Psalm 60-62

New King James Version

Urgent Prayer for the Restored Favor of God^(A)

To the Chief Musician. ^(B)Set to ^[a]“Lily of the Testimony.” A Michtam of David. For teaching. ^(C)When he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

60 O God, ^(D)You have cast us off;
You have broken us down;
You have been displeased;
Oh, restore us again!
²You have made the earth tremble;
You have broken it;
^(E)Heal its breaches, for it is shaking.
³^(F)You have shown Your people hard things;
^(G)You have made us drink the wine of ^[b]confusion.

⁴^(H)You have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
⁵^(I)That Your beloved may be delivered,
Save with Your right hand, and hear me.

⁶God has ^(J)spoken in His holiness:
“I will rejoice;
I will ^(K)divide ^(L)Shechem
And measure out ^(M)the Valley of Succoth.
⁷Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
^(N)Ephraim also is the ^[c]helmet for My head;
^(O)Judah is My lawgiver.
⁸^(P)Moab is My washpot;
^(Q)Over Edom I will cast My shoe;
^(R)Philistia, shout in triumph because of Me.”

⁹Who will bring me to the strong city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
¹⁰Is it not You, O God, ^(S)who cast us off?
And You, O God, who did ^(T)not go out with our armies?
¹¹Give us help from trouble,
^(U)For the help of man is useless.
¹²Through God ^(V)we will do valiantly,
For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.

Assurance of God’s Eternal Protection

To the Chief Musician. On ^[d]a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.

61 Hear my cry, O God;
Attend to my prayer.
²From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

³For You have been a shelter for me,
^(W)A strong tower from the enemy.
⁴I will abide in Your ^[e]tabernacle forever;
^(X)I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah

⁵For You, O God, have heard my vows;
You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name.
⁶You will prolong the king’s life,
His years as many generations.
⁷He shall abide before God forever.
Oh, prepare mercy ^(Y)and truth, which may ^[f]preserve him!

⁸So I will sing praise to Your name forever,
That I may daily perform my vows.

A Calm Resolve to Wait for the Salvation of God

To the Chief Musician. To ^(Z)Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

62 Truly ^(AA)my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.
²He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my ^[g]defense;
I shall not be greatly ^(AB)moved.^[h]

³How long will you attack a man?
You shall be slain, all of you,
^(AC)Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.
⁴They only consult to cast him down from his high position;
They ^(AD)delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly. Selah

⁵My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my ^[i]expectation is from Him.
⁶He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be ^[j]moved.
⁷^(AE)In God is my salvation and my glory;
The rock of my strength,
And my refuge, is in God.

⁸Trust in Him at all times, you people;
^(AF)Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah

⁹^(AG)Surely men of low degree are ^[k]a vapor,
Men of high degree are a lie;
If they are weighed on the scales,
They are altogether lighter than vapor.
¹⁰Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
^(AH)If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.

¹¹God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.
¹²Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;
For ^(AI)You ^[l]render to each one according to his work.