Psalm 62-64

New American Standard Bible

God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

For the music director; ^[a]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

62 ^(A)My soul waits in silence for God alone;
From Him ^(B)comes my salvation.
²He alone is my ^(C)rock and my salvation,
My ^(D)stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.

³How long will you attack a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a ^(E)leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
⁴They have planned only to thrust him down from his high position;
They ^(F)delight in falsehood;
They ^(G)bless with ^[b]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵My soul, ^(H)wait in silence for God alone,
For my hope is from Him.
⁶He alone is ^(I)my rock and my salvation,
My refuge; I will not be shaken.
⁷My ^(J)salvation and my glory rest on God;
The rock of my strength, my ^(K)refuge is in God.
⁸^(L)Trust in Him at all times, you people;
^(M)Pour out your hearts before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah

⁹People of ^(N)low standing are only ^(O)breath, and people of rank are a ^(P)lie;
In the ^(Q)balances they go up.
Together they are lighter than breath.
¹⁰^(R)Do not trust in oppression,
And do not vainly rely on ^(S)robbery;
If wealth increases, ^(T)do not set your heart on it.

¹¹God has ^(U)spoken ^[c]once;
^[d]Twice I have heard this:
That ^(V)power belongs to God;
¹²And faithfulness ^(W)is Yours, Lord,
For You ^(X)reward a person according to his work.

The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

A Psalm of David, ^[e]when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 God, ^(Y)You are my God; I shall be watching for You;
My soul ^(Z)thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a ^(AA)dry and exhausted land where there is no water.
²So have I ^(AB)seen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and glory.
³Because Your ^[f]^(AC)favor is better than life,
My lips will praise You.
⁴So I will bless You ^(AD)as long as I live;
I will ^(AE)lift up my hands in Your name.
⁵My soul is ^(AF)satisfied as with fat and fatness,
And my mouth offers ^(AG)praises with joyful lips.

⁶When I remember You ^(AH)on my bed,
I meditate on You in the ^(AI)night watches,
⁷For ^(AJ)You have been my help,
And in the ^(AK)shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.
⁸My soul ^(AL)clings ^[g]to You;
Your ^(AM)right hand takes hold of me.

⁹But those who ^(AN)seek my ^[h]life to destroy it,
Will go into the ^[i]^(AO)depths of the earth.
¹⁰^[j]They will be ^[k]^(AP)turned over to the power of the sword;
They will be a ^[l]^(AQ)prey for foxes.
¹¹But the ^(AR)king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who ^(AS)swears by Him will boast,
For the ^(AT)mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

Prayer for Rescue from Secret Enemies.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

64 Hear my voice, God, in ^(AU)my ^[m]complaint;
^(AV)Protect my life from dread of the enemy.
²Hide me from the ^(AW)secret discussion of evildoers,
From the restlessness of ^(AX)the workers of injustice,
³Who ^(AY)have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They ^(AZ)aimed bitter speech as their arrows,
⁴To ^(BA)shoot ^[n]from concealment at the innocent;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and ^(BB)do not fear.
⁵They make firm for themselves an evil ^[o]purpose;
They ^[p]talk of ^(BC)setting snares secretly;
They say, “^(BD)Who can see them?”
⁶They ^[q]devise injustices, saying,
“We are ^[r]ready with a well-conceived plot”;
For the ^[s]^(BE)inward thought and the heart of a person are ^[t]deep.

⁷But ^(BF)God ^[u]will shoot an arrow at them;
Suddenly ^[v]they will be wounded.
⁸So ^[w]they ^[x]will ^(BG)make him stumble;
^(BH)Their own tongue is against them;
All who see them will ^(BI)shake their heads.
⁹Then all people ^[y]will ^(BJ)fear,
And they ^[z]will ^(BK)declare the work of God,
And ^[aa]will consider ^[ab]what He has done.
¹⁰The righteous person will be ^(BL)glad in the Lord and ^(BM)take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will boast.