Psalm 61-63

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 61

Security in God

For the choir director: on stringed instruments. Davidic.

¹God, hear my cry;
pay attention to my prayer.^(A)
²I call to You from the ends of the earth
when my heart is without strength.^(B)
Lead me to a rock that is high above me,^(C)
³for You have been a refuge for me,
a strong tower^(D) in the face of the enemy.
⁴I will live in Your tent forever
and take refuge under the shelter of Your wings.^(E)Selah

⁵God, You have heard my vows;^(F)
You have given a heritage
to those who fear Your name.^(G)
⁶Add days to the king’s life;
may his years span many generations.^(H)
⁷May he sit enthroned before God forever;^(I)
appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.^(J)
⁸Then I will continually sing of Your name,^(K)
fulfilling my vows day by day.^(L)

Psalm 62

Trust in God Alone

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun.^(M) A Davidic psalm.

¹I am at rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from Him.^(N)
²He alone is my rock and my salvation,^(O)
my stronghold; I will never be shaken.^(P)

³How long will you threaten a man?
Will all of you attack^[a]
as if he were a leaning wall
or a tottering stone fence?^(Q)
⁴They only plan to bring him down
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.^(R)Selah

⁵Rest in God alone, my soul,
for my hope comes from Him.^(S)
⁶He alone is my rock and my salvation,^(T)
my stronghold; I will not be shaken.^(U)
⁷My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.
My refuge is in God.^(V)
⁸Trust in Him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before Him.
God is our refuge.^(W)Selah

⁹Men are only a vapor;
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.^(X)
¹⁰Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.^[b]^(Y)

¹¹God has spoken once;
I have heard this twice:
strength belongs to God,^(Z)
¹²and faithful love belongs to You, Lord.
For You repay each according to his works.^(AA)

Psalm 63

Praise God Who Satisfies

A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.^(AB)

¹God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.^(AC)
²So I gaze on You in the sanctuary
to see Your strength and Your glory.^(AD)

³My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life.^(AE)
⁴So I will praise You as long as I live;
at Your name, I will lift up my hands.^(AF)
⁵You satisfy me as with rich food;^[c]^(AG)
my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.^(AH)

⁶When I think of You as I lie on my bed,
I meditate on You during the night watches^(AI)
⁷because You are my helper;^(AJ)
I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings.^(AK)
⁸I follow close to You;
Your right hand holds on to me.^(AL)

⁹But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.^(AM)
¹⁰They will be given over to the power of the sword;^(AN)
they will become the jackals’ prey.
¹¹But the king will rejoice in God;^(AO)
all who swear by Him^[d] will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.^(AP)