61  Hear my cry, O God,

listen to my prayer;

2  from the end of the earth I call to you

^jwhen my heart is faint.

Lead me to the rock

that is higher than I,

3  for you have been my refuge,

a ^kstrong tower against the enemy.

4  Let me ^ldwell in your tent forever!

Let me take refuge ^munder the shelter of your wings! Selah

5  For you, O God, have heard my vows;

you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

6  Prolong the life of the king;

ⁿmay his years endure to all generations!

7  May he be enthroned forever before God;

appoint ^osteadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!

8  So will I ever sing praises to your name,

as I perform my vows day after day.

62  ^qFor God alone my soul waits ^rin silence;

from him comes my salvation.

2  He alone is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.

3  How long will all of you attack a man

to batter him,

like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

4  They only plan to thrust him down from his high position.

They take pleasure in falsehood.

They bless with their mouths,

^sbut inwardly they curse. Selah

5  ^tFor God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,

for my hope is from him.

6  He only is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

7  On God rests my salvation and my glory;

my mighty rock, my refuge is God.

8  ^uTrust in him at all times, O people;

^vpour out your heart before him;

God is a refuge for us. Selah

9  Those of ^wlow 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.

10  Put no ^xtrust in extortion;

set no vain hopes on robbery;

^yif riches increase, set not your heart on them.

11  Once God has spoken;

twice have I heard this:

that power belongs to God,

12  and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love.

For you will render to a man

^zaccording to his work.

63  O God, you are my God; ^bearnestly I seek you;

^cmy soul thirsts for you;

my flesh faints for you,

as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

2  So I have ^dlooked upon you in the sanctuary,

beholding your power and glory.

3  Because your steadfast love is better than life,

my lips will praise you.

4  So I will bless you as long as I live;

in your name I will lift up my hands.

5  My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,

and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,

6  when I remember you upon my bed,

and meditate on you in the ^ewatches of the night;

7  for you have been my help,

and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

8  My soul clings to you;

your right hand upholds me.

9  But those who seek to destroy my life

shall go down into the depths of the earth;

10  they shall be given over to the power of the sword;

they shall be a portion for jackals.

11  But ^fthe king shall rejoice in God;

all who swear by him shall exult,

for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

64  Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;

preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

2  Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,

from the throng of evildoers,

3  who whet their tongues like swords,

who ^gaim bitter words like arrows,

4  shooting ^hfrom ambush at the blameless,

shooting at him suddenly and without fear.

5  They hold fast to their evil purpose;

they talk of laying snares secretly,

thinking, “Who can see them?”

6  They search out injustice,

saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”

For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.

7  But God shoots his arrow at them;

they are wounded suddenly.

8  They are brought to ruin, ⁱwith their own tongues turned against them;

all who see them will ^jwag their heads.

9  Then all mankind fears;

they tell what God has brought about

and ponder what he has done.

10  Let the righteous one rejoice in the Lord

and take refuge in him!

Let all the ^kupright in heart exult!

65  Praise is due to you,¹ O God, in Zion,

and to you shall vows be performed.

2  O you who hear prayer,

^lto you shall all flesh come.

3  When iniquities prevail against me,

you ^matone for our transgressions.

4  ⁿBlessed is the one you choose and bring near,

^oto dwell in your courts!

We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house,

the holiness of your temple!

5  By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,

O God of our salvation,

the hope of all the ends of the earth

and of the farthest seas;

6  the one who by his strength established the mountains,

being ^pgirded with might;

7  who ^qstills the roaring of the seas,

the roaring of their waves,

the ^rtumult of the peoples,

8  so 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.

9  You visit the earth and ^swater it;²

you greatly enrich it;

the river of God is full of water;

you provide their grain,

for so you have prepared it.

10  You water its furrows abundantly,

settling its ridges,

softening it with showers,

and blessing its growth.

11  You crown the year with your bounty;

your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.

12  The ^tpastures of the wilderness overflow,

the hills gird themselves with joy,

13  the meadows clothe themselves with flocks,

the valleys deck themselves with grain,

^uthey shout and sing together for joy.