Psalm 61:1–64:10

1  Hear my cry, O God;

aAttend unto my prayer.

2  From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart bis overwhelmed:

Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

3  For thou hast been a cshelter for me,

And da strong tower from the enemy.

4  I will eabide in thy tabernacle for ever:

I will ||ftrust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

5  For thou, O God, hast heard my vows:

Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

6  g†Thou wilt prolong hthe king’s life:

And his years †as many generations.

7  He shall abide before God for ever:

O prepare imercy and truth, which may preserve him.

8  So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever,

That I may daily jperform my vows.

Psalm 62

*To the chief Musician, to *Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.

1  ||Truly amy soul †waiteth upon God:

From him cometh my salvation.

2  bHe only is my rock and my salvation;

He is my †defence; cI shall not be greatly moved.

3  How long will ye imagine mischief against a man?

Ye shall be slain all of you:

dAs a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

4  They only consult to cast him down from his eexcellency:

They delight in lies:

fThey bless with their mouth, but they curse †inwardly. Selah.

5  gMy soul, wait thou only upon God;

For my expectation is from him.

6  hHe only is my rock and my salvation:

He is my defence; cI shall not be moved.

7  iIn God is my salvation and my glory:

The rock of my strength, and my krefuge, is in God.

8  lTrust in him at all times; ye people,

mPour out your heart before him:

God is ka refuge for us. Selah.

9  nSurely omen of low degree are npvanity, and omen of high degree are qa lie:

To be laid in the balance, rthey are ||altogether lighter than npvanity.

10  Trust not in oppression,

And rrbecome not vain in robbery:

sIf riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

11  God hath spoken tonce;

tTwice have I heard this;

That u||power belongeth unto God.

12  Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth xmercy:

For ythou renderest to every man according to his work.

Psalm 63

A Psalm of David, *when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

1  O God, thou art my God; aearly will I seek thee:

bMy soul thirsteth for thee,

bMy flesh longeth for thee

In a cdry and †thirsty land, †where no water is;

2  To see ccthy power and thy glory,

So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

3  Because dthy lovingkindness is ebetter than life,

My lips shall praise thee.

4  Thus will I bless thee fwhile I live:

I gwill lift up my hands in thy name.

5  hMy soul shall be satisfied as with †marrow and fatness;

And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

6  When iI remember thee upon my bed,

And meditate on thee in jthe night watches.

7  Because thou hast been kmy help,

Therefore lin the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

8  My soul followeth hard after thee:

Thy right hand mupholdeth me.

9  nBut those that seek my soul, to destroy it,

Shall go into othe lower parts of the earth.

10  †They shall fall by the sword:

They shall be a portion for foxes.

11  But pthe king shall rejoice in God;

Every one that qsweareth by him shall glory:

But rthe mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Psalm 64

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

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

Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2  Hide me from bthe secret counsel of the wicked;

From bthe insurrection of bbthe workers of iniquity:

3  cWho whet their tongue like a sword,

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

4  eThat they may shoot fin secret at the perfect:

Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fffear not.

5  gThey encourage themselves in an evil ||matter:

They commune †of laying snares privily;

hThey say, Who shall see them?

6  They search out iniquities;

||They accomplish †a diligent search:

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

7  But God dshall shoot at them with an arrow;

Suddenly †shall they be wounded.

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

lAll that msee them shall mmflee away.

9  And all men shall mfear,

And shall ndeclare the work of God;

For they shall owisely consider of his doing.

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

pAnd all rthe upright in heart shall glory.