Psalm 62-64

English Standard Version

My Soul Waits for God Alone

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

62 For God alone ^(B)my soul ^(C)waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
²^(D)He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my ^(E)fortress; ^(F)I shall not be greatly shaken.

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

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

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

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

¹¹^(V)Once God has spoken;
    ^(W)twice have I heard this:
that ^(X)power belongs to God,
¹²    and that to you, O Lord, ^(Y)belongs steadfast love.
For you will ^(Z)render to a man
    according to his work.

My Soul Thirsts for You

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

63 O God, you are my God; ^(AB)earnestly I seek you;
    ^(AC)my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
    as in ^(AD)a dry and weary land where there is no water.
²So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
    beholding ^(AE)your power and glory.
³Because your ^(AF)steadfast love is better than life,
    my lips will praise you.
⁴So I will bless you ^(AG)as long as I live;
    in your ^(AH)name I will ^(AI)lift up my hands.

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

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

Hide Me from the Wicked

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

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

⁷^(BF)But God shoots his arrow at them;
    they are wounded suddenly.
⁸They are brought to ruin, with their own ^(BG)tongues turned against them;
    all who ^(BH)see them will ^(BI)wag their heads.
⁹Then all mankind ^(BJ)fears;
    they ^(BK)tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.