4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver;
8 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. [1]
9 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? [2]
10 Wilt thou not, O God, who hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, who didst not go out with our armies?
11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. [3]
12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he will tread down our enemies.
PSALM 61.
To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.
Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth will I cry to thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the shelter of thy wings. Selah. [4]
5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
6 Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations. [5] [6]
7 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
8 So will I sing praise to thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
PSALM 62.
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. [7] [8]
2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. [9]
3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. [10]
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. [11]
10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them .
11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth to God. [12]
12 Also to thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
PSALM 63.
A 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 longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; [13] [14]
2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: [15]
6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. [16]
11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
PSALM 64.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
- ↑ triumph...: or, triumph thou over me: (by an irony)
- ↑ strong...: Heb. city of strength?
- ↑ help of man: Heb. salvation, etc
- ↑ trust: or, make my refuge
- ↑ Thou...: Heb. Thou shalt add days to the days of the king
- ↑ as...: Heb. as generation and generation
- ↑ Truly: or, Only
- ↑ waiteth: Heb. is silent
- ↑ defence: Heb. high place
- ↑ inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts
- ↑ altogether: or, alike
- ↑ power: or, strength
- ↑ thirsty: Heb. weary
- ↑ where...: without water
- ↑ marrow: Heb. fatness
- ↑ They shall fall...: Heb. They shall make him run out like water by the hands of
