Psalm 60–62

PSALM 60

Through God We Shall Do Valiantly

For the choir director. According to ^†Shushan Eduth. A ^•Mikhtam of David. For teaching. ^{^}When he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

¹O God, ^aYou have rejected us. You have ^1bbroken us;

You have been ^cangry; Oh, ^drestore us.

²You have made the ^1aland quake, You have split it open;

^bHeal its breaches, for it shakes.

³You have ^acaused Your people to see hardship;

You have given us ¹wine to ^bdrink that causes reeling.

⁴You have given a ^abanner to those who fear You,

¹In order to flee to it from the bow. ²Selah.

^5aThat Your ^bbeloved may be rescued,

^cSave with Your right hand, and answer ¹us!

⁶God has spoken in His ^1aholiness:

“I will exult, I will portion out ^bShechem and measure out the valley of ^cSuccoth.

⁷“^aGilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;

^bEphraim also is the ¹helmet of My head;

Judah is My ^2cscepter.

⁸“^aMoab is My washbowl;

Over ^bEdom I shall throw My shoe;

Make a loud shout, O ^cPhilistia, because of Me!”

⁹Who will bring me into the fortified city?

Who ¹will lead me to Edom?

¹⁰Have You Yourself, O God, not ^arejected us?

And ^bwill You, O God, not go forth with our armies?

¹¹Oh give us help against the adversary,

For ^asalvation ¹by man is worthless.

¹²¹Through God we shall ^ado valiantly,

And it is He who will ^btread down our adversaries.

PSALM 61

Lead Me to the Rock

For the choir director. On a stringed instrument. Of David.

^1aHear my cry of lamentation, O God;

^bGive heed to my prayer.

²From the ^aend of the earth I call to You when my heart is ^bfaint;

Lead me to ^cthe rock that is higher than I.

³For You have been a ^arefuge for me,

A ^btower of strength before the enemy.

⁴Let me ^asojourn in Your tent forever;

Let me ^btake refuge in the shelter of Your wings. ¹Selah.

⁵For You, O God, have heard my ^avows;

You have given me the inheritance of those who ^bfear Your name.

⁶You will ^aadd days to the king’s ¹life;

His years will be from generation to generation.

⁷He will sit enthroned ^abefore God forever;

Appoint ^blovingkindness and truth that they may guard him.

⁸So I will ^asing praise to Your name forever,

As I ^bpay my vows day by day.

PSALM 62

God Is a Refuge for Us

For the choir director. According to ^†Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

^1aSurely my soul waits in silence for God;

From Him ^bis my salvation.

²Surely He is my ^arock and my salvation,

My ^bstronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

³How long will you assail a man,

That you may murder him, all of you,

Like a ^aleaning wall, like a fence thrust down?

⁴Surely they have counseled to thrust him down from his high position;

They ^afind pleasure in falsehood;

They ^bbless with ¹their mouth,

But inwardly they curse. ²Selah.

⁵Surely ^await in silence for God, O my soul,

For my hope is from Him.

⁶Surely He is ^amy rock and my salvation,

My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

⁷On God my ^asalvation and my glory rest;

The rock of my strength, my ^brefuge is in God.

^8aTrust in Him at all times, O people;

^bPour out your heart before Him;

God is a refuge for us. Selah.

⁹Surely ¹men of ^alow degree are merely ^bvanity and ²men of rank are a ^clie;

In the ^dbalances they go up;

They are together lighter than a breath of vanity.

^10aDo not trust in oppression

And do not put vain hope in ^brobbery;

If riches increase, ^cdo not set your heart upon them.

¹¹¹Once God has ^aspoken;

²Twice I have heard this:

That ^bstrength belongs to God;

¹²And that ^ato You, O Lord, belongs lovingkindness,

For You ^brepay a man according to his work.