Psalm 62a

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

1 Truly my soul finds restr in God;s

my salvation comes from him.

2 Truly he is my rockt and my salvation;u

he is my fortress,v I will never be shaken.w

3 How long will you assault me?

Would all of you throw me down—

this leaning wall,x 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 y

5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God;z

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 Godc;

he is my mighty rock, my refuge.a

8 Trust in him at all times, you people;b

pour out your hearts to him,c

for God is our refuge.

9 Surely the lowbornd are but a breath,e

the highborn are but a lie.

If weighed on a balance,f they are nothing;

together they are only a breath.

10 Do not trust in extortiong

or put vain hope in stolen goods;h

though your riches increase,

do not set your heart on them.i

11 One thing God has spoken,

two things I have heard:

“Power belongs to you, God,j

12 and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;k

and, “You reward everyone

according to what they have done.”l

Psalm 63a

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,m

my whole being longs for you,

in a dry and parched land

where there is no water.n

2 I have seen you in the sanctuaryo

and beheld your power and your glory.p

3 Because your love is better than life,q

my lips will glorify you.

4 I will praise you as long as I live,r

and in your name I will lift up my hands.s

5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;t

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.u

7 Because you are my help,v

I sing in the shadow of your wings.w

8 I cling to you;x

your right hand upholds me.y

9 Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;z

they will go down to the depths of the earth.a

10 They will be given over to the swordb

and become food for jackals.c

11 But the king will rejoice in God;

all who swear by God will glory in him,d

while the mouths of liars will be silenced.e

Psalm 64a

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;f

protect my life from the threat of the enemy.g

2 Hide me from the conspiracyh of the wicked,i

from the plots of evildoers.

3 They sharpen their tongues like swordsj

and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.k

4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;l

they shoot suddenly, without fear.m

5 They encourage each other in evil plans,

they talk about hiding their snares;n

they say, “Who will see itb?”o

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 themp

and bring them to ruin;

all who see them will shake their headsq in scorn.r

9 All people will fear;s

they will proclaim the works of God

and ponder what he has done.t

10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lordu

and take refuge in him;v

all the upright in heart will glory in him!w