Psalm 60–62

PSALM 60

Lament over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.

For the choir director; according to ^†•Mikhtam of David, to teach; ^{^}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; O, ^drestore us.

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

^bHeal its breaches, for it totters.

³You have ^1amade Your people experience hardship;

You have given us ²wine to ^bdrink that makes us stagger.

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

That it may be displayed because of the truth.

¹Selah.

^5aThat Your ^bbeloved may be delivered,

^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;

Shout loud, O ^cPhilistia, because of Me!”

⁹Who will bring me into the besieged city?

Who ¹will lead me to Edom?

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

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

¹¹O give us help against the adversary,

For ^adeliverance ¹by man is in vain.

¹²¹Through God we shall ^ado valiantly,

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

PSALM 61

Confidence in God’s Protection.

For the choir director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.

^1aHear my cry, 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 ¹against the enemy.

⁴Let me ^1adwell in Your tent forever;

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

²Selah.

⁵For You have heard my ^avows, O God;

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

⁶You will ^1aprolong the king’s ²life;

His years will be as many generations.

⁷He will ¹abide ^abefore God forever;

Appoint ^blovingkindness and truth that they may preserve him.

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

That I may ^bpay my vows day by day.

PSALM 62

God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

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

^1aMy soul waits in silence for God only;

From Him ^bis my salvation.

²He only 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 tottering fence?

⁴They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;

They ^adelight in falsehood;

They ^bbless with ¹their mouth,

But inwardly they curse.

²Selah.

⁵My soul, ^await in silence for God only,

For my hope is from Him.

⁶He only 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.

⁹Men of ^alow degree are only ^bvanity and men of rank are a ^clie;

In the ^dbalances they go up;

They are together lighter than breath.

^10aDo not trust in oppression

And do not ¹vainly hope in ^brobbery;

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

¹¹¹Once God has ^aspoken;

²Twice I have heard this:

That ^bpower belongs to God;

¹²And lovingkindness ^ais Yours, O Lord,

For You ^brecompense a man according to his work.