Psalm 60-63

New American Standard Bible

Grieving over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.

For the music director; according to ^[a]Shushan Eduth. A ^[b]Mikhtam of David, to teach; ^[c]when he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

60 God, ^(A)You have rejected us. You have ^[d]^(B)broken us;
You have been ^(C)angry; ^(D)restore us!
²You have made the ^[e]^(E)land quake, You have split it open;
^(F)Heal its cracks, for it sways.
³You have ^[f]^(G)made Your people experience hardship;
You have given us ^[g]wine to ^(H)drink that makes us stagger.
⁴You have given a ^(I)banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
⁵^(J)That Your ^(K)beloved may be rescued,
^(L)Save us with Your right hand, and answer ^[h]us!

⁶God has spoken in His ^[i]^(M)holiness:
“I will triumph, I will divide up ^(N)Shechem, and measure out the Valley of ^(O)Succoth.
⁷^(P)Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
^(Q)Ephraim also is the ^[j]helmet of My head;
Judah is My ^(R)scepter.
⁸^(S)Moab is My washbowl;
I will throw My sandal over ^(T)Edom;
Shout loud, ^(U)Philistia, because of Me!”

⁹Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who ^[k]will lead me to Edom?
¹⁰Have You Yourself not ^(V)rejected us, God?
And ^(W)will You not go out with our armies, God?
¹¹Oh give us help against the enemy,
For ^(X)rescue ^[l]by man is worthless.
¹²^[m]Through God we will ^(Y)do valiantly,
And it is He who will ^(Z)trample down our enemies.

Confidence in God’s Protection.

For the music director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.

61 ^(AA)Hear my cry, God;
^(AB)Give Your attention to my prayer.
²From the ^(AC)end of the earth I call to You when my heart is ^(AD)faint;
Lead me to ^(AE)the rock that is higher than I.
³For You have been a ^(AF)refuge for me,
A ^(AG)tower of strength against the enemy.
⁴Let me ^[n]^(AH)dwell in Your tent forever;
Let me ^(AI)take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah

⁵For You have heard my ^(AJ)vows, God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who ^(AK)fear Your name.
⁶You will ^[o]^(AL)prolong the king’s ^[p]life;
His years will be like generations.
⁷He will ^[q]sit enthroned ^(AM)before God forever;
Appoint ^(AN)faithfulness and truth that they may watch over him.
⁸So I will ^(AO)sing praise to Your name forever,
That I may ^(AP)pay my vows day by day.

God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

For the music director; ^[r]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

62 ^(AQ)My soul waits in silence for God alone;
From Him ^(AR)comes my salvation.
²He alone is my ^(AS)rock and my salvation,
My ^(AT)stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.

³How long will you attack a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a ^(AU)leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
⁴They have planned only to thrust him down from his high position;
They ^(AV)delight in falsehood;
They ^(AW)bless with ^[s]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵My soul, ^(AX)wait in silence for God alone,
For my hope is from Him.
⁶He alone is ^(AY)my rock and my salvation,
My refuge; I will not be shaken.
⁷My ^(AZ)salvation and my glory rest on God;
The rock of my strength, my ^(BA)refuge is in God.
⁸^(BB)Trust in Him at all times, you people;
^(BC)Pour out your hearts before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah

⁹People of ^(BD)low standing are only ^(BE)breath, and people of rank are a ^(BF)lie;
In the ^(BG)balances they go up.
Together they are lighter than breath.
¹⁰^(BH)Do not trust in oppression,
And do not vainly rely on ^(BI)robbery;
If wealth increases, ^(BJ)do not set your heart on it.

¹¹God has ^(BK)spoken ^[t]once;
^[u]Twice I have heard this:
That ^(BL)power belongs to God;
¹²And faithfulness ^(BM)is Yours, Lord,
For You ^(BN)reward a person according to his work.

The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

A Psalm of David, ^[v]when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 God, ^(BO)You are my God; I shall be watching for You;
My soul ^(BP)thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a ^(BQ)dry and exhausted land where there is no water.
²So have I ^(BR)seen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and glory.
³Because Your ^[w]^(BS)favor is better than life,
My lips will praise You.
⁴So I will bless You ^(BT)as long as I live;
I will ^(BU)lift up my hands in Your name.
⁵My soul is ^(BV)satisfied as with fat and fatness,
And my mouth offers ^(BW)praises with joyful lips.

⁶When I remember You ^(BX)on my bed,
I meditate on You in the ^(BY)night watches,
⁷For ^(BZ)You have been my help,
And in the ^(CA)shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.
⁸My soul ^(CB)clings ^[x]to You;
Your ^(CC)right hand takes hold of me.

⁹But those who ^(CD)seek my ^[y]life to destroy it,
Will go into the ^[z]^(CE)depths of the earth.
¹⁰^[aa]They will be ^[ab]^(CF)turned over to the power of the sword;
They will be a ^[ac]^(CG)prey for foxes.
¹¹But the ^(CH)king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who ^(CI)swears by Him will boast,
For the ^(CJ)mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

Footnotes

Psalm 60 Title Lit The lily of testimony
Psalm 60 Title Possibly, Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm
Psalm 60 Title 2 Sam 8:3, 13; 1 Chr 18:3, 12
Psalm 60:1 Or broken out upon us
Psalm 60:2 Or earth
Psalm 60:3 Lit caused Your people to see
Psalm 60:3 Lit wine of staggering
Psalm 60:5 Some authorities me
Psalm 60:6 Or sanctuary
Psalm 60:7 Lit protection
Psalm 60:9 Or has led
Psalm 60:11 Lit of
Psalm 60:12 Or In; or With
Psalm 61:4 Or sojourn
Psalm 61:6 Lit add days to
Psalm 61:6 Lit days
Psalm 61:7 Or remain before
Psalm 62 Title Cf. 1 Chr 16:41; 25:1; Ps 39 and 77 titles
Psalm 62:4 Lit his
Psalm 62:11 Or one thing
Psalm 62:11 Or These two things I have heard
Psalm 63 Title 1 Sam 22:5; 23:14
Psalm 63:3 Or faithfulness
Psalm 63:8 Lit after
Psalm 63:9 Lit soul
Psalm 63:9 Lit lowest places
Psalm 63:10 Lit They will pour him out
Psalm 63:10 Lit poured out by
Psalm 63:10 Lit portion

Psalm 60-63

New International Version

Psalm 60^[a]^(A)

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A miktam^[b] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim^[c] and Aram Zobah,^[d] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.^(B)

¹You have rejected us,^(C) God, and burst upon us;
    you have been angry^(D)—now restore us!^(E)
²You have shaken the land^(F) and torn it open;
    mend its fractures,^(G) for it is quaking.
³You have shown your people desperate times;^(H)
    you have given us wine that makes us stagger.^(I)
⁴But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner^(J)
    to be unfurled against the bow.^[e]

⁵Save us and help us with your right hand,^(K)
    that those you love^(L) may be delivered.
⁶God has spoken from his sanctuary:
    “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem^(M)
    and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.^(N)
⁷Gilead^(O) is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim^(P) is my helmet,
    Judah^(Q) is my scepter.^(R)
⁸Moab is my washbasin,
    on Edom I toss my sandal;
    over Philistia I shout in triumph.^(S)”

⁹Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    Who will lead me to Edom?
¹⁰Is it not you, God, you who have now rejected us
    and no longer go out with our armies?^(T)
¹¹Give us aid against the enemy,
    for human help is worthless.^(U)
¹²With God we will gain the victory,
    and he will trample down our enemies.^(V)

Psalm 61^[f]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.

¹Hear my cry, O God;^(W)
listen to my prayer.^(X)

²From the ends of the earth I call to you,
    I call as my heart grows faint;^(Y)
    lead me to the rock^(Z) that is higher than I.
³For you have been my refuge,^(AA)
    a strong tower against the foe.^(AB)

⁴I long to dwell^(AC) in your tent forever
and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.^[g]^(AD)
⁵For you, God, have heard my vows;^(AE)
you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.^(AF)

⁶Increase the days of the king’s life,^(AG)
his years for many generations.^(AH)
⁷May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever;^(AI)
appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.^(AJ)

⁸Then I will ever sing in praise of your name^(AK)
and fulfill my vows day after day.^(AL)

Psalm 62^[h]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

¹Truly my soul finds rest^(AM) in God;^(AN)
my salvation comes from him.
²Truly he is my rock^(AO) and my salvation;^(AP)
he is my fortress,^(AQ) I will never be shaken.^(AR)

³How long will you assault me?
    Would all of you throw me down—
    this leaning wall,^(AS) this tottering fence?
⁴Surely they intend to topple me
    from my lofty place;
    they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
    but in their hearts they curse.^[i]^(AT)

⁵Yes, my soul, find rest in God;^(AU)
    my hope comes from him.
⁶Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
⁷My salvation and my honor depend on God^[j];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.^(AV)
⁸Trust in him at all times, you people;^(AW)
    pour out your hearts to him,^(AX)
    for God is our refuge.

⁹Surely the lowborn^(AY) are but a breath,^(AZ)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,^(BA) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.
¹⁰Do not trust in extortion^(BB)
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;^(BC)
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.^(BD)

¹¹One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,^(BE)
¹²    and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;^(BF)
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”^(BG)

Psalm 63^[k]

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

¹You, God, are my God,
    earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,^(BH)
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water.^(BI)

²I have seen you in the sanctuary^(BJ)
    and beheld your power and your glory.^(BK)
³Because your love is better than life,^(BL)
    my lips will glorify you.
⁴I will praise you as long as I live,^(BM)
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.^(BN)
⁵I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;^(BO)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

⁶On my bed I remember you;
    I think of you through the watches of the night.^(BP)
⁷Because you are my help,^(BQ)
    I sing in the shadow of your wings.^(BR)
⁸I cling to you;^(BS)
    your right hand upholds me.^(BT)

⁹Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;^(BU)
they will go down to the depths of the earth.^(BV)
¹⁰They will be given over to the sword^(BW)
and become food for jackals.^(BX)

¹¹But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by God will glory in him,^(BY)
while the mouths of liars will be silenced.^(BZ)

Footnotes

Psalm 60:1 In Hebrew texts 60:1-12 is numbered 60:3-14.
Psalm 60:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 60:1 Title: That is, Arameans of Northwest Mesopotamia
Psalm 60:1 Title: That is, Arameans of central Syria
Psalm 60:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
Psalm 61:1 In Hebrew texts 61:1-8 is numbered 61:2-9.
Psalm 61:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
Psalm 62:1 In Hebrew texts 62:1-12 is numbered 62:2-13.
Psalm 62:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.
Psalm 62:7 Or / God Most High is my salvation and my honor
Psalm 63:1 In Hebrew texts 63:1-11 is numbered 63:2-12.

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Psalm 60-63

New American Standard Bible

Grieving over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.

For the music director; according to ^[a]Shushan Eduth. A ^[b]Mikhtam of David, to teach; ^[c]when he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

Confidence in God’s Protection.

For the music director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.

God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

For the music director; ^[r]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

A Psalm of David, ^[v]when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

Footnotes

Cross references

Psalm 60-63

New International Version

Psalm 60^[a]^(A)

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A miktam^[b] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim^[c] and Aram Zobah,^[d] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.^(B)

Psalm 61^[f]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.

Psalm 62^[h]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

Psalm 63^[k]

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

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Psalm 60-63 New American Standard Bible

Grieving over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.

For the music director; according to [a]Shushan Eduth. A [b]Mikhtam of David, to teach; [c]when he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

Confidence in God’s Protection.

For the music director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.

God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

For the music director; [r]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

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

Footnotes

Cross references

Psalm 60-63 New International Version

Psalm 60[a](A)

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A miktam[b] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim[c] and Aram Zobah,[d] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.(B)

Psalm 61[f]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.

Psalm 62[h]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

Psalm 63[k]

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

Footnotes

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Psalm 60-63

New American Standard Bible

For the music director; according to ^[a]Shushan Eduth. A ^[b]Mikhtam of David, to teach; ^[c]when he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

For the music director; ^[r]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

A Psalm of David, ^[v]when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

Psalm 60-63

New International Version

Psalm 60^[a]^(A)

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A miktam^[b] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim^[c] and Aram Zobah,^[d] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.^(B)

Psalm 61^[f]

Psalm 62^[h]

Psalm 63^[k]