with instrumental music. Of David.
2Hear my cry, O God,
heed my prayer.
3From the end of the earth I call to You;
when my heart is faint,
You lead me to a rock that is high above me.
4For You have been my refuge,
a tower of strength against the enemy.
5O that I might dwell in Your tent forever,
take refuge under Your protecting wings.
Selah.
6O God, You have heard my vows;
grant the requesta of those who fear Your name.
7Add days to the days of the king;
may his years extend through generations;
8may he dwell in God’s presence forever;
appointb steadfast love to guard him.
9So I will sing hymns to Your name forever,
as I fulfill my vows day after day.
62 For the leader; on Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
2Truly my soul waits quietly for God;
my deliverance comes from Him.
3Truly He is my rock and deliverance,
my heaven; I shall never be shaken.
4How long will all of you attacka a man,
to crusha him, as though he were
a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
5They lay plans to topple him from his rank;
they delight in falsehood;
they bless with their mouths,
while inwardly they curse.
Selah.
6Truly, wait quietly for God, O my soul,
for my hope comes from Him.
7He is my rock and deliverance,
my haven; I shall not be shaken.
8I rely on God, my deliverance and glory,
my rock of strength;
in God is my refuge.
9Trust in Him at all times, O people;
pour out your hearts before Him;
God is our refuge.
Selah.
10Men are mere breath;
mortals, illusion;
placed on a scale all together,
they weigh even less than a breath.
11Do not trust in violence,
or put false hopes in robbery;
if force bears fruit pay it no mind.
12One thing God has spoken;
two things have I heard:
that might belongs to God,
13and faithfulness is Yours, O Lord,
to reward each man according to his deeds.
63 A psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
2God, You are my God;
I search for You,
my soul thirsts for You,
my body yearns for You,
as a parched and thirsty land that has no water.
3I shall behold You in the sanctuary,
and see Your might and glory,
4Truly Your faithfulness is better than life;
my lips declare Your praise.
5I bless You all my life;
I lift up my hands, invoking Your name.
6I am stated as with a a-rich feast,-a
I sing praises with joyful lips
7when I call You to mind upon my bed,
when I think of You in the watches of the night;
8for You are my help,
and in the shadow of Your wings
I shout for joy.
9My soul is attached to You;
Your right hand supports me.
10May those who seek to destroy my life
enter the depths of the earth.
11May they be gutted by the sword;
may they be prey to jackals.
12But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by Him shall exult,
when the mouth of liars is stopped.
64 For the leader. A psalm of David.
2Hear my voice, O God, when I plead;
guard my life from the enemy’s terror.
3Hide me from a band of evil men,
from a crowd of evildoers,
4who whet their tongues like swords;
they aim their arrows—cruel words—
5to shoot from hiding at the blameless man;
they shoot him suddenly and without fear.
6a-They arm themselves with an evil word;
when they speak, it is to conceal traps;-a
they think, “Who will see them?”
7bLet the wrongdoings they have concealed,c
each one inside him, his secret thoughts,
be wholly exposed.
8God shall shoot them with arrows;
they shall be struck down suddenly.
9Their tongue shall be their downfall;
all who see them shall recoil in horror;
10all men shall stand in awe;
they shall proclaim the work of God
and His deed which they perceived.
11The righteous shall rejoice in the LORD,
and take refuge in Him;
all the upright shall exult.
65 For the leader. A psalm of David. A song.
2Praise befits You in Zion, O God;
vows are paid to You;
3all mankinda comes to You,
You who hear prayer.
4When all manner of sins overwhelm me,
it is You who forgive our iniquities.
5Happy is the man You choose and bring near
to dwell in Your courts;
may we be sated with the blessings of Your house,
Your holy temple.
6Answer us with victory through awesome deeds,
O God, our deliverer,
in whom all the ends of the earth
and the distant seas
put their trust;
7who by His power fixed the mountains firmly,
who is girded with might,
8who stills the ranging seas,
the raging waves,
and tumultuous peoples.
9Those who live at the ends of the earth are awed by Your signs;
You make the lands of sunrise and sunset shout for joy.
10You take care of the earth and irrigate it;
You enrich it greatly,
with the channel of God full of water;
You provide grain for men;
for so do You prepare it.
11Saturating its furrows,
leveling its ridges,
You soften it with showers,
You bless its growth.
12You crown the year with Your bounty;
fatness is distilled in Your paths;
13the pasturelands distill it;
the hills are girded with joy.
14The meadows are clothed with flocks,
the valleys mantled with grain;
they raise a shout, they break into song.
66 For the leader. A song. A psalm.
2Raise a shout for God, all the earth;
sing the glory of His name,
make glorious His praise.
3Say to God,
“How awesome are Your deeds,
Your enemies cower before Your great strength;
4all the earth bows to You,
and sings hymns to You;
all sing hymns to Your name.”
Selah.
5Come and see the works of God,
who is held in awe by men for His acts.
6He turned the sea into dry land;
they crossed the river on foot;
we therefore rejoice in Him.
7He rules forever in His might;
His eyes scan the nations;
let the rebellious not assert themselves.
Selah.
😯 peoples, bless our God,
celebrate His praises;
9who has granted us life,
and has not let our feet slip.
10You have tried us, O God,
refining us, as one refines silver.
11You have caught us in a net,
a-caught us in trammels.-a
12You have let men ride over us;
we have endured fire and water,
and You have brought us through to prosperity.
13I enter Your house with burnt offerings,
I pay my vows to You,
14[vows] that my lips pronounced,
that my mouth uttered in my distress.
15I offer up fatlings to You,
with the odor of burning rams;
I sacrifice bulls and he-goats.
Selah.
16Come and hear, all God-fearing men,
as I tell what He did for me.
17I called aloud to Him,
glorification on my tongue.
18Had I an evil thought in my mind,
the LORD would not have listened.
19But God did listen;
He paid heed to my prayer.
20Blessed is God who has not turned away my prayer,
or His faithful care from me.
67For the leader; with instrumental music. A psalm. A song.
2May God be gracious to us and bless us;
may He show us favor, Selah.
3that Your way be known on earth.
Your deliverance among all nations.
4Peoples will praise You, O God;
all peoples will praise You.
5Nations will exult and shout for joy,
for You rule the peoples with equity,
You guide the nations of the earth. Selah.
6The peoples will praise You, O God;
all peoples will praise You.
7May the earth yield its produce;
may God, our God, bless us.
8May God bless us,
and be revered to the ends of the earth.
68 aFor the leader. Of David. A psalm. A song.
2God will arise,
His enemies shall be scattered,
His foes shall flee before Him.
3Disperse them as smoke is dispersed;
as wax melts at fire,
so the wicked shall perish before God.
4But the righteous shall rejoice;
they shall exult in the presence of God;
they shall be exceedingly joyful.
5Sing to God, chant hymns to His name;
extol Him who rides the clouds;
the LORD is His name.
Exult in His presence—
6the father of orphans, the champion of widows,
God, in His holy habitation.
7God restores the lonely to their homes,
sets free the imprisoned, safe and sound,
while the rebellious must live in a parched land.
😯 God, when You went at the head of Your army,
when You marched through the desert, Selah.
9the earth trembled, the sky rained because of God,
yon Sinai, because of God, the God of Israel.
10You released a bountiful rain, O God;
when Your own land languished, You sustained it.
11Your tribe dwells there;
O God, in Your goodness You provide for the needy.
12The LORD gives a command;
the women who bring the news are a great host:
13“The kings and their armies are in headlong flight;
housewives are sharing in the spoils;
14even for those of you who lie among the sheepfolds
there are wings of a dove sheathed in silver,
its pinions in fine gold.”
15When Shaddai scattered the kings,
it seemed like a snowstorm in Zalmon.
16O majestic mountain, Mount Bashan;
O jagged mountain, Mount Bashan;
17why so hostile, O jagged mountains,
toward the mountain God desired as His dwelling?
The LORD shall abide there forever.
18God’s chariots are myriads upon myriads,
thousands upon thousands;
the LORD is among them as in Sinai in holiness.
19You went up to the heights, having taken captives,
having received tribute of men,
even of those who rebel
against the LORD God’s abiding there.
20Blessed is the LORD.
Day by day He supports us,
God, our deliverance. Selah.
21God is for us a God of deliverance;
GOD the Lord provides an escape from death.
22God will smash the heads of His enemies,
the hairy crown of him who walks about in his guilt.
23The LORD said, “I will retrieve from Bashan,
I will retrieve from the depths of the sea;
24that your feet may wade through blood;
that the tongue of your dogs may have its portion of your
enemies.”
25Men see Your processions, O God,
the processions of my God, my king,
into the sanctuary.
26First come singers, then musicians,
amidst maidens playing timbrels.
27In assemblies bless God,
the LORD, O you who are from the fountain of Israel.
28There is little Benjamin who rules them,
the princes of Judah who command them,
the princes of Zebulun and Naphtali.
29Your God has ordained strength for you,
the strength, O God,
which You displayed for us
30from Your temple above Jerusalem.
The kings bring You tribute.
31Blast the beast of the marsh,
the herd of bulls among the peoples, the calves,
till they come cringing with pieces of silver.
Scatter the peoples who delight in wars!
32Tribute-bearers shall come from Egypt;
Cush shall hasten its gifts to God.
33O kingdoms of the earth,
sing to God;
chant hymns to the LORD, Selah.
34to Him who rides the ancient highest heavens,
who thunders forth with His mighty voice.
35Ascribe might to God,
whose majesty is over Israel,
whose might is in the skies.
36You are awesome, O