Psalm 61–90

Psalm 61

Assurance of God’s Eternal Protection

To the Chief Musician. On 1A Stringed Instrument. A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my cry, O God;

Attend to my prayer.

2 From the end of the earth I will cry to You,

When my heart is overwhelmed;

Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

3 For You have been a shelter for me,

aA strong tower from the enemy.

4 I will abide in Your 2tabernacle forever;

bI will trust in the shelter of Your wings.

Selah

5 For You, O God, have heard my vows;

You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name.

6 You will prolong the king’s life,

His years as many generations.

7 He shall abide before God forever.

Oh, prepare mercy cand truth, which may 3preserve him!

8 So I will sing praise to Your name forever,

That I may daily perform my vows.

Psalm 62

A Calm Resolve to Wait for the Salvation of God

To the Chief Musician. To aJeduthun. A Psalm of David.

1 Truly bmy soul silently waits for God;

From Him comes my salvation.

2 He only is my rock and my salvation;

He is my 1defense;

I shall not be greatly cmoved. 2

3 How long will you attack a man?

You shall be slain, all of you,

dLike a leaning wall and a tottering fence.

4 They only consult to cast him down from his high position;

They edelight in lies;

They bless with their mouth,

But they curse inwardly.

Selah

5 My soul, wait silently for God alone,

For my 3expectation is from Him.

6 He only is my rock and my salvation;

He is my defense;

I shall not be 4moved.

7 fIn God is my salvation and my glory;

The rock of my strength,

And my refuge, is in God.

8 Trust in Him at all times, you people;

gPour out your heart before Him;

God is a refuge for us.

Selah

9 hSurely men of low degree are 5a vapor,

Men of high degree are a lie;

If they are weighed on the scales,

They are altogether lighter than vapor.

10 Do not trust in oppression,

Nor vainly hope in robbery;

iIf riches increase,

Do not set your heart on them.

11 God has spoken once,

Twice I have heard this:

That power belongs to God.

12 Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;

For jYou 6render to each one according to his work.

Psalm 63

Joy in the Fellowship of God

A Psalm of David aWhen He Was in the Wilderness of Judah.

1 O God, You are my God;

Early will I seek You;

bMy soul thirsts for You;

My flesh longs for You

In a dry and thirsty land

Where there is no water.

2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,

To see cYour power and Your glory.

3 dBecause Your lovingkindness is better than life,

My lips shall praise You.

4 Thus I will bless You while I live;

I will elift up my hands in Your name.

5 My soul shall be satisfied as with 1marrow and 2fatness,

And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

6 When fI remember You on my bed,

I meditate on You in the night watches.

7 Because You have been my help,

Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

8 My soul follows close behind You;

Your right hand upholds me.

9 But those who seek my life, to destroy it,

Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

10 They shall 3fall by the sword;

They shall be 4a portion for jackals.

11 But the king shall rejoice in God;

gEveryone who swears by Him shall glory;

But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

Psalm 64

Oppressed by the Wicked But Rejoicing in the Lord

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my voice, O God, in my 1meditation;

Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,

From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,

3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,

aAnd bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,

4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;

Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter;

They talk of laying snares secretly;

bThey say, “Who will see them?”

6 They devise iniquities:

“We have perfected a shrewd scheme.”

Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep.

7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow;

Suddenly they shall be wounded.

8 So He will make them stumble over their own tongue;

cAll who see them shall flee away.

9 All men shall fear,

And shall ddeclare the work of God;

For they shall wisely consider His doing.

10 eThe righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him.

And all the upright in heart shall glory.

Psalm 65

Praise to God for His Salvation and Providence

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.

1 Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion;

And to You the 1vow shall be performed.

2 O You who hear prayer,

aTo You all flesh will come.

3 Iniquities prevail against me;

As for our transgressions,

You will bprovide atonement for them.

4 cBlessed is the man You dchoose,

And cause to approach You,

That he may dwell in Your courts.

eWe shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,

Of Your holy temple.

5 By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us,

O God of our salvation,

You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth,

And of the far-off seas;

6 Who established the mountains by His strength,

fBeing clothed with power;

7 gYou who still the noise of the seas,

The noise of their waves,

hAnd the tumult of the peoples.

8 They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs;

You make the outgoings of the morning and evening 2rejoice.

9 You 3visit the earth and iwater it,

You greatly enrich it;

jThe river of God is full of water;

You provide their grain,

For so You have prepared it.

10 You water its ridges abundantly,

You settle its furrows;

You make it soft with showers,

You bless its growth.

11 You crown the year with Your goodness,

And Your paths drip with abundance.

12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,

And the little hills rejoice on every side.

13 The pastures are clothed with flocks;

kThe valleys also are covered with grain;

They shout for joy, they also sing.

Psalm 66

Praise to God for His Awesome Works

To the Chief Musician. A Song. A Psalm.

1 Make aa joyful shout to God, all the earth!

2 Sing out the honor of His name;

Make His praise glorious.

3 Say to God,

“How bawesome are Your works!

cThrough the greatness of Your power

Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.

4 dAll the earth shall worship You

And sing praises to You;

They shall sing praises to Your name.”

Selah

5 Come and see the works of God;

He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.

6 eHe turned the sea into dry land;

fThey went through the river on foot.

There we will rejoice in Him.

7 He rules by His power forever;

His eyes observe the nations;

Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.

Selah

8 Oh, bless our God, you peoples!

And make the voice of His praise to be heard,

9 Who keeps our soul among the living,

And does not allow our feet to 1be moved.

10 For gYou, O God, have tested us;

hYou have refined us as silver is refined.

11 iYou brought us into the net;

You laid affliction on our backs.

12 jYou have caused men to ride over our heads;

kWe went through fire and through water;

But You brought us out to 2rich fulfillment.

13 lI will go into Your house with burnt offerings;

mI will pay You my 3vows,

14 Which my lips have uttered

And my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble.

15 I will offer You burnt sacrifices of fat animals,

With the sweet aroma of rams;

I will offer bulls with goats.

Selah

16 Come and hear, all you who fear God,

And I will declare what He has done for my soul.

17 I cried to Him with my mouth,

And He was 4extolled with my tongue.

18 nIf I regard iniquity in my heart,

The Lord will not hear.

19 But certainly God ohas heard me;

He has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God,

Who has not turned away my prayer,

Nor His mercy from me!

Psalm 67

An Invocation and a Doxology

To the Chief Musician. On 1Stringed Instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

1 God be merciful to us and bless us,

And acause His face to shine upon us,

Selah

2 That bYour way may be known on earth,

cYour salvation among all nations.

3 Let the peoples praise You, O God;

Let all the peoples praise You.

4 Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy!

For dYou shall judge the people righteously,

And govern the nations on earth.

Selah

5 Let the peoples praise You, O God;

Let all the peoples praise You.

6 eThen the earth shall 2yield her increase;

God, our own God, shall bless us.

7 God shall bless us,

And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.

Psalm 68

The Glory of God in His Goodness to Israel

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.

1 Let aGod arise,

Let His enemies be scattered;

Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.

2 bAs smoke is driven away,

So drive them away;

cAs wax melts before the fire,

So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

3 But dlet the righteous be glad;

Let them rejoice before God;

Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.

4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name;

eExtol 1Him who rides on the 2clouds,

fBy His name 3Yah,

And rejoice before Him.

5 gA father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,

Is God in His holy habitation.

6 hGod sets the solitary in families;

iHe brings out those who are bound into prosperity;

But jthe rebellious dwell in a dry land.

7 O God, kwhen You went out before Your people,

When You marched through the wilderness,

Selah

8 The earth shook;

The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;

Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

9 lYou, O God, sent a plentiful rain,

Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance,

When it was weary.

10 Your congregation dwelt in it;

mYou, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.

11 The Lord gave the word;

Great was the 4company of those who proclaimed it:

12 “Kings nof armies flee, they flee,

And she who remains at home divides the 5spoil.

13 oThough you lie down among the 6sheepfolds,

pYou will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,

And her feathers with yellow gold.”

14 qWhen the Almighty scattered kings in it,

It was white as snow in Zalmon.

15 A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;

A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

16 Why do you 7fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks?

rThis is the mountain which God desires to dwell in;

Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.

17 sThe chariots of God are twenty thousand,

Even thousands of thousands;

The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.

18 tYou have ascended on high,

uYou have led captivity captive;

vYou have received gifts among men,

Even from wthe rebellious,

xThat the Lord God might dwell …