Psalm 61–62

Psalm 61

¹Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm of David.

²Shall not my soul be subject to God? for from him is my salvation.

³For he is my God and my saviour: he is my protector, I shall be moved no more.

⁴How long do you rush in upon a man? you all kill, as if you were thrusting down a leaning wall, and a tottering fence.

⁵But they have thought to cast away my price; I ran in thirst: they blessed with their mouth, but cursed with their heart.

⁶But be thou, O my soul, subject to God: for from him is my patience.

⁷For he is my God and my saviour: he is my helper, I shall not be moved.

⁸In God is my salvation and my glory: he is the God of my help, and my hope is in God.

⁹Trust in him, all ye congregation of people: pour out your hearts before him. God is our helper for ever.

¹⁰But vain are the sons of men, the sons of men are liars in the balances: that by vanity they may together deceive.

¹¹Trust not in iniquity, and cover not robberies: if riches abound, set not your heart upon them.

¹²God hath spoken once, these two things have I heard, that power belongeth to God,

¹³And mercy to thee, O Lord; for thou wilt render to every man according to his works.

Psalm 62

¹A psalm of David while he was in the desert of Edom.

²O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!

³In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.

⁴For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips will praise.

⁵Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.

⁶Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.

⁷If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:

⁸Because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:

⁹My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.

¹⁰But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:

¹¹They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.

¹²But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.