Psalm 64–65

PSALM 64

Prayer for Deliverance from Secret Enemies.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

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

^bPreserve my life from dread of the enemy.

²Hide me from the ^asecret counsel of evildoers,

From the tumult of ^bthose who do iniquity,

³Who ^ahave sharpened their tongue like a sword.

They ^baimed bitter speech as their arrow,

⁴To ^ashoot ¹from concealment 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 ¹devise injustices, saying,

“We are ²ready with a well-conceived plot”;

For the ^3ainward thought and the heart of a man are ⁴deep.

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

Suddenly ²they will be wounded.

⁸So ¹they ²will ^amake him stumble;

^bTheir own tongue is against them;

All who see them will ^cshake the 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 the Lord and will ^btake refuge in Him;

And all the upright in heart will glory.

PSALM 65

God’s Abundant Favor to Earth and Man.

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

¹There will be silence ¹before You, and praise in Zion, O God,

And to You the ^avow will be performed.

²O You who hear prayer,

To You ^aall ¹men come.

^31aIniquities prevail against me;

As for our transgressions, You ^2bforgive them.

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

To dwell in Your courts.

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

Your holy temple.

⁵By ^aawesome 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 ^1dsea;

⁶Who ^aestablishes the mountains by His strength,

Being ^bgirded with might;

⁷Who ^astills the roaring of the seas,

The roaring of their waves,

And the ^btumult of the peoples.

⁸They who dwell in the ^aends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;

You make the ¹dawn 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 prepare their ^dgrain, for thus You prepare ²the earth.

¹⁰You water its furrows abundantly,

You ¹settle its ridges,

You soften it ^awith showers,

You bless its growth.

¹¹You have crowned the year ¹with Your ^2abounty,

And Your ³paths ^bdrip with fatness.

^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 ^cshout for joy, yes, they sing.