Psalms 60-62

Psalm 60

¹For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan Eduth: Michtam of David, to teach: when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; thou hast been angry; O restore us again.

²Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

³Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.

⁴Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah

⁵That thy beloved may be delivered, save with thy right hand, and answer us.

⁶God hath spoken in his holiness; I will exult: I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

⁷Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of mine head; Judah is my sceptre.

⁸Moab is my washpot; upon Edom will I cast my shoe: Philistia, shout thou because of me.

⁹Who will bring me into the strong city? who hath led me unto Edom?

¹⁰Hast not thou, O God, cast us off? and thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.

¹¹Give us help against the adversary: for vain is the help of man.

¹²Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our adversaries.

Psalm 61

¹For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

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

³For thou hast been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.

⁴I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah

⁵For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

⁶Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: his years shall be as many generations.

⁷He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

⁸So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

Psalm 62

¹For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. My soul waiteth only upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

²He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.

³How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may slay him, all of you, like a bowing wall, like a tottering fence?

⁴They only consult to thrust him down from his excellency; they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah

⁵My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

⁶He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my high tower; I shall not be moved.

⁷With God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

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

⁹Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: in the balances they will go up; they are together lighter than vanity.

¹⁰Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart thereon.

¹¹God hath spoken once, twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God:

¹²Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.