Psalm 63

Praise God Who Satisfies

A psalm of David. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.(A)

God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you.
I thirst for you;
my body faints for you
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.(B)
So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.(C)

My lips will glorify you
because your faithful love is better than life.(D)
So I will bless you as long as I live;
at your name, I will lift up my hands.(E)
You satisfy me as with rich food;[a](F)
my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.(G)

When I think of you as I lie on my bed,
I meditate on you during the night watches(H)
because you are my helper;(I)
I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.(J)
I follow close to you;
your right hand holds on to me.(K)

But those who intend to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.(L)
10 They will be given over to the power of the sword;(M)
they will become a meal for jackals.
11 But the king will rejoice in God;(N)
all who swear by him will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.(O)

Psalm 64

Protection from Evildoers

For the choir director. A psalm of David.

God, hear my voice when I am in anguish.(P)
Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.(Q)
Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,(R)
from the mob of evildoers,(S)
who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,(T)
shooting from concealed places at the blameless.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.(U)
They adopt[b] an evil plan;
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?” [c](V)
They devise crimes and say,
“We have perfected a secret plan.”(W)
The inner man and the heart are mysterious.(X)

But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly, they will be wounded.(Y)
They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.(Z)
Then everyone will fear
and will tell about God’s work,
for they will understand what he has done.(AA)

10 The righteous one rejoices in the Lord
and takes refuge in him;
all those who are upright in heart
will offer praise.(AB)

Psalm 65

God’s Care for the Earth

For the choir director. A psalm of David. A song.

Praise is rightfully yours,[d]
God, in Zion;
vows to you will be fulfilled.(AC)
All humanity will come to you,
the one who hears prayer.(AD)
Iniquities overwhelm me;
only you can atone for our rebellions.(AE)
How happy is the one you choose
and bring near to live in your courts!
We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house,(AF)
the holiness of your temple.[e](AG)

You answer us in righteousness,
with awe-inspiring works,
God of our salvation,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the distant seas.(AH)
You establish the mountains by your power;
you are robed with strength.(AI)
You silence the roar of the seas,
the roar of their waves,
and the tumult of the nations.(AJ)
Those who live far away are awed by your signs;
you make east and west shout for joy.(AK)

You visit the earth and water it abundantly,
enriching it greatly.
God’s stream is filled with water,
for you prepare the earth in this way,
providing people with grain.(AL)
10 You soften it with showers and bless its growth,
soaking its furrows and leveling its ridges.(AM)
11 You crown the year with your goodness;
your carts overflow with plenty.[f](AN)
12 The wilderness pastures overflow,
and the hills are robed with joy.(AO)
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks
and the valleys covered with grain.(AP)
They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.(AQ)

Notas al pie

  1. 63:5 Lit with fat and fatness
  2. 64:5 Or They strengthen themselves with
  3. 64:5 Or it
  4. 65:1 Or Praise is silence to you, or Praise awaits you
  5. 65:4 Or house, your holy temple
  6. 65:11 Lit your paths drip with fat

Psalm 63[a]

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

You, God, are my God,
    earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,(A)
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water.(B)

I have seen you in the sanctuary(C)
    and beheld your power and your glory.(D)
Because your love is better than life,(E)
    my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,(F)
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.(G)
I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;(H)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

On my bed I remember you;
    I think of you through the watches of the night.(I)
Because you are my help,(J)
    I sing in the shadow of your wings.(K)
I cling to you;(L)
    your right hand upholds me.(M)

Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;(N)
    they will go down to the depths of the earth.(O)
10 They will be given over to the sword(P)
    and become food for jackals.(Q)

11 But the king will rejoice in God;
    all who swear by God will glory in him,(R)
    while the mouths of liars will be silenced.(S)

Psalm 64[b]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;(T)
    protect my life from the threat of the enemy.(U)

Hide me from the conspiracy(V) of the wicked,(W)
    from the plots of evildoers.
They sharpen their tongues like swords(X)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(Y)
They shoot from ambush at the innocent;(Z)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.(AA)

They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;(AB)
    they say, “Who will see it[c]?”(AC)
They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
He will turn their own tongues against them(AD)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads(AE) in scorn.(AF)
All people will fear;(AG)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.(AH)

10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lord(AI)
    and take refuge in him;(AJ)
    all the upright in heart will glory in him!(AK)

Psalm 65[d]

For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.

Praise awaits[e] you, our God, in Zion;(AL)
    to you our vows will be fulfilled.(AM)
You who answer prayer,
    to you all people will come.(AN)
When we were overwhelmed by sins,(AO)
    you forgave[f] our transgressions.(AP)
Blessed are those you choose(AQ)
    and bring near(AR) to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,(AS)
    of your holy temple.

You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,(AT)
    God our Savior,(AU)
the hope of all the ends of the earth(AV)
    and of the farthest seas,(AW)
who formed the mountains(AX) by your power,
    having armed yourself with strength,(AY)
who stilled the roaring of the seas,(AZ)
    the roaring of their waves,
    and the turmoil of the nations.(BA)
The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
    where morning dawns, where evening fades,
    you call forth songs of joy.(BB)

You care for the land and water it;(BC)
    you enrich it abundantly.(BD)
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,(BE)
    for so you have ordained it.[g]
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers(BF) and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,(BG)
    and your carts overflow with abundance.(BH)
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;(BI)
    the hills are clothed with gladness.(BJ)
13 The meadows are covered with flocks(BK)
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;(BL)
    they shout for joy and sing.(BM)

Notas al pie

  1. Psalm 63:1 In Hebrew texts 63:1-11 is numbered 63:2-12.
  2. Psalm 64:1 In Hebrew texts 64:1-10 is numbered 64:2-11.
  3. Psalm 64:5 Or us
  4. Psalm 65:1 In Hebrew texts 65:1-13 is numbered 65:2-14.
  5. Psalm 65:1 Or befits; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  6. Psalm 65:3 Or made atonement for
  7. Psalm 65:9 Or for that is how you prepare the land

The New Life in Christ

What should we say then?(A) Should we continue in sin so that grace may multiply?(B) Absolutely not!(C) How can we who died to sin(D) still live in it? Or are you unaware that all of us who were baptized(E) into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?(F) Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death,(G) in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead(H) by the glory of the Father,(I) so we too may walk in newness[a] of life.(J) For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death,(K) we will certainly also be[b] in the likeness of his resurrection. For we know that our old self[c](L) was crucified with him(M) so that the body ruled by sin[d] might be rendered powerless(N) so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin, since a person who has died(O) is freed[e] from sin. Now if we died with Christ,(P) we believe that we will also live with him, because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead,(Q) will not die again. Death no longer rules over him.(R) 10 For the death he died, he died to sin once for all time; but the life he lives, he lives to God. 11 So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin(S) and alive to God in Christ Jesus.[f]

12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey[g] its desires. 13 And do not offer any parts[h] of it to sin(T) as weapons for unrighteousness. But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves to God,(U) and all the parts of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness. 14 For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under the law(V) but under grace.(W)

From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God

15 What then? Should we sin because we are not under the law but under grace?(X) Absolutely not!(Y) 16 Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone[i] as obedient slaves,(Z) you are slaves of that one you obey(AA)—either of sin leading to death(AB) or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But thank God that, although you used to be slaves of sin,(AC) you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching to which you were handed[j] over,(AD) 18 and having been set free from sin,(AE) you became enslaved to righteousness. 19 I am using a human analogy(AF) because of the weakness of your flesh.[k] For just as you offered the parts of yourselves as slaves to impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.[l](AG) 21 So what fruit was produced[m] then from the things you are now ashamed of?(AH) The outcome of those things is death.(AI) 22 But now, since you have been set free from sin and have become enslaved to God,(AJ) you have your fruit, which results in sanctification(AK)—and the outcome is eternal life!(AL) 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.(AM)

Notas al pie

  1. 6:4 Or a new way
  2. 6:5 Be joined with him
  3. 6:6 Lit man
  4. 6:6 Lit that the body of sin
  5. 6:7 Or justified; lit acquitted
  6. 6:11 Other mss add our Lord
  7. 6:12 Other mss add sin (lit it) in
  8. 6:13 Or members, also in v. 19
  9. 6:16 Lit that to whom you offer yourselves
  10. 6:17 Or entrusted
  11. 6:19 Or your human nature
  12. 6:20 Lit free to righteousness
  13. 6:21 Lit what fruit do you have

Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

What shall we say, then?(A) Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?(B) By no means! We are those who have died to sin;(C) how can we live in it any longer? Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized(D) into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death(E) in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead(F) through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.(G)

For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.(H) For we know that our old self(I) was crucified with him(J) so that the body ruled by sin(K) might be done away with,[a] that we should no longer be slaves to sin(L) because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.(M)

Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.(N) For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead,(O) he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.(P) 10 The death he died, he died to sin(Q) once for all;(R) but the life he lives, he lives to God.

11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin(S) but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign(T) in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness,(U) but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.(V) 14 For sin shall no longer be your master,(W) because you are not under the law,(X) but under grace.(Y)

Slaves to Righteousness

15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace?(Z) By no means! 16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey(AA)—whether you are slaves to sin,(AB) which leads to death,(AC) or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God(AD) that, though you used to be slaves to sin,(AE) you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching(AF) that has now claimed your allegiance. 18 You have been set free from sin(AG) and have become slaves to righteousness.(AH)

19 I am using an example from everyday life(AI) because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness(AJ) leading to holiness. 20 When you were slaves to sin,(AK) you were free from the control of righteousness.(AL) 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!(AM) 22 But now that you have been set free from sin(AN) and have become slaves of God,(AO) the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.(AP) 23 For the wages of sin is death,(AQ) but the gift of God is eternal life(AR) in[b] Christ Jesus our Lord.

Notas al pie

  1. Romans 6:6 Or be rendered powerless
  2. Romans 6:23 Or through