Psalm 61-64
New American Standard Bible 1995
Confidence in God’s Protection.
For the choir director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.
61 (A)Hear my cry, O God;
(B)Give heed to my prayer.
2 From the (C)end of the earth I call to You when my heart is (D)faint;
Lead me to (E)the rock that is higher than I.
3 For You have been a (F)refuge for me,
A (G)tower of strength [a]against the enemy.
4 Let me [b](H)dwell in Your tent forever;
Let me (I)take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. [c]Selah.
5 For You have heard my (J)vows, O God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who (K)fear Your name.
6 You will [d](L)prolong the king’s [e]life;
His years will be as many generations.
7 He will [f]abide (M)before God forever;
Appoint (N)lovingkindness and truth that they may preserve him.
8 So I will (O)sing praise to Your name forever,
That I may (P)pay my vows day by day.
God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.
For the choir director; [g]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
62 (Q)My soul waits in silence for God only;
From Him (R)is my salvation.
2 He only is my (S)rock and my salvation,
My (T)stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.
3 How long will you assail a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a (U)leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
4 They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;
They (V)delight in falsehood;
They (W)bless with [h]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. [i]Selah.
5 My soul, (X)wait in silence for God only,
For my hope is from Him.
6 He only is (Y)my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
7 On God my (Z)salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my (AA)refuge is in God.
8 (AB)Trust in Him at all times, O people;
(AC)Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9 Men of (AD)low degree are only (AE)vanity and men of rank are a (AF)lie;
In the (AG)balances they go up;
They are together lighter than breath.
10 (AH)Do not trust in oppression
And do not [j]vainly hope in (AI)robbery;
If riches increase, (AJ)do not set your heart upon them.
11 [k]Once God has (AK)spoken;
[l]Twice I have heard this:
That (AL)power belongs to God;
12 And lovingkindness (AM)is Yours, O Lord,
For You (AN)recompense a man according to his work.
The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.
A Psalm of David, [m]when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
63 O God, (AO)You are my God; I shall seek You [n]earnestly;
My soul (AP)thirsts for You, my flesh [o]yearns for You,
In a (AQ)dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 Thus I have (AR)seen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
3 Because Your (AS)lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips will praise You.
4 So I will bless You (AT)as long as I live;
I will (AU)lift up my hands in Your name.
5 My soul is (AV)satisfied as with [p]marrow and fatness,
And my mouth offers (AW)praises with joyful lips.
6 When I remember You (AX)on my bed,
I meditate on You in the (AY)night watches,
7 For (AZ)You have been my help,
And in the (BA)shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.
8 My soul (BB)clings [q]to You;
Your (BC)right hand upholds me.
9 But those who (BD)seek my [r]life to destroy it,
Will go into the [s](BE)depths of the earth.
10 [t]They will be [u](BF)delivered over to the power of the sword;
They will be a [v](BG)prey for foxes.
11 But the (BH)king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who (BI)swears by Him will glory,
For the (BJ)mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
Prayer for Deliverance from Secret Enemies.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
64 Hear my voice, O God, in (BK)my [w]complaint;
(BL)Preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the (BM)secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of (BN)those who do iniquity,
3 Who (BO)have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They (BP)aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
4 To (BQ)shoot [x]from concealment at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and (BR)do not fear.
5 They [y]hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;
They [z]talk of (BS)laying snares secretly;
They say, “(BT)Who can see them?”
6 They [aa]devise injustices, saying,
“We are [ab]ready with a well-conceived plot”;
For the [ac](BU)inward thought and the heart of a man are [ad]deep.
7 But (BV)God [ae]will shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenly [af]they will be wounded.
8 So [ag]they [ah]will (BW)make him stumble;
(BX)Their own tongue is against them;
All who see them will (BY)shake the head.
9 Then all men [ai]will (BZ)fear,
And they [aj]will (CA)declare the work of God,
And [ak]will consider [al]what He has done.
10 The righteous man will be (CB)glad in the Lord and will (CC)take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will glory.
Footnotes
- Psalm 61:3 Lit from
- Psalm 61:4 Or sojourn
- Psalm 61:4 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
- Psalm 61:6 Lit add days to
- Psalm 61:6 Lit days
- Psalm 61:7 Or sit enthroned
- Psalm 62:1 Cf 1 Chr 16:41; 25:1; Ps 39 and 77 titles
- Psalm 62:4 Lit his
- Psalm 62:4 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
- Psalm 62:10 Lit become vain in robbery
- Psalm 62:11 Or One thing
- Psalm 62:11 Or These two things I have heard
- Psalm 63:1 1 Sam 22:5; 23:14
- Psalm 63:1 Lit early
- Psalm 63:1 Lit faints
- Psalm 63:5 Lit fat
- Psalm 63:8 Lit after
- Psalm 63:9 Lit soul
- Psalm 63:9 Lit lowest places
- Psalm 63:10 Lit They will pour him out
- Psalm 63:10 Lit poured out by
- Psalm 63:10 Lit portion
- Psalm 64:1 Or concern
- Psalm 64:4 Lit in
- Psalm 64:5 Lit make firm
- Psalm 64:5 Lit tell of
- Psalm 64:6 Or search out
- Psalm 64:6 Lit complete
- Psalm 64:6 Or inward part
- Psalm 64:6 Or unsearchable
- Psalm 64:7 Or shot
- Psalm 64:7 Or they were wounded; lit their wounds occurred
- Psalm 64:8 Or they make their tongue a stumbling for themselves
- Psalm 64:8 Or made
- Psalm 64:9 Or feared
- Psalm 64:9 Or declared
- Psalm 64:9 Or considered
- Psalm 64:9 Lit His work
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