In Psalm 52, 53 & 54, we find a common theme. David speaks of the wicked and the contrasting righteous.

In light of where we see the wicked and their hopelessness, their condemnation, should we not rejoice the greater knowing that that is exactly what God has saved us from? Can we look at their blindness and remember when we were in their shoes and see where God has brought us and rejoice?

Should we not want to show them a God that wants them to rejoice with us?

Psalm 51 begins a string of psalms written by King David. This on takes us back again to David's sin with Bathsheba.

In this psalm, David gives us a pattern for how we should pray when we've come to a place of repentance. What we should pray for in restoration, how we should ask for our desires to be changed, how we can move from broken fellowship to full worship.

David knew what he needed. He shows us in his prayer how to join him in that place of worship, where God can get the glory in our lives.

Psalm 50 is a wonderful song penned by Asaph, one of David's worship leaders. Asaph writes of God's call to worship. why we should worship him, and then tells us that worship falls into 3 categories.

The dutiful worshiper worships God because it is what is required of a Christian.

The negotiating worshiper worships God so they can balance the scales of the evil in their lives.

God doesn't want that fake worship. God wants the worship of a loving and thankful believer, who cannot help praise escaping their lips.

Which worshiper are we? Which do we want to be?