Psalm 60-62

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.