Psalm 62–63

Psalm 62

TRUST IN GOD ALONE

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

¹I am at rest in God alone;

my salvation comes from him.^b

²He alone is my rock and my salvation,^c

my stronghold; I will never be shaken.^d

³How long will you threaten a man?

Will all of you attack^A

as if he were a leaning wall

or a tottering fence?^e

⁴They 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

⁵Rest in God alone, my soul,

for my hope comes from him.^g

⁶He alone is my rock and my salvation,^h

my stronghold; I will not be shaken.ⁱ

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

My refuge is in God.^j

⁸Trust in him at all times, you people;

pour out your hearts before him.

God is our refuge.^k

Selah

⁹Common people are only a vapor;

important people, an illusion.

Together on a scale,

they weigh less than^B a vapor.^l

¹⁰Place no trust in oppression

or false hope in robbery.

If wealth increases,

don’t set your heart on it.^m

¹¹God has spoken once;

I have heard this twice:

strength belongs to God,ⁿ

¹²and 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

¹God, 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

²So I gaze on you in the sanctuary

to see your strength and your glory.^r

³My lips will glorify you

because your faithful love is better than life.^s

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

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

⁵You satisfy me as with rich food;^Au

my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.^v

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

I meditate on you during the night watches^w

⁷because you are my helper;^x

I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.^y

⁸I follow close to you;

your right hand holds on to me.^z

⁹But those who intend to destroy my life

will go into the depths of the earth.^aa

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

they will become a meal for jackals.

¹¹But the king will rejoice in God;^ac

all who swear by him will boast,

for the mouths of liars will be shut.^ad