Psalm 63-65
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 63
Praise God Who Satisfies
A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.(A)
1 God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.(B)
2 So I gaze on You in the sanctuary
to see Your strength and Your glory.(C)
3 My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life.(D)
4 So I will praise You as long as I live;
at Your name, I will lift up my hands.(E)
5 You satisfy me as with rich food;[a](F)
my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.(G)
6 When I think of You as I lie on my bed,
I meditate on You during the night watches(H)
7 because You are my helper;(I)
I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings.(J)
8 I follow close to You;
Your right hand holds on to me.(K)
9 But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.(L)
10 They will be given over to the power of the sword;(M)
they will become the jackals’ prey.
11 But the king will rejoice in God;(N)
all who swear by Him[b] will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.(O)
Psalm 64
Protection from Evildoers
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 God, hear my voice when I complain.(P)
Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.(Q)
2 Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,(R)
from the mob of evildoers,(S)
3 who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,(T)
4 shooting from concealed places at the innocent.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.(U)
5 They encourage each other in an evil plan;[c][d]
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?”[e](V)
6 They devise crimes and say,
“We have perfected a secret plan.”(W)
The inner man and the heart are mysterious.
7 But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly, they will be wounded.(X)
8 They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.(Y)
9 Then everyone will fear
and will tell about God’s work,
for they will understand what He has done.(Z)
10 The righteous one rejoices in the Lord
and takes refuge in Him;
all those who are upright in heart
will offer praise.(AA)
Psalm 65
God’s Care for the Earth
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song.
1 Praise is rightfully Yours,[f]
God, in Zion;
vows to You will be fulfilled.(AB)
2 All humanity will come to You,
the One who hears prayer.(AC)
3 Iniquities overwhelm me;
only You can atone for[g] our rebellions.(AD)
4 How happy is the one You choose
and bring near to live in Your courts!
We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
the holiness of Your temple.[h](AE)
5 You answer us in righteousness,
with awe-inspiring works,
God of our salvation,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the distant seas.(AF)
6 You establish the mountains by Your[i] power,
robed with strength.(AG)
7 You silence the roar of the seas,
the roar of their waves,
and the tumult of the nations.(AH)
8 Those who live far away are awed by Your signs;
You make east and west shout for joy.(AI)
9 You visit the earth and water it abundantly,
enriching it greatly.
God’s stream is filled with water,
for You prepare the earth[j] in this way,
providing people with grain.(AJ)
10 You soften it with showers and bless its growth,
soaking its furrows and leveling its ridges.(AK)
11 You crown the year with Your goodness;
Your ways overflow with plenty.[k](AL)
12 The wilderness pastures overflow,
and the hills are robed with joy.(AM)
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks
and the valleys covered with grain.(AN)
They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.(AO)
Footnotes
- Psalm 63:5 Lit with fat and fatness
- Psalm 63:11 Or him
- Psalm 64:5 Or thing; lit word
- Psalm 64:5 Or They hold fast to an evil purpose, or They establish for themselves an evil purpose
- Psalm 64:5 Or us, or it
- Psalm 65:1 Or Praise is silence to You, or Praise awaits You
- Psalm 65:3 Or can forgive, or can wipe out
- Psalm 65:4 Or house, Your holy temple
- Psalm 65:6 Some LXX mss, Vg; MT reads His
- Psalm 65:9 Lit prepare it
- Psalm 65:11 Lit ways drip with fat
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