Psalm 62

My Soul Waits for God Alone

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun.[1] A Psalm of David.

62:1 For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. ²He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.

³How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? ⁴They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. ⁶He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. ⁷On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.

⁸Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

⁹Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath. ¹⁰Put no trust in extortion; set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

¹¹Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God, ¹² and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work.

[1] Probably a musical or liturgical term

Psalm 63

My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63:1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. ²So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. ³Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. ⁴So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.

⁵My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, ⁶when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; ⁷for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. ⁸My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

⁹But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth; ¹⁰they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals. ¹¹But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

Psalm 64

Hide Me from the Wicked

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

4:1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. ²Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers, ³who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, ⁴shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear. ⁵They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, who can see them? ⁶ They search out injustice, saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.” For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep!

⁷But God shoots his arrow at them; they are wounded suddenly. ⁸They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads. ⁹Then all mankind fears; they tell what God has brought about and ponder what he has done.

¹⁰Let the righteous one rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart exult!

Psalm 65

O God of Our Salvation

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.

65:1 Praise is due to you,[2] O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed. ²O you who hears prayer, to you shall all flesh come. ³When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions. ⁴Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!

⁵By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas; ⁶the one who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with might; ⁷who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples, ⁸so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs. You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.

⁹You visit the earth and water it;[3] you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it. ¹⁰You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth. ¹¹You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance. ¹²The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy, ¹³the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.

[2] Or Praise waits for you in silence [3] Or and make it overflow

Psalm 66

How Awesome Are Your Deeds

To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm.

66:1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth; ² sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! ³Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. ⁴All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” Selah

⁵Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. ⁶He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him, ⁷ who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

⁸Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, ⁹who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. ¹⁰For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. ¹¹You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; ¹²you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.

¹³I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you, ¹⁴that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. ¹⁵I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah

¹⁶Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. ¹⁷I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on[4] my tongue.^[5]¹⁸If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. ¹⁹But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

²⁰Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!

[4] Hebrew under [5] Or and he was exalted with my tongue