THE BOOK OF PSALMS

 

Psalms 60-62

To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, meditations of David, for teaching; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and slew twelve thousand Edomites in the valley of salt.

1 ¶ O God, you have rejected us, you have broken us, you have been displeased; O turn back to us.

2 You have made the land quake; you have split it open: close up its fractures; for it shakes.

3 You have made your people suffer hardship: you have made us drink the wine of astonishment.

4 You have given a banner to those who fear you, a standard displayed because of the truth. Selah.

5 That your beloved ones may be delivered; save us by your right hand, and answer me.

6 ¶ God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, and will divide up Shechem, and portion out the valley of Succoth.

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is a helmet on my head; Judah is my lawgiver;

8 Moab is my washbasin; I will place my shoe in triumph upon Edom: I will shout in victory over Philistia.

9 Who will bring me into the fortified city? who will lead me into Edom?

10 Will not you, O God, who had cast us off? and you, O God, who did not go out with our armies?

11 Give us help against the enemy: for human deliverance is useless.

12 Through God we will do valiantly: for it is he who will tread down our enemies.

 

Psalm 61

To the chief Musician on stringed instruments, A Psalm of David.

1 ¶ Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.

2 From the end of the earth I will cry to you, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

3 For you have been a shelter for me, and a strong tower against the enemy.

4 I will dwell in your tabernacle forever: I will trust in the shelter of your wings. Selah.

5 ¶ For you, O God, have heard my vows: you have given me the heritage of those that fear your name.

6 You will prolong the king’s life: and his years will span many generations.

7 He will remain before God forever: appoint loving-kindness and truth, to keep him safe.

8 Then I will sing praise to your name forever, as I daily perform my vows.

 

Psalm 62

To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.

1 ¶ Surely my soul waits upon God: for he is my savior.

2 He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I will not be greatly moved.

3 How long will you plot evil against a man? How long will you be intent on murder: you are like a leaning wall, and a tottering fence.

4 Their only aim is to cast him down from his high position: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but curse in their heart. Selah.

5 My soul, wait only upon God; for all I look forward to comes from him.

6 He alone is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I will not be moved.

7 In God is my salvation and my glory: God is my strong rock, and my shelter.

8 ¶ Trust in him at all times; you people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

9 Surely men of low degree are but a vapor, and men of high degree are an illusion: when they are laid in the balances, they go up, they are lighter than air.

10 Do not rely on oppression, or scheme to get anything by robbery: if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

11 God has spoken once; I heard it twice; that power belongs to God.

12 Also to you, O Lord, belongs mercy: for you render to every man according to his work.