Psalms 60-62

Psalm 60

¹For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!

²You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.

³You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.

⁴You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah

⁵Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.

⁶God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.

⁷Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.

⁸Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

⁹Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

¹⁰Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?

¹¹Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.

¹²With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.

Psalm 61

¹For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.

²From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

³For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.

⁴Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah

⁵For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.

⁶Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.

⁷May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.

⁸Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day.

Psalm 62

¹For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.

²He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

³How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

⁴They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

⁶He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.

⁷My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.

⁸Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

⁹Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

¹⁰Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

¹¹God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,

¹²and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.