Psalm 62-63
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 62
Song of Trust in God Alone
To the leader: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1 For God alone my soul waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.(A)
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall never be shaken.(B)
3 How long will you assail a person,
will you batter your victim, all of you,
as you would a leaning wall, a tottering fence?(C)
4 Their only plan is to bring down a person of prominence.
They take pleasure in falsehood;
they bless with their mouths,
but inwardly they curse. Selah(D)
5 For God alone my soul waits in silence,
for my hope is from him.
6 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken.(E)
7 On God rests my deliverance and my honor;
my mighty rock, my refuge is in God.(F)
8 Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah(G)
9 Those of low estate are but a breath;
those of high estate are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
they are together lighter than a breath.(H)
10 Put no confidence in extortion,
and set no vain hopes on robbery;
if riches increase, do not set your heart on them.(I)
11 Once God has spoken;
twice have I heard this:
that power belongs to God,(J)
12 and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord.
For you repay to all
according to their work.(K)
Psalm 63
Comfort and Assurance in God’s Presence
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, you are my God; I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.(L)
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.(M)
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.(N)
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands and call on your name.(O)
5 My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,[a]
and my mouth praises you with joyful lips(P)
6 when I think of you on my bed
and meditate on you in the watches of the night,(Q)
7 for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.(R)
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.(S)
9 But those who seek to destroy my life
shall go down into the depths of the earth;(T)
10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
they shall be prey for jackals.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by him shall exult,
for the mouths of liars will be stopped.(U)
Footnotes
- 63.5 Heb with fat and fatness
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