Psalms 60-62

Psalm 60

¹To the chief music-maker; put to Shushan-eduth. Michtam. Of David. For teaching. When he was fighting against Aram-naharaim and Aramzobah, when Joab came back, and put twelve thousand of the Edomites to death, in the Valley of Salt. God, you have put us away from you, you have sent us in all directions, you have been angry; O be turned to us again.

²By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.

³You have made the people see hard times; you have given us the wine of shaking for our drink.

⁴Give a safe place to those who have fear of you, where they may go in flight from before the bow. (Selah.)

⁵So that your loved ones may be made safe, let your right hand be my salvation, and give me an answer.

⁶God has said in his holy place, I will be glad: I will make a division of Shechem, and the valley of Succoth will be measured out.

⁷Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;

⁸Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I put out my shoe; over Philistia will a glad cry be sounded.

⁹Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?

¹⁰Have not you put us away, O God? and you have not gone out with our armies.

¹¹Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.

¹²Through God we will do great things, for through him our haters will be crushed under our feet.

Psalm 61

¹To the chief music-maker. On a corded instrument. Of David. Let my cry come to you, O God; let your ears be open to my prayer.

²From the end of the earth will I send up my cry to you, when my heart is overcome: take me to the rock which is over-high for me.

³For you have been my secret place, and my high tower from those who made war on me.

⁴I will make your tent my resting-place for ever: I will keep myself under the cover of your wings. (Selah.)

⁵For you, O God, have made answer to my prayers; you have given me the heritage of those who give honour to your name.

⁶You will give the king long life; and make his years go on through the generations.

⁷May the seat of his authority be before God for ever; may mercy and righteousness keep him safe.

⁸So will I make songs in praise of your name for ever, giving to God that which is right day by day.

Psalm 62

¹To the chief music-maker. After Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David. My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my salvation.

²He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.

³How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?

⁴Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)

⁵My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my hope.

⁶He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.

⁷In God is my salvation, and my glory; the Rock of my strength, and my safe place.

⁸Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.)

⁹Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.

¹⁰Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

¹¹Once has God said, twice has it come to my ears, that power is God's:

¹²And mercy, O Lord, is yours, for you give to every man the reward of his work.