April 23, 2025
Read Psalm Chapters 52 and 53
Key Verses: Psalm 52:9 and 53:1-2…
1 Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior?
Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
2 All day long you plot destruction.
Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;
you’re an expert at telling lies.
3 You love evil more than good
and lies more than truth.
4 You love to destroy others with your words,
you liar!
5 But God will strike you down once and for all.
He will pull you from your home
and uproot you from the land of the living.
6 The righteous will see it and be amazed.
They will laugh and say,
7 “Look what happens to mighty warriors
who do not trust in God.
They trust their wealth instead
and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”
8 But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God.
I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.
9 I will praise You forever, O God,
for what You have done.
I will trust in Your good name
in the presence of Your faithful people.
53:1 Only fools say in their hearts,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their actions are evil;
not one of them does good!
2 God looks down from heaven
on the entire human race;
He looks to see if anyone is truly wise,
if anyone seeks God.
3 But no, all have turned away;
all have become corrupt.
No one does good,
not a single one!
4 Will those who do evil never learn?
They eat up my people like bread
and wouldn’t think of praying to God.
5 Terror will grip them,
terror like they have never known before.
God will scatter the bones of your enemies.
You will put them to shame, for God has rejected them.
6 Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel?
When God restores His people,
Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.
PRAYER:
God, I pray specifically for people who don’t know You. Who don’t believe You exist. I pray for the seed of Salvation to penetrate their wicked hearts. For those who destroy others by their constant lies, help them to seek Your heart and draw them to Your forgiveness. I trust in You Father; I praise Your Holy Name! Restore those who aren’t walking in Your Way or obeying Your Word. Bring revival to this nation and your people will shout with joy! Amen.