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Psalm 55 – The paranoia of betrayal

• 1-2a: First response is to pray
• 2b-5: Inner paranoia
• 6-8: Temptation to flee
• 9-11: Prayer for destruction
• 12-14: Unbelievable horror of betrayal
• 15: Prayer for destruction
• 16-19: Persistence in hopeful prayer
• 20-21: the worst kind of enemy
• 22-23b: Last response is to pray
• 23c: This God is worth trusting

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Psalm 54 – When neighbors become enemies

• 1: What God will do for David
  • 2: What David does with God
    • 3: What Ziphites and Saul do with God
      • 4: God is my helper and upholder
    • 5: What God does to the enemies
  • 6: What David does with God
• 7: What God will do for David

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Psalm 53 – The inspection of humanity—reboot

• 1: Rejection
• 2-3: Inspection
• 4-6: Self-Destruction (in Ps 14, this was more about Interrogation)
• 7: Salvation

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Psalm 52 – God’s man vs. mighty man

• 1: steadfast love vs. evil boasting
  • 2-4: the mighty man: destruction & deceit
    • 5: the God who uproots
  • 6-8a: the righteous man: derision & durability
• 8b-9: waiting for steadfast love

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Psalm 51 – How to face the horror of your depravity

• 1-9: Submit to God’s assessment
• 10-17: Seek to worship from a clean heart
• 18-19: Help others do the same

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Psalm 50 – Time for judgment to begin at the household of God

• 1-6: Witness judgment at Zion
• 7-15: Judgment on legalism
• 16-21: Judgment on license
• 22-23: How to avoid both judgments

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Psalm 49 – The best financial advice you’ll ever receive

• 1-4: Something for everyone, regardless of how much money you have
• 5-12: Money can’t help you when you die
• 13-20: Money can’t help you after you die

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Psalm 48 – A panoramic view of God’s city with the mind’s eye

• 1-3: North: The seat of government
• 4-7: East: The hindsight of history
• 9-11: South: The fount of joy
• 12-14: West: The hope of tomorrow

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Psalm 47 – O worship the King over all the earth

• Two 5-part stanzas
  • call to worship
  • reason: “for God…”
  • two actions of God (subdued/chose, reigns/sits)
  • God’s exalted status
• 1-5: Conquering king
• 6-9: Gathering king

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Psalm 46 – God is with us

• 1-3: Amid disaster
• 4-7: For our welfare
• 8-11: Unto final peace