For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan Eduth. Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand.

¹O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down;

Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again.

²Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it:

Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

³Thou hast showed thy people hard things:

Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.

⁴Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee,

That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah

⁵That thy beloved may be delivered,

Save with thy right hand, and answer us.

⁶God hath spoken in his holiness:

I will exult;

I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

⁷Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim also is the defence of my head;

Judah is my sceptre.

⁸Moab is my washpot;

Upon Edom will I cast my shoe:

Philistia, shout thou because of me.

⁹Who will bring me into the strong city?

Who hath led me unto Edom?

¹⁰Hast not thou, O God, cast us off?

And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.

¹¹Give us help against the adversary;

For vain is the help of man.

¹²Through God we shall do valiantly;

For he it is that will tread down our adversaries.

Psalm 61

For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.

¹Hear my cry, O God;

Attend unto my prayer.

²From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed:

Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

³For thou hast been a refuge for me,

A strong tower from the enemy.

⁴I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever:

I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah

⁵For thou, O God, hast heard my vows:

Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

⁶Thou wilt prolong the king’s life;

His years shall be as many generations.

⁷He shall abide before God for ever:

Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

⁸So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever,

That I may daily perform my vows.

Psalm 62

For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

¹My soul waiteth in silence for God only:

From him cometh my salvation.

²He only is my rock and my salvation:

He is my high tower;

I shall not be greatly moved.

³How long will ye set upon a man,

That ye may slay him, all of you,

Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

⁴They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity;

They delight in lies;

They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah

⁵My soul, wait thou in silence for God only;

For my expectation is from him.

⁶He only is my rock and my salvation:

He is my high tower;

I shall not be moved.

⁷With God is my salvation and my glory:

The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

⁸Trust in him at all times, ye people;

Pour out your heart before him:

God is a refuge for us. Selah

⁹Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie:

In the balances they will go up;

They are together lighter than vanity.

¹⁰Trust not in oppression,

And become not vain in robbery:

If riches increase, set not your heart thereon.

¹¹God hath spoken once,

Twice have I heard this,

That power belongeth unto God.

¹²Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness;

For thou renderest to every man according to his work.

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