Psalm 60–62

Psalm 60

Prayer in Difficult Times

For the choir director: according to “The Lily of Testimony.” ^lA Davidic Miktam for teaching. When he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, killing 12,000. ^m

¹God, You have rejected us;

You have broken out ⁿagainst us;

You have been angry. Restore us! ^op

²You have shaken the land and split it open.

Heal its fissures, for it shudders. ^q

³You have made Your people suffer hardship;

You have given us wine to drink

that made us stagger. ^r

⁴You have given a signal flag to those who fear You,

so that they can flee before the archers. ^stSelah

⁵Save with Your right hand, and answer me,

so that those You love may be rescued. ^u

⁶God has spoken in His sanctuary: ^v

“I will triumph! I will divide up Shechem. ^w

I will apportion the Valley of Succoth. ^x

⁷Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine,

and Ephraim is My helmet; ^y

Judah is My scepter. ^z

⁸Moab is My washbasin. ^a

I throw My sandal on Edom; ^b

I shout in triumph over Philistia.” ^c

⁹Who will bring me to the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom? ^d

¹⁰God, haven’t You rejected us?

God, You do not march out with our armies. ^e

¹¹Give us aid against the foe,

for human help is worthless. ^f

¹²With God we will perform valiantly; ^g

He will trample our foes. ^h

Psalm 61

Security in God

For the choir director: on stringed instruments. Davidic.

¹God, hear my cry;

pay attention to my prayer. ⁱ

²I call to You from the ends of the earth

when my heart is without strength. ^j

Lead me to a rock that is high above me, ^k

³for You have been a refuge for me,

a strong tower ^lin the face of the enemy.

⁴I will live in Your tent forever

and take refuge under the shelter of Your wings. ^mSelah

⁵God, You have heard my vows; ⁿ

You have given a heritage

to those who fear Your name. ^o

⁶Add days to the king’s life;

may his years span many generations. ^p

⁷May he sit enthroned before God forever; ^q

appoint faithful love and truth to guard him. ^r

⁸Then I will continually sing of Your name, ^s

fulfilling my vows day by day. ^t

Psalm 62

Trust in God Alone

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. ^uA Davidic psalm.

¹I am at rest in God alone;

my salvation comes from Him. ^v

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

my stronghold; I will never be shaken. ^x

³How long will you threaten a man?

Will all of you attack ^y

as if he were a leaning wall

or a tottering stone fence? ^z

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. ^aSelah

⁵Rest in God alone, my soul,

for my hope comes from Him. ^b

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

my stronghold; I will not be shaken. ^d

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

My refuge is in God. ^e

⁸Trust in Him at all times, you people;

pour out your hearts before Him.

God is our refuge. ^fSelah

⁹Men are only a vapor;

exalted men, an illusion.

Weighed in the scales, they go up;

together they are less than a vapor. ^g

¹⁰Place no trust in oppression,

or false hope in robbery.

If wealth increases,

pay no attention to it. ^hi

¹¹God has spoken once;

I have heard this twice:

strength belongs to God, ^j

¹²and faithful love belongs to You, Lord.

For You repay each according to his works. ^k