Psalm 62–63

Psalm 62^a

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

¹Truly my soul finds rest^r in God;^s

my salvation comes from him.

²Truly he is my rock^t and my salvation;^u

he is my fortress,^v I will never be shaken.^w

³How long will you assault me?

Would all of you throw me down—

this leaning wall,^x this tottering fence?

⁴Surely they intend to topple me

from my lofty place;

they take delight in lies.

With their mouths they bless,

but in their hearts they curse.^by

⁵Yes, my soul, find rest in God;^z

my hope comes from him.

⁶Truly he is my rock and my salvation;

he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

⁷My salvation and my honor depend on God^c;

he is my mighty rock, my refuge.^a

⁸Trust in him at all times, you people;^b

pour out your hearts to him,^c

for God is our refuge.

⁹Surely the lowborn^d are but a breath,^e

the highborn are but a lie.

If weighed on a balance,^f they are nothing;

together they are only a breath.

¹⁰Do not trust in extortion^g

or put vain hope in stolen goods;^h

though your riches increase,

do not set your heart on them.ⁱ

¹¹One thing God has spoken,

two things I have heard:

“Power belongs to you, God,^j

¹²and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;^k

and, “You reward everyone

according to what they have done.”^l

Psalm 63^a

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

¹You, God, are my God,

earnestly I seek you;

I thirst for you,^m

my whole being longs for you,

in a dry and parched land

where there is no water.ⁿ

²I have seen you in the sanctuary^o

and beheld your power and your glory.^p

³Because your love is better than life,^q

my lips will glorify you.

⁴I will praise you as long as I live,^r

and in your name I will lift up my hands.^s

⁵I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;^t

with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

⁶On my bed I remember you;

I think of you through the watches of the night.^u

⁷Because you are my help,^v

I sing in the shadow of your wings.^w

⁸I cling to you;^x

your right hand upholds me.^y

⁹Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;^z

they will go down to the depths of the earth.^a

¹⁰They will be given over to the sword^b

and become food for jackals.^c

¹¹But the king will rejoice in God;

all who swear by God will glory in him,^d

while the mouths of liars will be silenced.^e