Psalms 60-62

Psalm 60

¹To the chief Musician. On Shushan. Testimony. Michtam of David; to teach: when he strove with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zobah, and Joab returned, and smote the Edomites in the valley of salt, twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again.

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

³Thou hast shewn thy people hard things; thou hast made us to drink the wine of bewilderment.

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

⁵That thy beloved ones may be delivered. Save with thy right hand, and answer me.

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, and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;

⁸Moab is my wash-pot; upon Edom will I cast my sandal; Philistia, shout aloud because of me.

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

¹⁰Wilt not thou, O God, who didst cast us off? and didst not go forth, O God, with our armies?

¹¹Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance.

¹²Through God we shall do valiantly; and he it is that will tread down our adversaries.

Psalm 61

¹To the chief Musician. On a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my cry; attend unto my prayer.

²From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: thou wilt lead me on to a rock which is too high for me.

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

⁴I will sojourn in thy tent 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 inheritance of those that fear thy name.

⁶Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years shall be as many generations.

⁷He shall abide before God for ever: bestow loving-kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

⁸So will I sing forth thy name for ever, performing my vows from day to day.

Psalm 62

¹To the chief Musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Upon God alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is my salvation.

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

³How long will ye assail a man; will ye seek, all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence?

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

⁵Upon God alone, O my soul, rest peacefully; for my expectation is from him.

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

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

⁸Confide in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is our refuge. Selah.

⁹Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together lighter than vanity.

¹⁰Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.

¹¹Once hath God spoken, twice have I heard this, that strength belongeth unto God.

¹²And unto thee, O Lord, belongeth loving-kindness; for *thou* renderest to every man according to his work.