Psalm 64–65

PSALM 64

The Righteous Will Be Glad in Yahweh

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

¹Hear my voice, O God, in ^amy ¹complaint;

^bGuard my life from dread of the enemy.

²Hide me from the ^asecret counsel of evildoers,

From the tumult of the ^bworkers of iniquity,

³Who ^ahave sharpened their tongue like a sword.

They ^baimed bitter speech as their arrow,

⁴To ^ashoot ¹from places of hiding at the blameless;

Suddenly they shoot at him, and ^bdo not fear.

⁵They ¹hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;

They ²talk of ^alaying snares secretly;

They say, “^bWho can see them?”

⁶They searched out unrighteousness, saying,

“We have completed a diligent search”;

For the ^1ainward thought of a man and his heart are ²deep.

⁷But ^aGod ¹will shoot them with an arrow;

Suddenly they will be wounded.

⁸So ¹they will ^acause their own tongue ^bto turn against them;

All who see them will ^cshake their head.

⁹Then all men ¹will ^afear,

And they ²will ^bdeclare the work of God,

And ³will consider ⁴what He has done.

¹⁰The righteous man will be ^aglad in Yahweh and will ^btake refuge in Him;

And all the upright in heart will boast.

PSALM 65

Blessed Is the One Whom You Choose

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.

¹To You, there will be silence and praise in Zion, O God,

And to You the ^avow will be paid.

²O You who hear prayer,

To You ^aall flesh comes.

^3aWords of iniquity prevail against me;

As for our transgressions, You ^batone for them.

⁴How ^ablessed is the one whom You ^bchoose and bring near to You

That he would dwell in Your courts.

We will be ^csatisfied with the goodness of Your house,

Your holy temple.

⁵By ^1afearsome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O ^bGod of our salvation,

You who are the trust of all the ^cends of the earth and of the farthest ^2dsea;

⁶Who ^aestablishes the mountains by His strength,

Being ^bgirded with might;

⁷Who ^astills the rumbling of the seas,

The rumbling of their waves,

And the ^btumult of the peoples.

⁸They who inhabit the ^aends of the earth are in fear on account of Your signs;

You make ¹the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.

⁹You visit the earth and ^acause it to overflow;

You greatly ^benrich it;

The ^1cstream of God is full of water;

You establish their ^dgrain, for thus You establish ²the earth.

¹⁰You water its furrows abundantly,

You smooth its ridges,

You soften it ^awith showers,

You bless its growth.

¹¹You crown the year ¹with Your ^agoodness,

And Your ²paths ^bdrip with richness.

^12aThe pastures of the wilderness drip,

And the ^bhills gird themselves with rejoicing.

¹³The meadows are ^aclothed with flocks

And the valleys are ^bcovered with grain;

They ^cmake a loud shout, indeed, they sing.