Psalm 63-67
English Standard Version
My Soul Thirsts for You
A Psalm of David, (A)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
63 O God, you are my God; (B)earnestly I seek you;
(C)my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in (D)a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding (E)your power and glory.
3 Because your (F)steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you (G)as long as I live;
in your (H)name I will (I)lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be (J)satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
6 when I remember you (K)upon my bed,
and meditate on you in (L)the watches of the night;
7 for you have been my help,
and in (M)the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
8 My soul (N)clings to you;
your right hand (O)upholds me.
9 But those who seek to destroy my life
(P)shall go down into (Q)the depths of the earth;
10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
they shall be a portion for jackals.
11 But (R)the king shall rejoice in God;
all who (S)swear by him shall exult,
(T)for the mouths of (U)liars will be stopped.
Hide Me from the Wicked
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
64 Hear my voice, O God, in my (V)complaint;
preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
2 Hide me from (W)the secret plots of the wicked,
from the throng of evildoers,
3 who (X)whet their tongues like swords,
who (Y)aim bitter words like arrows,
4 shooting from (Z)ambush at the blameless,
shooting at him suddenly and (AA)without fear.
5 They (AB)hold fast to their evil purpose;
they talk of (AC)laying snares secretly,
thinking, (AD)“Who can see them?”
6 They search out injustice,
saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”
For (AE)the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
7 (AF)But God shoots his arrow at them;
they are wounded suddenly.
8 They are brought to ruin, with their own (AG)tongues turned against them;
all who (AH)see them will (AI)wag their heads.
9 Then all mankind (AJ)fears;
they (AK)tell what God has brought about
and ponder what he has done.
10 Let (AL)the righteous one rejoice in the Lord
and (AM)take refuge in him!
Let all (AN)the upright in heart exult!
O God of Our Salvation
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.
65 Praise (AO)is due to you,[a] O God, in Zion,
and to you shall (AP)vows be performed.
2 O you who (AQ)hear prayer,
to you (AR)shall all flesh come.
3 When (AS)iniquities prevail against me,
you (AT)atone for our transgressions.
4 (AU)Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,
to (AV)dwell in your courts!
We shall be (AW)satisfied with the goodness of your house,
the holiness of your temple!
5 By (AX)awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,
O God of our salvation,
the hope of all (AY)the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas;
6 the one who by his strength established the mountains,
being (AZ)girded with might;
7 who (BA)stills the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
(BB)the tumult of the peoples,
8 so 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.
9 You visit the earth and (BC)water it;[b]
you greatly enrich it;
(BD)the river of God is full of water;
(BE)you provide their grain,
for so you have prepared it.
10 You water its furrows abundantly,
settling its ridges,
softening it with (BF)showers,
and blessing its growth.
11 You crown the year with your bounty;
your wagon tracks (BG)overflow with abundance.
12 (BH)The pastures of the wilderness overflow,
the hills (BI)gird themselves with joy,
13 (BJ)the meadows clothe themselves with flocks,
the valleys deck themselves with grain,
they (BK)shout and sing together for joy.
How Awesome Are Your Deeds
To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm.
66 (BL)Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
2 sing the glory of his name;
(BM)give to him glorious praise!
3 Say to God, (BN)“How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power that your enemies (BO)come cringing to you.
4 (BP)All the earth worships you
and sings praises to you;
they sing praises to your name.” Selah
5 (BQ)Come and see what God has done:
(BR)he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
6 He (BS)turned the sea into dry land;
they (BT)passed through the river on foot.
There did we rejoice in him,
7 who rules by his might forever,
whose (BU)eyes keep watch on the nations—
let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
8 Bless our God, O peoples;
let the sound of his praise be heard,
9 who has kept our soul among the living
and (BV)has not let our feet slip.
10 For you, O God, have (BW)tested us;
you have tried us as silver is tried.
11 You brought us into (BX)the net;
you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
12 you let men (BY)ride over our heads;
we went through fire and through (BZ)water;
yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.
13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings;
I will (CA)perform my vows to you,
14 that which my lips uttered
and my mouth promised (CB)when I was in trouble.
15 I 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
16 (CC)Come and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
17 I cried to him with my mouth,
and high praise was on[c] my tongue.[d]
18 If I had (CD)cherished iniquity in my heart,
(CE)the Lord would not have listened.
19 But truly (CF)God has listened;
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God,
because he has not rejected my prayer
or removed his steadfast love from me!
Make Your Face Shine upon Us
To the choirmaster: with (CG)stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
67 May God (CH)be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to (CI)shine upon us, Selah
2 that (CJ)your way may be known on earth,
your (CK)saving power among all nations.
3 (CL)Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you!
4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you (CM)judge the peoples with equity
and guide the nations upon earth. Selah
5 (CN)Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you!
6 The earth has (CO)yielded its increase;
God, our God, shall bless us.
7 God shall bless us;
let (CP)all the ends of the earth fear him!
Footnotes
- Psalm 65:1 Or Praise waits for you in silence
- Psalm 65:9 Or and make it overflow
- Psalm 66:17 Hebrew under
- Psalm 66:17 Or and he was exalted with my tongue
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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