Psalm 63-65

New International Version

Psalm 63^[a]

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

¹You, God, are my God,
    earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,^(A)
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water.^(B)

²I have seen you in the sanctuary^(C)
    and beheld your power and your glory.^(D)
³Because your love is better than life,^(E)
    my lips will glorify you.
⁴I will praise you as long as I live,^(F)
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.^(G)
⁵I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;^(H)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

⁶On my bed I remember you;
    I think of you through the watches of the night.^(I)
⁷Because you are my help,^(J)
    I sing in the shadow of your wings.^(K)
⁸I cling to you;^(L)
    your right hand upholds me.^(M)

⁹Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;^(N)
they will go down to the depths of the earth.^(O)
¹⁰They will be given over to the sword^(P)
and become food for jackals.^(Q)

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

Psalm 64^[b]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;^(T)
protect my life from the threat of the enemy.^(U)

²Hide me from the conspiracy^(V) of the wicked,^(W)
    from the plots of evildoers.
³They sharpen their tongues like swords^(X)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.^(Y)
⁴They shoot from ambush at the innocent;^(Z)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.^(AA)

⁵They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;^(AB)
    they say, “Who will see it^[c]?”^(AC)
⁶They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

⁷But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
⁸He will turn their own tongues against them^(AD)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads^(AE) in scorn.^(AF)
⁹All people will fear;^(AG)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.^(AH)

¹⁰The righteous will rejoice in the Lord^(AI)
and take refuge in him;^(AJ)
all the upright in heart will glory in him!^(AK)

Psalm 65^[d]

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

¹Praise awaits^[e] you, our God, in Zion;^(AL)
    to you our vows will be fulfilled.^(AM)
²You who answer prayer,
    to you all people will come.^(AN)
³When we were overwhelmed by sins,^(AO)
    you forgave^[f] our transgressions.^(AP)
⁴Blessed are those you choose^(AQ)
    and bring near^(AR) to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,^(AS)
    of your holy temple.

⁵You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,^(AT)
    God our Savior,^(AU)
the hope of all the ends of the earth^(AV)
    and of the farthest seas,^(AW)
⁶who formed the mountains^(AX) by your power,
    having armed yourself with strength,^(AY)
⁷who stilled the roaring of the seas,^(AZ)
    the roaring of their waves,
    and the turmoil of the nations.^(BA)
⁸The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
    where morning dawns, where evening fades,
    you call forth songs of joy.^(BB)

⁹You care for the land and water it;^(BC)
    you enrich it abundantly.^(BD)
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,^(BE)
    for so you have ordained it.^[g]
¹⁰You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers^(BF) and bless its crops.
¹¹You crown the year with your bounty,^(BG)
    and your carts overflow with abundance.^(BH)
¹²The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;^(BI)
    the hills are clothed with gladness.^(BJ)
¹³The meadows are covered with flocks^(BK)
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;^(BL)
    they shout for joy and sing.^(BM)