Psalm 62–63

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.

PSALM 63

The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

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

¹O 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.

²Thus I have ^aseen You in the sanctuary,

To see Your power and Your glory.

³Because Your ^alovingkindness is better than life,

My lips will praise You.

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

I will ^blift up my hands in Your name.

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

And my mouth offers ^bpraises with joyful lips.

⁶When I remember You ^aon my bed,

I meditate on You in the ^bnight watches,

⁷For ^aYou have been my help,

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

⁸My soul ^aclings ¹to You;

Your ^bright hand upholds me.

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

Will go into the ^2bdepths of the earth.

¹⁰¹They will be ^2adelivered over to the power of the sword;

They will be a ^3bprey for foxes.

¹¹But the ^aking will rejoice in God;

Everyone who ^bswears by Him will glory,

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