Psalm 61-62

New American Standard Bible

Confidence in God’s Protection.

For the music director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.

61 ^(A)Hear my cry, God;
^(B)Give Your attention to my prayer.
²From 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.
³For You have been a ^(F)refuge for me,
A ^(G)tower of strength against the enemy.
⁴Let me ^[a]^(H)dwell in Your tent forever;
Let me ^(I)take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah

⁵For You have heard my ^(J)vows, God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who ^(K)fear Your name.
⁶You will ^[b]^(L)prolong the king’s ^[c]life;
His years will be like generations.
⁷He will ^[d]sit enthroned ^(M)before God forever;
Appoint ^(N)faithfulness and truth that they may watch over him.
⁸So 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 music director; ^[e]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

62 ^(Q)My soul waits in silence for God alone;
From Him ^(R)comes my salvation.
²He alone is my ^(S)rock and my salvation,
My ^(T)stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.

³How long will you attack a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a ^(U)leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
⁴They have planned only to thrust him down from his high position;
They ^(V)delight in falsehood;
They ^(W)bless with ^[f]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵My soul, ^(X)wait in silence for God alone,
For my hope is from Him.
⁶He alone is ^(Y)my rock and my salvation,
My refuge; I will not be shaken.
⁷My ^(Z)salvation and my glory rest on God;
The rock of my strength, my ^(AA)refuge is in God.
⁸^(AB)Trust in Him at all times, you people;
^(AC)Pour out your hearts before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah

⁹People of ^(AD)low standing are only ^(AE)breath, and people of rank are a ^(AF)lie;
In the ^(AG)balances they go up.
Together they are lighter than breath.
¹⁰^(AH)Do not trust in oppression,
And do not vainly rely on ^(AI)robbery;
If wealth increases, ^(AJ)do not set your heart on it.

¹¹God has ^(AK)spoken ^[g]once;
^[h]Twice I have heard this:
That ^(AL)power belongs to God;
¹²And faithfulness ^(AM)is Yours, Lord,
For You ^(AN)reward a person according to his work.