Psalm 62–63

PSALM 62

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

¹For God alone my soul waits in silence;

from him comes my salvation. ²He only is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress; I shall not be greatly moved.

³How long will you set upon a man

to shatter him, all of you,

like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

⁴They only plan to thrust him down from his eminence.

They take pleasure in falsehood.

They bless with their mouths,

but inwardly they curse. [Selah]

⁵For God alone my soul waits in silence,

for my hope is from him.

⁶He only is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

⁷On God rests my deliverance and my honor;

my mighty rock, my refuge is God.

⁸Trust in him at all times, O people;

pour out your heart before him;

God is a refuge for us. [Selah]

⁹Men of low estate are but a breath,

men of high estate are a delusion;

in the balances they go up;

they are together lighter than a breath.

¹⁰Put no confidence in extortion,

set no vain hopes on robbery;

if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

¹¹Once God has spoken;

twice have I heard this:

that power belongs to God;

¹²and that to thee, O Lord, belongs steadfast love.

For thou dost requite a man

according to his work.

PSALM 63

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.

¹O God, thou art my God, I seek thee,

my soul thirsts for thee;

my flesh faints for thee,

as in a dry and weary land where no water is.

²So I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary,

beholding thy power and glory.

³Because thy steadfast love is better than life,

my lips will praise thee.

⁴So I will bless thee as long as I live;

I will lift up my hands and call on thy name.

⁵My soul is feasted as with marrow and fat,

and my mouth praises thee with joyful lips,

⁶when I think of thee upon my bed,

and meditate on thee in the watches of the night;

⁷for thou hast been my help,

and in the shadow of thy wings I sing for joy.

⁸My soul clings to thee;

thy right hand upholds me.

⁹But those who seek to destroy my life

shall go down into the depths of the earth;

¹⁰they shall be given over to the power of the sword,

they shall be prey for jackals.

¹¹But the king shall rejoice in God;

all who swear by him shall glory;

for the mouths of liars will be stopped.