Psalm 62-63

Complete Jewish Bible

62 ⁽⁰⁾For the leader. Set in the style of Y’dutun. A psalm of David:

²⁽¹⁾My soul waits in silence for God alone;
my salvation comes from him.
³⁽²⁾He alone is my rock and salvation,
my stronghold; I won’t be greatly moved.

⁴⁽³⁾How long will you assail a person
in order to murder him, all of you,
as if he were a sagging wall
or a shaky fence?

⁵⁽⁴⁾They only want to shake him from his height,
they take delight in lying —
with their mouths they bless,
but inwardly they curse. (Selah)

⁶⁽⁵⁾My soul, wait in silence for God alone,
because my hope comes from him.
⁷⁽⁶⁾He alone is my rock and salvation,
my stronghold; I won’t be moved.

⁸⁽⁷⁾My safety and honor rest on God.
My strong rock and refuge are in God.
⁹⁽⁸⁾Trust in him, people, at all times;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us. (Selah)
¹⁰⁽⁹⁾Ordinary folks are merely a breath
and important people a sham;
if you lay them on a balance-scale, they go up —
both together are lighter than nothing.
¹¹⁽¹⁰⁾Don’t put your trust in extortion,
don’t put false hopes in robbery;
even if wealth increases,
don’t set your heart on it.

¹²⁽¹¹⁾God has spoken once, I have heard it twice:
strength belongs to God.
¹³⁽¹²⁾Also to you, Adonai, belongs grace;
for you reward all as their deeds deserve.

63 ⁽⁰⁾A psalm of David, when he was in the desert of Y’hudah:

²⁽¹⁾O God, you are my God;
I will seek you eagerly.
My heart thirsts for you,
my body longs for you
in a land parched and exhausted,
where no water can be found.
³⁽²⁾I used to contemplate you in the sanctuary,
seeing your power and glory;
⁴⁽³⁾for your grace is better than life.
My lips will worship you.
⁵⁽⁴⁾Yes, I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands.
⁶⁽⁵⁾I am as satisfied as with rich food;
my mouth praises you with joy on my lips
⁷⁽⁶⁾when I remember you on my bed
and meditate on you in the night watches.

⁸⁽⁷⁾For you have been my help;
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice;
⁹⁽⁸⁾my heart clings to you;
your right hand supports me.

¹⁰⁽⁹⁾But those who seek to destroy my life —
may they go to the lowest parts of the earth.
¹¹⁽¹⁰⁾May they be given over to the power of the sword;
may they become prey for jackals.

¹²⁽¹¹⁾But the king will rejoice in God.
Everyone who swears by him will exult,
for the mouths of liars will be silenced.