Psalm 64–65

Psalm LXIV.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

Hear my voice, O God, in my ^aprayer:

Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

²Hide me from ^bthe secret counsel of the wicked;

From ^bthe insurrection of ^bbthe workers of iniquity:

^3cWho whet their tongue like a sword,

And ^dbend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

^4eThat they may shoot ^fin secret at the perfect:

Suddenly do they shoot at him, and ^fffear not.

^5gThey encourage themselves in an evil matter:

They commune of laying snares privily;

^hThey say, Who shall see them?

⁶They search out iniquities;

They accomplish a diligent search:

Both ⁱthe inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

⁷But God ^dshall shoot at them with an arrow;

Suddenly shall they be wounded.

⁸So they shall make ^ktheir own tongue to fall upon themselves:

^lAll that ^msee them shall ^mmflee away.

⁹And all men shall ^mfear,

And shall ⁿdeclare the work of God;

For they shall ^owisely consider of his doing.

^10pThe righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and ^qshall trust in him;

^pAnd all ^rthe upright in heart shall glory.

Psalm LXV.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David.

Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion:

And unto thee shall ^athe vow be performed.

²O thou that ^aahearest prayer,

Unto thee ^bshall all flesh come.

^3cIniquities prevail against me:

As for our transgressions, thou shalt ^dpurge them away.

^4eBlessed is the man whom thou choosest,

And causest to approach unto thee, that ^fhe may dwell in thy courts:

We shall be ^gsatisfied with the goodness of thy house,

Even of thy holy temple.

⁵By ^ggterrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation;

Who art the confidence of all ^hthe ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

⁶Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains;

Being ⁱgirded with power:

⁷Which ^jstilleth ^kthe noise of the seas,

^kThe noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

⁸They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens:

Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

⁹Thou visitest the earth, and ^lwaterest it:

Thou greatly enrichest it

With ^mthe river of God, which is full of water:

Thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.

¹⁰Thou ^lwaterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof:

Thou makest it soft with ⁿshowers: thou blessest the springing thereof.

¹¹Thou crownest the year with thy goodness;

And thy paths ^odrop fatness.

¹²They ^odrop upon ^pthe pastures of the wilderness:

And the ^pplittle hills ^qrejoice on every side.

^13qqThe pastures are clothed with flocks;

The valleys also are covered over with corn;

They ^rshout for joy, they also sing.