Psalm 62-63

Contemporary English Version

³ I feel like a shaky fence
    or a sagging wall.
How long will all of you
    attack and assault me?
⁴ You want to bring me down
    from my place of honor.
You love to tell lies,
and when your words are kind,
    hatred hides in your heart.

⁵ Only God gives inward peace,
    and I depend on him.
⁶ God alone is the mighty rock
    that keeps me safe,
and he is the fortress
    where I feel secure.
⁷ God saves me and honors me.
He is that mighty rock
    where I find safety.

⁸ Trust God, my friends,
    and always tell him
each of your concerns.
    God is our place of safety.

⁹ We humans are only a breath;
    none of us are truly great.
All of us together weigh less
    than a puff of air.
¹⁰ Don't trust in violence
or depend on dishonesty
    or rely on great wealth.

¹¹ I heard God say two things:
“I am powerful,
^{12     (A)} and I am very kind.”
The Lord rewards each of us
    according to what we do.

² I have seen your power
and your glory
    in the place of worship.
³ Your love means more
than life to me,
    and I praise you.
⁴ As long as I live,
    I will pray to you.
⁵ I will sing joyful praises
and be filled with excitement
    like a guest at a banquet.

⁶ I think about you, God,
    before I go to sleep,
and my thoughts turn to you
    during the night.
⁷ You have helped me,
and I sing happy songs
    in the shadow of your wings.
⁸ I stay close to you,
and your powerful arm
    supports me.

⁹ All who want to kill me
    will end up in the ground.
¹⁰ Swords will run them through,
    and wild dogs will eat them.

¹¹ Because of you, our God,
    the king will celebrate
with your faithful followers,
    but liars will be silent.