Daily Text and Bible Reading: Saturday, June 29 [Press play below]

To the director; in the style of Mahalath. Maskil. Of David.
53.1 The foolish one says in his heart: “There is no Jehovah.” Their unrighteous actions are corrupt and detestable; No one is doing good.
53.2 But God looks down from heaven on the sons of men To see whether anyone has insight, whether anyone is seeking Jehovah.
53.3 They have all turned away; They are all alike corrupt. No one is doing good, Not even one.
53.4 Do none of the wrongdoers understand? They devour my people as if they were eating bread. They do not call on Jehovah.
53.5 But they will be filled with great terror, Terror they have never felt before, For God will scatter the bones of those attacking you. You will put them to shame, for Jehovah has rejected them.
53.6 O that Israel’s salvation may come from Zion! When Jehovah gathers back his captive people, Let Jacob be joyful, let Israel rejoice.
To the director; to be accompanied with stringed instruments. Maskil. Of David, when the Ziphites came in and said to Saul: “David is hiding among us.”
54.1 O God, save me by your name, And defend me with your power.
54.2 O God, hear my prayer; Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
54.3 For strangers rise up against me, And ruthless men seek my life. They have no regard for God.
(Selah)
54.4 Look! God is my helper; Jehovah is with those supporting me.
54.5 He will repay my foes with their own evil; In your faithfulness, put an end to them.
54.6 I will sacrifice to you willingly. I will praise your name, O Jehovah, for it is good.
54.7 For he saves me from every distress, And I will look in triumph on my enemies.
To the director; to be accompanied with stringed instruments. Maskil. Of David.
55.1 Listen to my prayer, O God, And do not ignore my request for mercy.
55.2 Do pay attention to me and answer me. My concern makes me restless, And I am distraught
55.3 Because of what the enemy is saying And the pressure from the wicked one. For they heap trouble upon me, And in anger they harbor animosity against me.
55.4 My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death overwhelm me.
55.5 Fear and trembling come upon me, And shuddering grips me.
55.6 I keep saying: “If only I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and reside in safety.
55.7 Look! I would flee far away. I would lodge in the wilderness.
(Selah)
55.8 I would hurry to a place of shelter Away from the raging wind, away from the storm.”
55.9 Confuse them, O Jehovah, and frustrate their plans, For I have seen violence and conflict in the city.
55.10 Day and night they walk around on its walls; Within it are malice and trouble.
55.11 Ruin is in its midst; Oppression and deception never depart from its public square.
55.12 For it is not an enemy who taunts me; Otherwise I could put up with it. It is not a foe who has risen up against me; Otherwise I could conceal myself from him.
55.13 But it is you, a man like me, My own companion whom I know well.
55.14 We used to enjoy a warm friendship together; Into the house of God we used to walk along with the multitude.
55.15 May destruction overtake them! Let them go down alive into the Grave; For evil resides among them and within them.
55.16 As for me, I will call out to God, And Jehovah will save me.
55.17 Evening and morning and noontime, I am troubled and I groan, And he hears my voice.
55.18 He will rescue me and give me peace from those fighting against me, For multitudes come against me.
55.19 God will hear and respond to them, The one who sits enthroned from of old.
(Selah)
They will refuse to change, Those who have not feared God.
55.20 He attacked those at peace with him; He violated his covenant.
55.21 His words are smoother than butter, But conflict is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, But they are drawn swords.
55.22 Throw your burden on Jehovah, And he will sustain you. Never will he allow the righteous one to fall.
55.23 But you, O God, will bring them down to the deepest pit. Those bloodguilty and deceitful men will not live out half their days. But as for me, I will trust in you.
To the director; set to “The Silent Dove That Is Far Away.” Of David. Miktam. When the Philistines captured him in Gath.
56.1 Show me favor, O God, because mortal man is attacking me. All day long they keep fighting and oppressing me.
56.2 My foes keep snapping at me all day long; Many arrogantly fight against me.
56.3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
56.4 In God—whose word I praise— In God I put my trust; I am not afraid. What can mere man do to me?
56.5 All day long they hurt my interests; Their only thought is to harm me.
56.6 They conceal themselves to attack; They watch my every step, Hoping to take away my life.
56.7 Reject them because of their wickedness. Bring down the nations in your anger, O God.
56.8 You keep track of my wandering. Do collect my tears in your skin bottle. Are they not recorded in your book?
56.9 My enemies will retreat on the day that I call for help. Of this I am confident: God is on my side.
56.10 In God—whose word I praise— In Jehovah—whose word I praise—
56.11 In God I put my trust; I am not afraid. What can a mere human do to me?
56.12 I am bound by my vows to you, O God; I will offer you expressions of thanksgiving.
56.13 For you have rescued me from death And prevented my feet from stumbling, So that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
To the director; set to “Do Not Bring to Ruin.” Of David. Miktam. When he ran away from Saul into the cave.
57.1 Show me favor, O God, show me favor, For I take refuge in you, And in the shadow of your wings I take refuge until the troubles pass.
57.2 I call to God the Most High, To the true God, who brings them to an end for me.
57.3 He will send help from heaven and save me. He will frustrate the one snapping at me.
(Selah)
God will send his loyal love and his faithfulness.
57.4 I am surrounded by lions; I must lie among men who want to devour me, Whose teeth are spears and arrows And whose tongue is a sharp sword.
57.5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God; May your glory be over all the earth.
57.6 They have prepared a net to ensnare my feet; I am bowed down with distress. They have dug a pit ahead of me, But they fell into it themselves.
(Selah)
57.7 My heart is steadfast, O God, My heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music.
57.8 Do awake, my glory. Do awake, O stringed instrument; you too, O harp. I will awaken the dawn.
57.9 I will praise you among the peoples, O Jehovah; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
57.10 For your loyal love is great, as high as the heavens, And your faithfulness, up to the skies.
57.11 Be exalted above the heavens, O God; May your glory be over all the earth.
To the director; set to “Do Not Bring to Ruin.” Of David. Miktam.
58.1 Can you speak about righteousness when you are silent? Can you judge in uprightness, you sons of men?
58.2 Instead, you devise unrighteousness in your heart, And your hands dispense violence in the land.
58.3 The wicked go astray from birth; They are wayward, liars from the time they are born.
58.4 Their venom is like the venom of serpents; They are deaf like the cobra that stops up its ear.
58.5 It will not listen to the voice of charmers, No matter how skillful their spells.
58.6 O God, knock the teeth out of their mouth! Break the jaws of these lions, O Jehovah!
58.7 May they disappear like waters that drain away. May He bend his bow and make them fall by his arrows.
58.8 May they be like a snail that melts away as it moves along; Like a woman’s stillborn child who never sees the sun.
58.9 Before your cooking pots feel the heat of the bramble, He will sweep away both the moist and the burning twig, as in a storm wind.
58.10 The righteous one will rejoice because he has seen the vengeance; His feet will be drenched with the blood of the wicked.
58.11 Then men will say: “Surely there is a reward for the righteous. There is indeed a God who judges in the earth.”