Psalm 62

TRUST IN GOD ALONE

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun.a A psalm of David.

1 I am at rest in God alone;

my salvation comes from him.b

2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,c

my stronghold; I will never be shaken.d

3 How long will you threaten a man?

Will all of you attackA

as if he were a leaning wall

or a tottering fence?e

4 They only plan to bring him down

from his high position.

They take pleasure in lying;

they bless with their mouths,

but they curse inwardly.f

Selah

5 Rest in God alone, my soul,

for my hope comes from him.g

6 He alone is my rock and my salvation,h

my stronghold; I will not be shaken.i

7 My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.

My refuge is in God.j

8 Trust in him at all times, you people;

pour out your hearts before him.

God is our refuge.k

Selah

9 Common people are only a vapor;

important people, an illusion.

Together on a scale,

they weigh less thanB a vapor.l

10 Place no trust in oppression

or false hope in robbery.

If wealth increases,

don’t set your heart on it.m

11 God has spoken once;

I have heard this twice:

strength belongs to God,n

12 and faithful love belongs to you, Lord.

For you repay each according to his works.o

Psalm 63

PRAISE GOD WHO SATISFIES

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

1 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.q

2 So I gaze on you in the sanctuary

to see your strength and your glory.r

3 My lips will glorify you

because your faithful love is better than life.s

4 So I will bless you as long as I live;

at your name, I will lift up my hands.t

5 You satisfy me as with rich food;A,u

my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.v

6 When I think of you as I lie on my bed,

I meditate on you during the night watchesw

7 because you are my helper;x

I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.y

8 I follow close to you;

your right hand holds on to me.z

9 But those who intend to destroy my life

will go into the depths of the earth.aa

10 They will be given over to the power of the sword;ab

they will become a meal for jackals.

11 But the king will rejoice in God;ac

all who swear by him will boast,

for the mouths of liars will be shut.ad

Psalm 64

PROTECTION FROM EVILDOERS

For the choir director. A psalm of David.

1 God, hear my voice when I am in anguish.ae

Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.af

2 Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,ag

from the mob of evildoers,ah

3 who sharpen their tongues like swords

and aim bitter words like arrows,ai

4 shooting from concealed places at the blameless.

They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.aj

5 They adoptB an evil plan;

they talk about hiding traps and say,

“Who will see them?”C,a

6 They devise crimes and say,

“We have perfected a secret plan.”b

The inner man and the heart are mysterious*.

7 But God will shoot them with arrows;

suddenly, they will be wounded.c

8 They will be made to stumble;

their own tongues work against them.

All who see them will shake their heads.d

9 Then everyone will fear

and will tell about God’s work,

for they will understand what he has done.e

10 The righteous one rejoices in the Lord

and takes refuge in him;

all those who are upright in heart

will offer praise.f