Psalm 62-64

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Psalm 62^[a]

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

¹Truly my soul finds rest^(A) in God;^(B)
my salvation comes from him.
²Truly he is my rock^(C) and my salvation;^(D)
he is my fortress,^(E) I will never be shaken.^(F)

³How long will you assault me?
    Would all of you throw me down—
    this leaning wall,^(G) 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.^[b]^(H)

⁵Yes, my soul, find rest in God;^(I)
    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.^(J)
⁸Trust in him at all times, you people;^(K)
    pour out your hearts to him,^(L)
    for God is our refuge.

⁹Surely the lowborn^(M) are but a breath,^(N)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,^(O) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.
¹⁰Do not trust in extortion^(P)
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;^(Q)
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.^(R)

¹¹One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,^(S)
¹²    and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;^(T)
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”^(U)

Psalm 63^[d]

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,^(V)
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water.^(W)

²I have seen you in the sanctuary^(X)
    and beheld your power and your glory.^(Y)
³Because your love is better than life,^(Z)
    my lips will glorify you.
⁴I will praise you as long as I live,^(AA)
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.^(AB)
⁵I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;^(AC)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

⁶On my bed I remember you;
    I think of you through the watches of the night.^(AD)
⁷Because you are my help,^(AE)
    I sing in the shadow of your wings.^(AF)
⁸I cling to you;^(AG)
    your right hand upholds me.^(AH)

⁹Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;^(AI)
they will go down to the depths of the earth.^(AJ)
¹⁰They will be given over to the sword^(AK)
and become food for jackals.^(AL)

¹¹But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by God will glory in him,^(AM)
while the mouths of liars will be silenced.^(AN)

Psalm 64^[e]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;^(AO)
protect my life from the threat of the enemy.^(AP)

²Hide me from the conspiracy^(AQ) of the wicked,^(AR)
    from the plots of evildoers.
³They sharpen their tongues like swords^(AS)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.^(AT)
⁴They shoot from ambush at the innocent;^(AU)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.^(AV)

⁵They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;^(AW)
    they say, “Who will see it^[f]?”^(AX)
⁶They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

⁷But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
⁸He will turn their own tongues against them^(AY)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads^(AZ) in scorn.^(BA)
⁹All people will fear;^(BB)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.^(BC)

¹⁰The righteous will rejoice in the Lord^(BD)
and take refuge in him;^(BE)
all the upright in heart will glory in him!^(BF)

Footnotes

Psalm 62:1 In Hebrew texts 62:1-12 is numbered 62:2-13.
Psalm 62:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.
Psalm 62:7 Or / God Most High is my salvation and my honor
Psalm 63:1 In Hebrew texts 63:1-11 is numbered 63:2-12.
Psalm 64:1 In Hebrew texts 64:1-10 is numbered 64:2-11.
Psalm 64:5 Or us

Romans 1

New International Version

1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle^(A) and set apart^(B) for the gospel of God^(C)— ²the gospel he promised beforehand^(D) through his prophets^(E) in the Holy Scriptures^(F) ³regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life^[a]^(G) was a descendant of David,^(H) ⁴and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power^[b]^(I) by his resurrection from the dead:^(J) Jesus Christ our Lord.^(K) ⁵Through him we received grace^(L) and apostleship to call all the Gentiles^(M) to the obedience that comes from^[c] faith^(N) for his name’s sake. ⁶And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.^(O)

⁷To all in Rome who are loved by God^(P) and called to be his holy people:^(Q)

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.^(R)

Paul’s Longing to Visit Rome

⁸First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you,^(S) because your faith is being reported all over the world.^(T) ⁹God, whom I serve^(U) in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness^(V) how constantly I remember you ¹⁰in my prayers at all times;^(W) and I pray that now at last by God’s will^(X) the way may be opened for me to come to you.^(Y)

¹¹I long to see you^(Z) so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift^(AA) to make you strong— ¹²that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. ¹³I do not want you to be unaware,^(AB) brothers and sisters,^[d]^(AC) that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now)^(AD) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

¹⁴I am obligated^(AE) both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. ¹⁵That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.^(AF)

¹⁶For I am not ashamed of the gospel,^(AG) because it is the power of God^(AH) that brings salvation to everyone who believes:^(AI) first to the Jew,^(AJ) then to the Gentile.^(AK) ¹⁷For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed^(AL)—a righteousness that is by faith^(AM) from first to last,^[e] just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”^[f]^(AN)

God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity

¹⁸The wrath of God^(AO) is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, ¹⁹since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.^(AP) ²⁰For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,^(AQ) so that people are without excuse.^(AR)

²¹For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.^(AS) ²²Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools^(AT) ²³and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images^(AU) made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

²⁴Therefore God gave them over^(AV) in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.^(AW) ²⁵They exchanged the truth about God for a lie,^(AX) and worshiped and served created things^(AY) rather than the Creator—who is forever praised.^(AZ) Amen.^(BA)

²⁶Because of this, God gave them over^(BB) to shameful lusts.^(BC) Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones.^(BD) ²⁷In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.^(BE)

²⁸Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over^(BF) to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. ²⁹They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,^(BG) ³⁰slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;^(BH) ³¹they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love,^(BI) no mercy. ³²Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death,^(BJ) they not only continue to do these very things but also approve^(BK) of those who practice them.

Footnotes

Romans 1:3 Or who according to the flesh
Romans 1:4 Or was declared with power to be the Son of God
Romans 1:5 Or that is
Romans 1:13 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 7:1, 4; 8:12, 29; 10:1; 11:25; 12:1; 15:14, 30; 16:14, 17.
Romans 1:17 Or is from faith to faith
Romans 1:17 Hab. 2:4