-23 Book# 2 of Psalms

A Psalm of Asaph.

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The mighty God & even the Lord, have spoken & called the earth from the [sunrise] to the [sunset.] [Genesis 1:3-5 And God said, Let there be light & there was light. And God saw the light & that it was good.

And God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day & the darkness he called Night. And the evening & the morning were the first day.]

God, the perfection of beauty, has shined out of Zion. [Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given. And the government shall be upon His shoulder. And His Name shall be called: Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

There shall be no end of the increase of His government & peace, upon the throne of David & upon His Kingdom. To [put] it [in] order & to establish it with judgment & with justice, from [now on] & forever & ever. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will [accomplish] this.]

Our God shall come & shall not keep [silent.] A fire shall devour [in front of] Him & it shall be very tempestuous [around] Him. [Revelation 20:10 And the devil [who] deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire & brimstone, where the beast & the false prophet are & shall be tormented day & night forever & ever.]

He shall call to the heavens from above & to the earth, [so] He may judge His people. Gather My saints together to Me. Those [who] have made a covenant [contract] with Me, [through] sacrifice. And the heavens shall declare His righteousness. For God, Himself is judge. Selah.

O My people, hear & I will speak. O Israel, I will testify against you. I Am God; even Your God. I will not [reprimand] you for your sacrifices & your burnt offerings [that were] to be before Me continually. I will [not accept any bull] out of your house, nor [male] goats out of your [pens.]

For every [animal] of the forest is Mine & the cattle upon a 1,000 hills. I know all the [birds] of the mountains & the wild [animals] of the field are Mine. If I were hungry, I wouldn't tell you: for the world & [its] fullness [are] Mine. Will I eat the [meat] of bulls or drink the blood of goats?

Offer to God [giving thanks] & pay your vows to the Most High. And call upon me in the day of trouble & I will deliver you & you shall glorify Me. [Romans 10:9-13 That if you shall confess the Lord Jesus with your mouth & shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.

For with the heart, man believes [that leads] to righteousness & with the mouth, confession is made [that leads] to Salvation. For the scripture says, [Whoever] believes [in] Him shall not be ashamed.

For there is no difference between the Jew & the Greek [a.k.a. Gentile:] for the same Lord over all is rich unto all [who] call upon Him. For [whoever] shall call upon the Name of the Lord, shall be saved.]

But to the wicked, God says, What [right do] you have  to declare My [mandates,] or that you shall [speak about] My covenant [contract with] your mouth? [Since,] you have hated instruction & have [thrown] My words behind you.

[Romans 2:21 Therefore, you, [who teach] another, [why don't] you teach yourself? You [who preach] a man should not steal, [do] you [also] steal?] When you saw a thief, then you [went along] with him & you have been a [participant] with adulterers.

You [have delivered ] your mouth to evil & your tongue [fashions what is] deceit. You sit & speak against your brother. You slander your own mother's son. I kept [silent] at these things you have done. You thought that I was [totally like] yourself, but I will [repay] you & [hold you accountable] before your eyes.

[Revelation 22:12-15 And, [watch,] I come quickly & My reward is with Me & shall be to give to every man according to his [deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha and [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last. Blessed are [those who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have [the] right to the Tree of Life & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are dogs, sorcerers & [sexual traffickers,] murderers, Idolaters & [whoever] loves [to invent & tells lies.]

Now, consider this, you [who] forget God, lest I tear you [into] pieces & there's [nothing] to be delivered. [Whoever] offers praise, glorifies Me & to him [who puts] his conversation in [correct order,] I will [show] the Salvation of God.

 

Psalm 49:1-20 Book# 2 of Psalms

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

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All you people, hear this. [Lean] your ear, all you inhabitants of the world. Both the [powerless & the powerful,] the rich & the poor together. My mouth shall speak of the meditation of my heart, [which] shall be of wisdom & understanding.

I will [lean] my ear to a parable. On the harp, I will [disclose] my dark [sayings.] [Mark 4:10-12 And when He was alone, [those who were around] Him with the 12 asked Him [about] the parable. And He said to them, Unto you, it is given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of God; but to them [who] are without [faith,] all these things are done in parables.

[So] that seeing they may see & not [realize] & hearing, they may hear & not understand; lest at any time they should be converted & their sins should be forgiven them.]

[Why] should I [be afraid, during] the evil days, when the [sinfulness around] my heels shall [surround] me? [2 Corinthians 1:14 [Like] you also have [partially understood] us, [so] we [join] your rejoicing, even [like] you also [will join in] ours, [on] the day the Lord Jesus comes.]

None of [those who] trust in their wealth & boast of the multitude of their riches; can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him. (For redemption of the soul is [priceless] & [money] ceases [to have value] forever.)

[Matthew 16:26-27 For what is a man [benefited,] if he shall gain the whole world & lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? * For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father, with His Angels. And then He shall reward every man according to his [deeds.]

Should he [who has wealth] live forever & not see corruption? [Psalm 89:48 What man is he, [who] lives & shall not see death? Shall he deliver his [own] soul from the hand [that covers] the grave?]

For he sees that wise men die, [as well as] the fool. The [senseless] person [perishes] & leaves their wealth to others. Their [deepest] thought is, that their [households] shall continue forever & their places [where they dwell] [shall continue] to all generations. They [even] call their lands after their own names.

[Still,] being an [honorable] man [doesn't endure,] he is like the [animals] that perish. Their way [of doing] this, is their [lack of good judgment.] Yet, their [descendants] approve [of what they say.] Selah. [Luke 12:18-20 And he said, I will do this. I will pull down my barns & build [larger ones,] where I may [store] all my fruits & [possessions.]

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have [many possessions stored] up for many years. Take [it easy] & eat, drink & be merry. But God said to him, You fool. This night your soul shall be required of you. Then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?]

Like sheep, they are laid in the grave. Death shall feed on them & in the morning, the [righteous] shall have [power] over them & their beauty shall [rot away] from their dwelling in the grave.

[Revelation 2:26-27 And he [who] overcomes & [keeps doing] My [work,] until the end, I will give power to him over the nations & he shall rule them with a rod of iron, even [like] I have received from My Father.They shall be broken [into slivers like] the [clay] vessels of the potter.]

* But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave. For He shall receive me. Selah. [1 Timothy 3:16 And without [disputing] the mystery of godliness, God was [clearly visible] in the flesh, justified [through] the Spirit, seen [by] Angels & preached to the Gentiles, believed in [by] the world & received up into glory.]

[Don't] be afraid when one is made rich & when the glory of his house is increased. For when he dies, he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not [go down] after him.

[Although] while he lived, he blessed his soul & men will praise you when you do well [for] yourself. He shall go to the generation of his [forefathers] & they shall never see light. Man [who has] honor & [doesn't] understand, is like the [animals] who perish.