Psalm 60-64

English Standard Version

He Will Tread Down Our Foes

To the choirmaster: according to ^(A)Shushan Eduth. A ^(B)Miktam^[a] of David; ^(C)for instruction; when he ^(D)strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

60 O God, ^(E)you have rejected us, ^(F)broken our defenses;
    you have been angry; ^(G)oh, restore us.
²You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open;
    ^(H)repair its breaches, for it totters.
³^(I)You have made your people see hard things;
    ^(J)you have given us ^(K)wine to drink that made us stagger.

⁴You have set up ^(L)a banner for those who fear you,
that they may flee to it ^(M)from the bow.^[b] Selah
⁵^(N)That your ^(O)beloved ones may be delivered,
give salvation by your right hand and answer us!

⁶God has spoken ^(P)in his holiness:^[c]
    “With exultation ^(Q)I will divide up ^(R)Shechem
    and portion out the Vale of ^(S)Succoth.
⁷^(T)Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
    ^(U)Ephraim is ^(V)my helmet;
    Judah is my ^(W)scepter.
⁸^(X)Moab is my washbasin;
    upon Edom I ^(Y)cast my shoe;
    over ^(Z)Philistia I shout in triumph.”^[d]

⁹Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    ^(AA)Who will lead me to Edom?
¹⁰Have you not ^(AB)rejected us, O God?
    You ^(AC)do not go forth, O God, with our armies.
¹¹Oh, grant us help against the foe,
    for ^(AD)vain is the salvation of man!
¹²With God we shall ^(AE)do valiantly;
    it is he who will ^(AF)tread down our foes.

Lead Me to the Rock

To the choirmaster: with ^(AG)stringed instruments. Of David.

61 Hear my cry, O God,
    ^(AH)listen to my prayer;
²from the end of the earth I call to you
    when my heart is ^(AI)faint.
Lead me to ^(AJ)the rock
    that is higher than I,
³for you have been ^(AK)my refuge,
    a strong ^(AL)tower against the enemy.

⁴Let me ^(AM)dwell in your tent forever!
Let me take refuge under ^(AN)the shelter of your wings! Selah
⁵For you, O God, have heard my vows;
you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

⁶^(AO)Prolong ^(AP)the life of the king;
may his years endure to all generations!
⁷May he be enthroned forever before God;
appoint ^(AQ)steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!

⁸So will I ever sing praises to your name,
as I ^(AR)perform my vows day after day.

My Soul Waits for God Alone

To the choirmaster: according to ^(AS)Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

62 For God alone ^(AT)my soul ^(AU)waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
²^(AV)He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my ^(AW)fortress; ^(AX)I shall not be greatly shaken.

³How long will all of you attack a man
    to batter him,
    like ^(AY)a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
⁴They only plan to thrust him down from his ^(AZ)high position.
    They take pleasure in falsehood.
^(BA)They bless with their mouths,
    but inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵For God alone, O ^(BB)my soul, wait in silence,
    for my hope is from him.
⁶^(BC)He only is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
⁷On God rests my ^(BD)salvation and my glory;
    my mighty rock, ^(BE)my refuge is God.

⁸^(BF)Trust in him at all times, O people;
^(BG)pour out your heart before him;
God is ^(BH)a refuge for us. Selah

⁹^(BI)Those of low estate are but a breath;
    those of high estate ^(BJ)are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
    ^(BK)they are together lighter than a breath.
¹⁰Put no trust in extortion;
    ^(BL)set no vain hopes on robbery;
    ^(BM)if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

¹¹^(BN)Once God has spoken;
    ^(BO)twice have I heard this:
that ^(BP)power belongs to God,
¹²    and that to you, O Lord, ^(BQ)belongs steadfast love.
For you will ^(BR)render to a man
    according to his work.

My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David, ^(BS)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 O God, you are my God; ^(BT)earnestly I seek you;
    ^(BU)my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
    as in ^(BV)a dry and weary land where there is no water.
²So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
    beholding ^(BW)your power and glory.
³Because your ^(BX)steadfast love is better than life,
    my lips will praise you.
⁴So I will bless you ^(BY)as long as I live;
    in your ^(BZ)name I will ^(CA)lift up my hands.

⁵My soul will be ^(CB)satisfied as with fat and rich food,
    and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
⁶when I remember you ^(CC)upon my bed,
    and meditate on you in ^(CD)the watches of the night;
⁷for you have been my help,
    and in ^(CE)the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
⁸My soul ^(CF)clings to you;
    your right hand ^(CG)upholds me.

⁹But those who seek to destroy my life
    ^(CH)shall go down into ^(CI)the depths of the earth;
¹⁰they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
    they shall be a portion for jackals.
¹¹But ^(CJ)the king shall rejoice in God;
    all who ^(CK)swear by him shall exult,
    ^(CL)for the mouths of ^(CM)liars will be stopped.

Hide Me from the Wicked

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

64 Hear my voice, O God, in my ^(CN)complaint;
    preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
²Hide me from ^(CO)the secret plots of the wicked,
    from the throng of evildoers,
³who ^(CP)whet their tongues like swords,
    who ^(CQ)aim bitter words like arrows,
⁴shooting from ^(CR)ambush at the blameless,
    shooting at him suddenly and ^(CS)without fear.
⁵They ^(CT)hold fast to their evil purpose;
    they talk of ^(CU)laying snares secretly,
thinking, ^(CV)“Who can see them?”
⁶    They search out injustice,
saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”
    For ^(CW)the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.

⁷^(CX)But God shoots his arrow at them;
    they are wounded suddenly.
⁸They are brought to ruin, with their own ^(CY)tongues turned against them;
    all who ^(CZ)see them will ^(DA)wag their heads.
⁹Then all mankind ^(DB)fears;
    they ^(DC)tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.

¹⁰Let ^(DD)the righteous one rejoice in the Lord
and ^(DE)take refuge in him!
Let all ^(DF)the upright in heart exult!

Footnotes

Psalm 60:1 Probably musical or liturgical terms
Psalm 60:4 Or that it may be displayed because of truth
Psalm 60:6 Or sanctuary
Psalm 60:8 Revocalization (compare Psalm 108:10); Masoretic Text over me, O Philistia, shout in triumph