Psalm 63-65

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My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David, ^(A)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 O God, you are my God; ^(B)earnestly I seek you;
    ^(C)my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
    as in ^(D)a dry and weary land where there is no water.
²So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
    beholding ^(E)your power and glory.
³Because your ^(F)steadfast love is better than life,
    my lips will praise you.
⁴So I will bless you ^(G)as long as I live;
    in your ^(H)name I will ^(I)lift up my hands.

⁵My soul will be ^(J)satisfied as with fat and rich food,
    and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
⁶when I remember you ^(K)upon my bed,
    and meditate on you in ^(L)the watches of the night;
⁷for you have been my help,
    and in ^(M)the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
⁸My soul ^(N)clings to you;
    your right hand ^(O)upholds me.

⁹But those who seek to destroy my life
    ^(P)shall go down into ^(Q)the depths of the earth;
¹⁰they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
    they shall be a portion for jackals.
¹¹But ^(R)the king shall rejoice in God;
    all who ^(S)swear by him shall exult,
    ^(T)for the mouths of ^(U)liars will be stopped.

Hide Me from the Wicked

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

64 Hear my voice, O God, in my ^(V)complaint;
    preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
²Hide me from ^(W)the secret plots of the wicked,
    from the throng of evildoers,
³who ^(X)whet their tongues like swords,
    who ^(Y)aim bitter words like arrows,
⁴shooting from ^(Z)ambush at the blameless,
    shooting at him suddenly and ^(AA)without fear.
⁵They ^(AB)hold fast to their evil purpose;
    they talk of ^(AC)laying snares secretly,
thinking, ^(AD)“Who can see them?”
⁶    They search out injustice,
saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”
    For ^(AE)the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.

⁷^(AF)But God shoots his arrow at them;
    they are wounded suddenly.
⁸They are brought to ruin, with their own ^(AG)tongues turned against them;
    all who ^(AH)see them will ^(AI)wag their heads.
⁹Then all mankind ^(AJ)fears;
    they ^(AK)tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.

¹⁰Let ^(AL)the righteous one rejoice in the Lord
and ^(AM)take refuge in him!
Let all ^(AN)the upright in heart exult!

O God of Our Salvation

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.

65 Praise ^(AO)is due to you,^[a] O God, in Zion,
    and to you shall ^(AP)vows be performed.
²O you who ^(AQ)hear prayer,
    to you ^(AR)shall all flesh come.
³When ^(AS)iniquities prevail against me,
    you ^(AT)atone for our transgressions.
⁴^(AU)Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,
    to ^(AV)dwell in your courts!
We shall be ^(AW)satisfied with the goodness of your house,
    the holiness of your temple!

⁵By ^(AX)awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,
    O God of our salvation,
the hope of all ^(AY)the ends of the earth
    and of the farthest seas;
⁶the one who by his strength established the mountains,
    being ^(AZ)girded with might;
⁷who ^(BA)stills the roaring of the seas,
    the roaring of their waves,
    ^(BB)the tumult of the peoples,
⁸so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs.
You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.

⁹You visit the earth and ^(BC)water it;^[b]
    you greatly enrich it;
^(BD)the river of God is full of water;
    ^(BE)you provide their grain,
    for so you have prepared it.
¹⁰You water its furrows abundantly,
    settling its ridges,
softening it with ^(BF)showers,
    and blessing its growth.
¹¹You crown the year with your bounty;
    your wagon tracks ^(BG)overflow with abundance.
¹²^(BH)The pastures of the wilderness overflow,
    the hills ^(BI)gird themselves with joy,
¹³^(BJ)the meadows clothe themselves with flocks,
    the valleys deck themselves with grain,
    they ^(BK)shout and sing together for joy.