Psalm 62–63

Trust Only in God

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

62I find rest in God;

only he can save me.

²He is my rock and my salvation.

He is my defender;

I will not be defeated.

³How long will you attack someone?

Will all of you kill that person?

Who is like a leaning wall, like a fence ready to fall?

⁴They are planning to make that person fall.

They enjoy telling lies.

With their mouths they bless,

but in their hearts they curse.

Selah

⁵I find rest in God;

only he gives me hope.

⁶He is my rock and my salvation.

He is my defender;

I will not be defeated.

⁷My honor and salvation come from God.

He is my mighty rock and my protection.

⁸People, trust God all the time.

Tell him all your problems,

because God is our protection.

Selah

⁹The least of people are only a breath,

and even the greatest are just a lie.

On the scales, they weigh nothing;

together they are only a breath.

¹⁰Do not trust in force.

Stealing is of no use.

Even if you gain more riches,

don’t put your trust in them.

¹¹God has said this,

and I have heard it over and over:

God is strong.

¹²The Lord is loving.

You reward people for what they have done.

Wishing to Be Near God

A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Judah.

63God, you are my God.

I search for you.

I thirst for you

like someone in a dry, empty land

where there is no water.

²I have seen you in the Temple

and have seen your strength and glory.

³Because your love is better than life,

I will praise you.

⁴I will praise you as long as I live.

I will lift up my hands in prayer to your name.

⁵I will be content as if I had eaten the best foods.

My lips will sing, and my mouth will praise you.

⁶I remember you while I’m lying in bed;

I think about you through the night.

⁷You are my help.

Because of your protection, I sing.

⁸I stay close to you;

you support me with your right hand.

⁹Some people are trying to kill me,

but they will go down to the grave.

¹⁰They will be killed with swords

and eaten by wild dogs.

¹¹But the king will rejoice in his God.

All who make promises in his name will praise him,

but the mouths of liars will be shut.