Psalm 61-62

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.