Psalm 63-67

New American Standard Bible

The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

A Psalm of David, ^[a]when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 God, ^(A)You are my God; I shall be watching for You;
My soul ^(B)thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a ^(C)dry and exhausted land where there is no water.
²So have I ^(D)seen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and glory.
³Because Your ^[b]^(E)favor is better than life,
My lips will praise You.
⁴So I will bless You ^(F)as long as I live;
I will ^(G)lift up my hands in Your name.
⁵My soul is ^(H)satisfied as with fat and fatness,
And my mouth offers ^(I)praises with joyful lips.

⁶When I remember You ^(J)on my bed,
I meditate on You in the ^(K)night watches,
⁷For ^(L)You have been my help,
And in the ^(M)shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.
⁸My soul ^(N)clings ^[c]to You;
Your ^(O)right hand takes hold of me.

⁹But those who ^(P)seek my ^[d]life to destroy it,
Will go into the ^[e]^(Q)depths of the earth.
¹⁰^[f]They will be ^[g]^(R)turned over to the power of the sword;
They will be a ^[h]^(S)prey for foxes.
¹¹But the ^(T)king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who ^(U)swears by Him will boast,
For the ^(V)mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

Prayer for Rescue from Secret Enemies.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

64 Hear my voice, God, in ^(W)my ^[i]complaint;
^(X)Protect my life from dread of the enemy.
²Hide me from the ^(Y)secret discussion of evildoers,
From the restlessness of ^(Z)the workers of injustice,
³Who ^(AA)have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They ^(AB)aimed bitter speech as their arrows,
⁴To ^(AC)shoot ^[j]from concealment at the innocent;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and ^(AD)do not fear.
⁵They make firm for themselves an evil ^[k]purpose;
They ^[l]talk of ^(AE)setting snares secretly;
They say, “^(AF)Who can see them?”
⁶They ^[m]devise injustices, saying,
“We are ^[n]ready with a well-conceived plot”;
For the ^[o]^(AG)inward thought and the heart of a person are ^[p]deep.

⁷But ^(AH)God ^[q]will shoot an arrow at them;
Suddenly ^[r]they will be wounded.
⁸So ^[s]they ^[t]will ^(AI)make him stumble;
^(AJ)Their own tongue is against them;
All who see them will ^(AK)shake their heads.
⁹Then all people ^[u]will ^(AL)fear,
And they ^[v]will ^(AM)declare the work of God,
And ^[w]will consider ^[x]what He has done.
¹⁰The righteous person will be ^(AN)glad in the Lord and ^(AO)take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will boast.

God’s Abundant Favor to Earth and Mankind.

For the music director. A Psalm of David. A Song.

65 There will be silence ^[y]before You, and praise in Zion, God,
And the ^(AP)vow will be fulfilled for You.
²You who hear prayer,
To You ^(AQ)all ^[z]mankind comes.
³^[aa]^(AR)Wrongdoings prevail against me;
As for our offenses, You ^[ab]^(AS)forgive them.
⁴^(AT)Blessed is the one You ^(AU)choose and allow to approach You;
He will dwell in Your courtyards.
We will be ^(AV)satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.

⁵By ^(AW)awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, ^(AX)God of our salvation,
You who are the trust of all the ^(AY)ends of the earth and the farthest ^[ac]^(AZ)sea;
⁶Who ^(BA)establishes the mountains by His strength,
Who is ^(BB)encircled with might;
⁷Who ^(BC)stills the roaring of the seas,
The roaring of their waves,
And the ^(BD)turmoil of the nations.
⁸They who dwell at the ^(BE)ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;
You make the ^[ad]sunrise and the sunset shout for joy.

⁹You visit the earth and ^(BF)cause it to overflow;
You greatly ^(BG)enrich it;
The ^[ae]^(BH)stream of God is full of water;
You prepare their ^(BI)grain, for so You prepare ^[af]the earth.
¹⁰You water its furrows abundantly,
You ^[ag]settle its ridges,
You soften it ^(BJ)with showers,
You bless its growth.
¹¹You have crowned the year ^[ah]with Your ^(BK)goodness,
And Your ^[ai]paths ^(BL)drip with fatness.
¹²^(BM)The pastures of the wilderness drip,
And the ^(BN)hills encircle themselves with rejoicing.
¹³The meadows are ^(BO)clothed with flocks
And the valleys are ^(BP)covered with grain;
They ^(BQ)shout for joy, yes, they sing.

Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer.

For the music director. A Song. A Psalm.

66 ^(BR)Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
²Sing the ^(BS)glory of His name;
Make His ^(BT)praise glorious.
³Say to God, “How ^(BU)awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will ^(BV)pretend to obey You.
⁴^(BW)All the earth will worship You,
And will ^(BX)sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.” Selah

⁵^(BY)Come and see the works of God,
Who is ^(BZ)awesome in His deeds toward the sons of mankind.
⁶He ^(CA)turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through ^(CB)the river on foot;
Let’s ^(CC)rejoice there, in Him!
⁷He ^(CD)rules by His might forever;
His ^(CE)eyes keep watch on the nations;
The rebellious shall not ^(CF)exalt themselves! Selah

⁸Bless our God, you peoples,
And ^[aj]^(CG)sound His praise abroad,
⁹Who ^[ak]^(CH)keeps us in life,
And ^(CI)does not allow our feet to ^[al]slip.
¹⁰For You have ^(CJ)put us to the test, God;
You have ^(CK)refined us as silver is refined.
¹¹You ^(CL)brought us into the net;
You laid an oppressive burden upon ^[am]us.
¹²You made men ^(CM)ride over our heads;
We went through ^(CN)fire and through water.
Yet You ^(CO)brought us out into a place of abundance.
¹³I shall ^(CP)come into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall ^(CQ)pay You my vows,
¹⁴Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke when I was ^(CR)in distress.
¹⁵I shall ^(CS)offer to You burnt offerings of fat animals,
With the smoke of ^(CT)rams;
I shall make an offering of ^[an]bulls with male goats. Selah

¹⁶^(CU)Come and hear, all who ^[ao]fear God,
And I will ^(CV)tell of what He has done for my soul.
¹⁷I cried to Him with my mouth,
And ^[ap]He was ^(CW)exalted with my tongue.
¹⁸If I ^[aq]^(CX)regard wickedness in my heart,
The ^(CY)Lord will not hear;
¹⁹But ^(CZ)God has heard;
He has given attention to the sound of my prayer.
²⁰^(DA)Blessed be God,
Who ^(DB)has not turned away my prayer
Nor His favor from me.

The Nations Exhorted to Praise God.

For the music director; with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

67 God be gracious to us and ^(DC)bless us,
And ^(DD)cause His face to shine ^[ar]upon us— Selah
²That ^(DE)Your way may be known on the earth,
^(DF)Your salvation among all nations.
³May the ^(DG)peoples praise You, God;
May all the peoples praise You.
⁴May the ^(DH)nations be glad and sing for joy;
For You will ^(DI)judge the peoples with fairness
And ^(DJ)guide the nations on the earth. Selah
⁵May the ^(DK)peoples praise You, God;
May all the peoples praise You.
⁶The ^(DL)earth has yielded its produce;
God, our God, ^(DM)blesses us.
⁷God blesses us,
^[as]So that ^(DN)all the ends of the earth may fear Him.