Psalm 62–63

My Soul Waits for God Alone

62To the choirmaster: according to ^xJeduthun. A Psalm of David.

¹For God alone ^ymy soul ^zwaits in silence;

from him comes my salvation.

^2aHe alone is my rock and my salvation,

my ^bfortress; ^cI shall not be greatly shaken.

³How long will all of you attack a man

to batter him,

like ^da leaning wall, a tottering fence?

⁴They only plan to thrust him down from his ^ehigh position.

They take pleasure in falsehood.

^fThey bless with their mouths,

but inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵For God alone, O ^ymy soul, wait in silence,

for my hope is from him.

^6aHe only is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

⁷On God rests my ^gsalvation and my glory;

my mighty rock, ^hmy refuge is God.

⁸ⁱTrust in him at all times, O people;

^jpour out your heart before him;

God is ^ha refuge for us. Selah

^9kThose of low estate are but a breath;

those of high estate ^lare a delusion;

in the balances they go up;

^kthey are together lighter than a breath.

¹⁰Put no trust in extortion;

^mset no vain hopes on robbery;

ⁿif riches increase, set not your heart on them.

^11oOnce God has spoken;

^otwice have I heard this:

that ^ppower belongs to God,

¹²and that to you, O Lord, ^qbelongs steadfast love.

For you will ^rrender to a man

according to his work.

My Soul Thirsts for You

63A Psalm of David, ^swhen he was in the wilderness of Judah.

¹O God, you are my God; ^tearnestly I seek you;

^umy soul thirsts for you;

my flesh faints for you,

as in ^va dry and weary land where there is no water.

²So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,

beholding ^wyour power and glory.

³Because your ^xsteadfast love is better than life,

my lips will praise you.

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

in your ^zname I will ^alift up my hands.

⁵My soul will be ^bsatisfied as with fat and rich food,

and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,

⁶when I remember you ^cupon my bed,

and meditate on you in ^cthe watches of the night;

⁷for you have been my help,

and in ^dthe shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

⁸My soul ^eclings to you;

your right hand ^fupholds me.

⁹But those who seek to destroy my life

^gshall go down into ^hthe depths of the earth;

¹⁰they shall be given over to the power of the sword;

they shall be a portion for jackals.

¹¹But ⁱthe king shall rejoice in God;

all who ^jswear by him shall exult,

^kfor the mouths of ^lliars will be stopped.