Psalm 60-62

Common English Bible

Psalm 60

For the music leader. According to “Lily.” A testimony. A miktam^[a] of David. For instruction, when he went to war with Aram-naharaim and Aram-sobah, and when Joab returned and defeated Edom, killing twelve thousand in the Salt Valley.

60 God, you have rejected us—
        shattered us.
    You’ve been so angry.
        Now restore us!
²You’ve made the ground quake,
        splitting it open.
    Now repair its cracks
        because it’s shaking apart!
³You’ve made your people suffer hardship;
    you’ve given us wine and we stagger.
⁴Give a flag to those who honor you,
    so they can rally around it,
    safe from attack.^[b] Selah
⁵Save us by your power and answer us
    so that the people you love might be rescued.

⁶God has spoken in his sanctuary:
    “I will celebrate as I divide up Shechem
        and portion out the Succoth Valley.
⁷    Gilead is mine;
    Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet;
    Judah is my scepter.
⁸    But Moab is my washbowl;
    I’ll throw my shoe at Edom.
    I shout in triumph over Philistia!^[c]
⁹    I wish someone would bring me to a fortified city!
    I wish someone would lead me to Edom!”

¹⁰But you have rejected us, God, haven’t you?
    God, you no longer accompany our armies.
¹¹Give us help against the enemy;
    human help is worthless.
¹²With God we will triumph;
    he’s the one who will trample our adversaries.

Psalm 61

For the music leader, with stringed instruments. Of David.

61 God, listen to my cry;
    pay attention to my prayer!
²When my heart is weak,
    I cry out to you from the very ends of the earth.
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I am
³    because you have been my refuge,
    a tower of strength in the face of the enemy.
⁴Please let me live in your tent forever!
    Please let me take refuge
    in the shelter of your wings! Selah
⁵Because you, God, have heard my promises;
    you’ve given me^[d] the same possession
    as those who honor your name.

⁶Add days to the king’s life!
    Let his years extend for many generations!
⁷Let him be enthroned forever before God!
    Make it so love and faithfulness watch over him!
⁸Then I will sing praises to your name forever,
    and I will do what I promised every single day.

Psalm 62

For the music leader. According to Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

62 Only in God do I^[e] find rest;
my salvation comes from him.
²Only God is my rock and my salvation—
my stronghold!—I won’t be shaken anymore.

³How long will all of you attack others;
    how long will you tear them down^[f]
    as if they were leaning walls or broken-down fences?
⁴The only desire of this people
    is to bring others down low;
    they delight in deception.
With their mouths they bless,
    but inside they are cursing. Selah

⁵Oh, I^[g] must find rest in God only,
    because my hope comes from him!
⁶Only God is my rock and my salvation—
    my stronghold!—I will not be shaken.
⁷My deliverance and glory depend on God.
    God is my strong rock.
    My refuge is in God.
⁸All you people: Trust in him at all times!
    Pour out your hearts before him!
    God is our refuge! Selah

⁹Human beings are nothing but a breath.
    Human beings are nothing but lies.
    They don’t even register on a scale;
    taken all together they are lighter than a breath!
¹⁰Don’t trust in violence;
    don’t set false hopes in robbery.
When wealth bears fruit,
    don’t set your heart on it.
¹¹God has spoken one thing—
    make it two things—
    that I myself have heard:
    that strength belongs to God,
¹²    and faithful love comes from you, my Lord—
    and that you will repay
    everyone according to their deeds.