Psalms 63-65

Psalm 63

¹A Psalm of David; when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:

²To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;

³For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.

⁴So will I bless thee while I live; I will lift up my hands in thy name.

⁵My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.

⁶When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:

⁷For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy.

⁸My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

⁹But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth;

¹⁰They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes.

¹¹But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Psalm 64

¹To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice in my plaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy:

²Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,

³Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

⁴That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

⁵They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?

⁶They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward thought and heart is deep.

⁷But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;

⁸By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.

⁹And all men shall fear, and shall declare God's doing; and they shall wisely consider his work.

¹⁰The righteous shall rejoice in Jehovah, and trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Psalm 65

¹To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David: a Song. Praise waiteth for thee in silence, O God, in Zion; and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

²O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

³Iniquities have prevailed against me: our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.

⁴Blessed is he whom thou choosest and causest to approach: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, of thy holy temple.

⁵By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation, thou confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the distant regions of the sea. ...

⁶Who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with power;

⁷Who stilleth the raging of the seas, the raging of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples.

⁸And they that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens; thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

⁹Thou hast visited the earth, thou hast watered it; thou greatly enrichest it: the river of God is full of water; thou providest their corn, when thou hast so prepared it:

¹⁰Thou dost satiate its furrows, thou smoothest its clods, thou makest it soft with showers; thou blessest the springing thereof.

¹¹Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, and thy paths drop fatness:

¹²They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness, and the hills are girded with gladness.

¹³The meadows are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, yea, they sing.