Psalm 62-64

New King James Version

​Psalm 62

1 Truly my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be greatly moved.
 
3 How long will you attack a man?
You shall be slain, all of you,
Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his high position;
They delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly. Selah
 
5 My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my expectation is from Him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
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, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
 
9 Surely men of low degree are a vapor,
Men of high degree are a lie;
If they are weighed on the scales,
They are altogether lighter than vapor.
10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.
 
11 God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.
12 Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;
For You render to each one according to his work.
 

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PSALM 63

​1 O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.
2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
 
3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
4 Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
 
6 When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches.
7 Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
8 My soul follows close behind You;
Your right hand upholds me.
 
9 But those who seek my life, 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 jackals.
 
11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him shall glory;
But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.
 

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​PSALM 64

1 Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation;
Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,
From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,
3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.
 
5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who will see them?”
6 They devise iniquities:
“We have perfected a shrewd scheme.”
Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep.
 
7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenly they shall be wounded.
8 So He will make them stumble over their own tongue;
All who see them shall flee away.
9 All men shall fear,
And shall declare the work of God;
For they shall wisely consider His doing.
 
10 The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him.
And all the upright in heart shall glory.

Contemporary English Version
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Psalm 62

1 Only God can save me,
    and I calmly wait for him.
2 God alone is the mighty rock
    that keeps me safe
    and the fortress
    where I am secure.
 
3 I feel like a shaky fence
    or a sagging wall.
    How long will all of you
    attack and assault me?
4 You want to bring me down
    from my place of honor.
You love to tell lies,
and when your words are kind,
    hatred hides in your heart.
 
5 Only God gives inward peace,
    and I depend on him.
6 God alone is the mighty rock
    that keeps me safe,
    and he is the fortress
    where I feel secure.
7 God saves me and honors me.
    He is that mighty rock
    where I find safety.
 
8 Trust God, my friends,
    and always tell him
each one of your concerns.
    God is our place of safety.
 
9 We humans are only a breath;
    none of us are truly great.
All of us together weigh less
    than a puff of air.
10 Don’t trust in violence
or depend on dishonesty
    or rely on great wealth.
 
11 I heard God say two things:
    “I am powerful,
12     and I am very kind.”
The Lord rewards each of us
    according to what we do.
 

PSALM 63 
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​1 You are my God. I worship you.
    In my heart, I long for you,
    as I would long for a stream
    in a scorching desert.
 
2 I have seen your power
and your glory
    in the place of worship.
3 Your love means more
than life to me,
    and I praise you.
4 As long as I live,
    I will pray to you.
5 I will sing joyful praises
and be filled with excitement
    like a guest at a banquet.
 
6 I think about you
    before I go to sleep,
    and my thoughts turn to you
    during the night.
7 You have helped me,
    and I sing happy songs
    in the shadow of your wings.
8 I stay close to you,
    and your powerful arm
    supports me.
 
9 All who want to kill me
    will end up in the ground.
10 Swords will run them through,
    and wild dogs will eat them.
 
11 Because of you, our God,
    the king will celebrate
with your faithful followers,
    but liars will be silent.
 

​PSALM 64

1 Listen to my concerns, God,
    and protect me
    from my terrible enemies.
2 Keep me safe from secret plots
    of corrupt and evil gangs.
3 Their words cut like swords,
    and their cruel remarks
    sting like sharp arrows.
4 They fearlessly ambush
    and shoot innocent people.
 
5 They are determined to do evil,
    and they tell themselves,
    “Let’s set traps!
    No one can see us.”
6 They make evil plans and say,
“We’ll commit a perfect crime.
    No one knows our thoughts.”
 
7 But God will shoot his arrows
    and quickly wound them.
8 They will be destroyed
    by their own words,
    and everyone who sees them
    will tremble with fear.
9 They will be afraid and say,
“Look at what God has done
    and keep it all in mind.”
 
10 May the Lord bless his people
with peace and happiness
    and let them celebrate.