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62 To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. Only -- toward God [is] my soul silent, From Him [is] my salvation.

Only -- He [is] my rock, and my salvation, My tower, I am not much moved.

Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

Only -- from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.

Only -- for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him [is] my hope.

Only -- He [is] my rock and my salvation, My tower, I am not moved.

On God [is] my salvation, and my honour, The rock of my strength, my refuge [is] in God.

Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth before Him your heart, God [is] a refuge for us. Selah.

Only -- vanity [are] the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity [are] lighter.

10 Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth -- when it increaseth -- set not the heart.

11 Once hath God spoken, twice I heard this, That `strength [is] with God.'

12 And with Thee, O Lord, [is] kindness, For Thou dost recompense to each, According to his work!

63 A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou [art] my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.

Because better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.

So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.

As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.

If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches -- I meditate on Thee.

For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.

Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.

And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.

10 They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.

11 And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!

Psalm 62[a]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

Truly my soul finds rest(A) in God;(B)
    my salvation comes from him.
Truly he is my rock(C) and my salvation;(D)
    he is my fortress,(E) I will never be shaken.(F)

How long will you assault me?
    Would all of you throw me down—
    this leaning wall,(G) this tottering fence?
Surely they intend to topple me
    from my lofty place;
    they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
    but in their hearts they curse.[b](H)

Yes, my soul, find rest in God;(I)
    my hope comes from him.
Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
My salvation and my honor depend on God[c];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.(J)
Trust in him at all times, you people;(K)
    pour out your hearts to him,(L)
    for God is our refuge.

Surely the lowborn(M) are but a breath,(N)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,(O) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion(P)
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;(Q)
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.(R)

11 One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,(S)
12     and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;(T)
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”(U)

Psalm 63[d]

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

You, God, are my God,
    earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,(V)
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water.(W)

I have seen you in the sanctuary(X)
    and beheld your power and your glory.(Y)
Because your love is better than life,(Z)
    my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,(AA)
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.(AB)
I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;(AC)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

On my bed I remember you;
    I think of you through the watches of the night.(AD)
Because you are my help,(AE)
    I sing in the shadow of your wings.(AF)
I cling to you;(AG)
    your right hand upholds me.(AH)

Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;(AI)
    they will go down to the depths of the earth.(AJ)
10 They will be given over to the sword(AK)
    and become food for jackals.(AL)

11 But the king will rejoice in God;
    all who swear by God will glory in him,(AM)
    while the mouths of liars will be silenced.(AN)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 62:1 In Hebrew texts 62:1-12 is numbered 62:2-13.
  2. Psalm 62:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.
  3. Psalm 62:7 Or / God Most High is my salvation and my honor
  4. Psalm 63:1 In Hebrew texts 63:1-11 is numbered 63:2-12.