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Psalm 62-64
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 62-64
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 62
Song of Trust in God Alone
To the leader: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1 For God alone my soul waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.(A)
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall never be shaken.(B)
3 How long will you assail a person,
will you batter your victim, all of you,
as you would a leaning wall, a tottering fence?(C)
4 Their only plan is to bring down a person of prominence.
They take pleasure in falsehood;
they bless with their mouths,
but inwardly they curse. Selah(D)
5 For God alone my soul waits in silence,
for my hope is from him.
6 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken.(E)
7 On God rests my deliverance and my honor;
my mighty rock, my refuge is in God.(F)
8 Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah(G)
9 Those of low estate are but a breath;
those of high estate are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
they are together lighter than a breath.(H)
10 Put no confidence in extortion,
and set no vain hopes on robbery;
if riches increase, do not set your heart on them.(I)
11 Once God has spoken;
twice have I heard this:
that power belongs to God,(J)
12 and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord.
For you repay to all
according to their work.(K)
Psalm 63
Comfort and Assurance in God’s Presence
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, you are my God; I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.(L)
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.(M)
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.(N)
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands and call on your name.(O)
5 My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,[a]
and my mouth praises you with joyful lips(P)
6 when I think of you on my bed
and meditate on you in the watches of the night,(Q)
7 for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.(R)
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.(S)
9 But those who seek to destroy my life
shall go down into the depths of the earth;(T)
10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
they shall be prey for jackals.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by him shall exult,
for the mouths of liars will be stopped.(U)
Psalm 64
Prayer for Protection from Enemies
To the leader. A Psalm of David.
1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;
preserve my life from the dread enemy.(V)
2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,
from the scheming of evildoers,(W)
3 who whet their tongues like swords,
who aim bitter words like arrows,(X)
4 shooting from ambush at the blameless;
they shoot suddenly and without fear.(Y)
5 They hold fast to their evil purpose;
they talk of laying snares secretly,
thinking, “Who can see us?[b](Z)
6 Who can search out our crimes?[c]
We have thought out a cunningly conceived plot.”
For the human heart and mind are deep.(AA)
7 But God will shoot his arrow at them;
they will be wounded suddenly.
8 Because of their tongue he will bring them to ruin;[d]
all who see them will shake with horror.(AB)
9 Then everyone will fear;
they will tell what God has brought about
and ponder what he has done.(AC)
10 Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord
and take refuge in him.
Let all the upright in heart glory.(AD)
Psalm 62-64
New International Version
Psalm 62-64
New International Version
Psalm 62[a]
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1 Truly my soul finds rest(A) in God;(B)
my salvation comes from him.
2 Truly he is my rock(C) and my salvation;(D)
he is my fortress,(E) I will never be shaken.(F)
3 How long will you assault me?
Would all of you throw me down—
this leaning wall,(G) this tottering fence?
4 Surely they intend to topple me
from my lofty place;
they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse.[b](H)
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God;(I)
my hope comes from him.
6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God[c];
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.(J)
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;(K)
pour out your hearts to him,(L)
for God is our refuge.
9 Surely the lowborn(M) are but a breath,(N)
the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,(O) they are nothing;
together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion(P)
or put vain hope in stolen goods;(Q)
though your riches increase,
do not set your heart on them.(R)
11 One thing God has spoken,
two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,(S)
12 and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;(T)
and, “You reward everyone
according to what they have done.”(U)
Psalm 63[d]
A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.
1 You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,(V)
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.(W)
2 I have seen you in the sanctuary(X)
and beheld your power and your glory.(Y)
3 Because your love is better than life,(Z)
my lips will glorify you.
4 I will praise you as long as I live,(AA)
and in your name I will lift up my hands.(AB)
5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;(AC)
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6 On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.(AD)
7 Because you are my help,(AE)
I sing in the shadow of your wings.(AF)
8 I cling to you;(AG)
your right hand upholds me.(AH)
9 Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;(AI)
they will go down to the depths of the earth.(AJ)
10 They will be given over to the sword(AK)
and become food for jackals.(AL)
11 But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by God will glory in him,(AM)
while the mouths of liars will be silenced.(AN)
Psalm 64[e]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
2 Hide me from the conspiracy(AQ) of the wicked,(AR)
from the plots of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords(AS)
and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(AT)
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;(AU)
they shoot suddenly, without fear.(AV)
5 They encourage each other in evil plans,
they talk about hiding their snares;(AW)
they say, “Who will see it[f]?”(AX)
6 They plot injustice and say,
“We have devised a perfect plan!”
Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
7 But God will shoot them with his arrows;
they will suddenly be struck down.
8 He will turn their own tongues against them(AY)
and bring them to ruin;
all who see them will shake their heads(AZ) in scorn.(BA)
9 All people will fear;(BB)
they will proclaim the works of God
and ponder what he has done.(BC)
Footnotes
- Psalm 62:1 In Hebrew texts 62:1-12 is numbered 62:2-13.
- Psalm 62:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.
- Psalm 62:7 Or / God Most High is my salvation and my honor
- Psalm 63:1 In Hebrew texts 63:1-11 is numbered 63:2-12.
- Psalm 64:1 In Hebrew texts 64:1-10 is numbered 64:2-11.
- Psalm 64:5 Or us
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