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January 31 - Different Topics
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Psalms 12-14
Chapter 12
Psalm 12
Oppression by the Wicked
For the choir director: according to Sheminith.(a) A Davidic psalm.
1 Help,
Lord
, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.(b)
2 They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.(c)
3 May the
Lord
cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.(d)
4 They say, "Through our tongues we have power;[a]
our lips are our own—who can be our master?"(e)
5 "Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up," says the
Lord
.
"I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place."(f)
6 The words of the
Lord
are pure words,
like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
purified seven times.(g)
7 You,
Lord
, will guard us;[b]
You will protect us[c] from this generation forever.(h)
8 The wicked wander[d] everywhere,
and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.(i)
Chapter 13
Psalm 13
A Plea for Deliverance
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1
Lord
, how long will You forget me?
Forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?(a)
2 How long will I store up anxious concerns[a] within me,
agony in my mind every day?
How long will my enemy dominate me?(b)
3 Consider me and answer,
Lord
my God.
Restore brightness to my eyes;(c)
otherwise, I will sleep in death.
4 My enemy will say, "I have triumphed over him,"
and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.(d)
5 But I have trusted in Your faithful love;(e)
my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance.(f)
6 I will sing to the
Lord
because He has treated me generously.(g)
Chapter 14
Psalm 14
A Portrait of Sinners
For the choir director. Davidic.
1 The fool says in his heart, "God does not exist."(a)
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
2 The
Lord
looks down from heaven on the human race(b)
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
3 All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.[a](c)
4 Will evildoers never understand?
They consume My people as they consume bread;(d)
they do not call on the
Lord
.(e)
5 Then[b] they will be filled with terror,
for God is with those who are[c] righteous.(f)
6 You sinners frustrate the plans of the afflicted,(g)
but the
Lord
is his refuge.(h)
7 Oh, that Israel's deliverance would come from Zion!
When the
Lord
restores the fortunes of His people,[d]
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.[e](i)
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