Psalm 62–63

PSALM 62

God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

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

1 aMy soul waits in silence for God only;

From Him bis my salvation.

2 He only is my arock and my salvation,

My bstronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

3 How long will you assail a man,

That you may murder him, all of you,

Like a aleaning wall, like a tottering fence?

4 They 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.

5 My soul, await in silence for God only,

For my hope is from Him.

6 He only is amy rock and my salvation,

My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

7 On God my asalvation and my glory rest;

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

8 aTrust in Him at all times, O people;

bPour out your heart before Him;

God is a refuge for us.

Selah.

9 Men 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.

10 aDo not trust in oppression

And do not 1vainly hope in brobbery;

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

11 1Once God has aspoken;

2Twice I have heard this:

That bpower belongs to God;

12 And lovingkindness ais Yours, O Lord,

For You brecompense a man according to his work.

PSALM 63

The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

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

1 O God, aYou are my God; I shall seek You 1earnestly;

My soul bthirsts for You, my flesh 2yearns for You,

In a cdry and weary land where there is no water.

2 Thus I have aseen You in the sanctuary,

To see Your power and Your glory.

3 Because Your alovingkindness is better than life,

My lips will praise You.

4 So I will bless You aas long as I live;

I will blift up my hands in Your name.

5 My soul is asatisfied as with 1marrow and fatness,

And my mouth offers bpraises with joyful lips.

6 When I remember You aon my bed,

I meditate on You in the bnight watches,

7 For aYou have been my help,

And in the bshadow of Your wings I sing for joy.

8 My soul aclings 1to You;

Your bright hand upholds me.

9 But those who aseek my 1life to destroy it,

Will go into the 2bdepths of the earth.

10 1They will be 2adelivered over to the power of the sword;

They will be a 3bprey for foxes.

11 But the aking will rejoice in God;

Everyone who bswears by Him will glory,

For the cmouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.