Psalms 60-62

Psalm 60

¹To the Overseer. -- ‘Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt -- twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us -- hadst been angry! -- Thou dost turn back to us.

²Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.

³Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.

⁴Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. Selah.

⁵That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save with Thy right hand, and answer us.

⁶God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult -- I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,

⁷Mine is Gilead, and mine is Manasseh, And Ephraim is the strength of my head, Judah is my lawgiver,

⁸Moab is my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.

⁹Who doth bring me to a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?

¹⁰Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts!

¹¹Give to us help from adversity, And vain is the deliverance of man.

¹²In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!

Psalm 61

¹To the Overseer, on stringed instruments. -- By David. Hear, O God, my loud cry, attend to my prayer.

²From the end of the land unto Thee I call, In the feebleness of my heart, Into a rock higher than I Thou dost lead me.

³For Thou hast been a refuge for me, A tower of strength because of the enemy.

⁴I sojourn in Thy tent to the ages, I trust in the secret place of Thy wings. Selah.

⁵For Thou, O God, hast hearkened to my vows, Thou hast appointed the inheritance Of those fearing Thy name.

⁶Days to the days of the king Thou addest, His years as generation and generation.

⁷He dwelleth to the age before God, Kindness and truth appoint -- they keep him.

⁸So do I praise Thy name for ever, When I pay my vows day by day!

Psalm 62

¹To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. Only -- toward God is my soul silent, From Him is my salvation.

²Only -- He is my rock, and my salvation, My tower, I am not much moved.

³Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

⁴Only -- from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.

⁵Only -- for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him is my hope.

⁶Only -- He is my rock and my salvation, My tower, I am not moved.

⁷On God is my salvation, and my honour, The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.

⁸Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth before Him your heart, God is a refuge for us. Selah.

⁹Only -- vanity are the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity are lighter.

¹⁰Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth -- when it increaseth -- set not the heart.

¹¹Once hath God spoken, twice I heard this, That ‘strength is with God.'

¹²And with Thee, O Lord, is kindness, For Thou dost recompense to each, According to his work!