Psalm 61-63

American Standard Version

61 Hear my cry, O God;
Attend unto my prayer.
² From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart ^[a]is overwhelmed:
Lead me to ^[b]the rock that is higher than I.
³ For thou hast been a refuge for me,
A strong tower from the enemy.
⁴ I will dwell in thy ^[c]tabernacle for ever:
I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah
⁵ For thou, O God, hast heard my vows:
Thou hast ^[d]given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
⁶ Thou wilt prolong the king’s life;
His years shall be as many generations.
⁷ He shall abide before God for ever:
Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
⁸ So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever,
That I may daily perform my vows.

62 My soul ^[e]waiteth in silence for God only:
From him cometh my salvation.
² He only is my rock and my salvation:
He is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.
³ How long will ye set upon a man,
^[f]That ye may slay him, all of you,
Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
⁴ They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity;
They delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah
⁵ My soul, ^[g]wait thou in silence for God only;
For my expectation is from him.
⁶ He only is my rock and my salvation:
He is my high tower; I shall not be moved.
⁷ With 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, ye people;
Pour out your heart before him:
God is a refuge for us. Selah
⁹ Surely men of low degree are ^[h]vanity, and men of high degree are a lie:
In the balances they will go up;
They are together lighter than vanity.
¹⁰ Trust not in oppression,
And become not vain in robbery:
If riches increase, set not your heart thereon.
¹¹ God hath spoken once,
Twice have I heard this,
That power belongeth unto God.
¹² Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness;
For thou renderest to every man according to his work.

63 O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee:
My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee,
In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
² So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary,
To see thy power and thy glory.
³ Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise thee.
⁴ So will I bless thee while I live:
I will lift up my hands in thy name.
⁵ My soul shall be satisfied as with ^[i]marrow and fatness;
And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;
⁶ When I remember thee upon my bed,
^[j]And meditate on thee in the night-watches.
⁷ For thou hast been my help,
And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
⁸ My soul followeth hard after thee:
Thy right hand upholdeth me.
⁹ But those that seek my soul, ^[k]to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
¹⁰ They shall be ^[l]given over to the power of the sword:
They shall be a portion for ^[m]foxes.
¹¹ But the king shall rejoice in God:
Every one that sweareth by him shall glory;
For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.