Psalms 62
62[For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David.] I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him.H5329H3038H4210H1732H5315H1747H430H34442He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.H6697H3444H4869H7227H41313So many enemies against one man—all of them trying to kill me. To them I’m just a broken-down wall or a tottering fence.H2050H376H7523H5186H7023H1760H14474They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They praise me to my face but curse me in their hearts. InterludeH3289H5080H7613H7521H3577H1288H6310H7043H7130H55425Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.H5315H1826H430H86156He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.H6697H3444H4869H41317My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.H430H3468H3519H6697H5797H4268H4308O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. InterludeH982H6256H5971H8210H3824H6440H430H4268H55429Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, and the powerful are not what they appear to be. If you weigh them on the scales, together they are lighter than a breath of air.H120H1121H1892H376H3577H5927H3976H3162H189210Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life.H982H6233H1891H1498H2428H5107H7896H382011God has spoken plainly, and I have heard it many times. Power, O God, belongs to you;H430H1696H259H8147H8085H2098H5797H43012unfailing love, O Lord, is yours. Surely you repay all people according to what they have done.H136H2617H7999H376H4639
Psalms 63
63[A psalm of David, regarding a time when David was in the wilderness of Judah.] O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.H4210H1732H4057H3063H430H410H7836H5315H6770H1320H3642H6723H5889H776H1097H43252I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory.H7200H5797H3519H2372H69443Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you!H2617H2896H2416H8193H76234I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer.H1288H2416H5375H3709H80345You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy.H5315H7646H2459H1880H6310H1984H7445H81936I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night.H2142H3326H1897H8217Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.H5833H6738H3671H74428I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely.H5315H1692H310H3225H85519But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin. They will go down into the depths of the earth.H1245H5315H7722H935H8482H77610They will die by the sword and become the food of jackals.H5064H3027H2719H4521H777611But the king will rejoice in God. All who trust in him will praise him, while liars will be silenced.H4428H8055H430H7650H1984H6310H1696H8267H5534
Psalms 64
64[For the choir director: A psalm of David.] O God, listen to my complaint. Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.H5329H4210H1732H8085H6963H430H7879H5341H2416H6343H341 2Hide me from the plots of this evil mob, from this gang of wrongdoers.H5641H5475H7489H7285H6466H205 3They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows.H8150H3956H2719H1869H2671H4751H1697 4They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.H3384H4565H8535H6597H3384H3372 5They encourage each other to do evil and plan how to set their traps in secret. “Who will ever notice?” they ask.H2388H7451H1697H5608H2934H4170H2934H559H7200 6As they plot their crimes, they say, “We have devised the perfect plan!” Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.H2664H5766H8552H2664H2665H7130H376H3820H6013 7But God himself will shoot them with his arrows, suddenly striking them down.H430H3384H2671H6597H4347 8Their own tongues will ruin them, and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.H3956H3782H7200H5074 9Then everyone will be afraid; they will proclaim the mighty acts of God and realize all the amazing things he does.H120H3372H5046H6467H430H7919H4639 10The godly will rejoice in the Lord and find shelter in him. And those who do what is right will praise him.H6662H8055H3068H2620H3477H3820H1984
Psalms 65
65[For the choir director: A song. A psalm of David.] What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you,H5329H4210H7892H1732H8416H1747H430H6726H5088H7999 2for you answer our prayers. All of us must come to you.H8085H8605H1320H935 3Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all.H1697H5771H1396H6588H3722 4What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What festivities await us inside your holy Temple.H835H977H7126H7931H2691H7646H2898H1004H6918H1964 5You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas.H3372H6664H6030H430H3468H4009H7099H776H7350H3220 6You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength.H3581H3559H2022H247H1369 7You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting of the nations.H7623H7588H3220H7588H1530H1995H3816 8Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.H3427H7099H3372H226H4161H1242H6153H7442 9You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The river of God has plenty of water; it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.H6485H776H7783H7227H6238H6388H430H4390H4325H3559H1715H3559 10You drench the plowed ground with rain, melting the clods and leveling the ridges. You soften the earth with showers and bless its abundant crops.H7301H8525H7301H5181H1417H1418H4127H7241H1288H6780 11You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.H5849H8141H2896H4570H7491H1880 12The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy.H7491H4999H4057H1389H1524H2296 13The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. They all shout and sing for joy!H3733H3847H6629H6010H5848H1250H7321H7891
Psalms 66
66[For the choir director: A song. A psalm.] Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!H5329H7892H4210H7321H430H7762Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is.H2167H3519H8034H7760H8416H35193Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.H559H430H3372H4639H7230H5797H341H35844Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.” InterludeH776H7812H2167H2167H8034H55425Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people!H3212H7200H4659H430H3372H5949H1121H1206He made a dry path through the Red Sea, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him.H2015H3220H3004H5674H5104H7272H80557For by his great power he rules forever. He watches every movement of the nations; let no rebel rise in defiance. InterludeH4910H1369H5769H5869H6822H1471H5637H7311H7311H55428Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing his praises.H1288H430H5971H6963H8416H80859Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.H7760H5315H2416H5414H7272H413210You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver.H430H974H6884H3701H688411You captured us in your net and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.H935H4686H7760H4157H497512Then you put a leader over us. We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a place of great abundance.H582H7392H7218H935H784H4325H3318H731013Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings to fulfill the vows I made to you—H935H1004H5930H7999H508814yes, the sacred vows that I made when I was in deep trouble.H8193H6475H6310H1696H686215That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you—the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma, and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. InterludeH5927H5930H4220H7004H352H6213H1241H6260H554216Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.H3212H8085H3373H430H5608H6213H531517For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke.H7121H6310H7311H7318H8478H395618If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.H7200H205H3820H136H808519But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer.H403H430H8085H7181H6963H860520Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw his unfailing love from me.H1288H430H5493H8605H2617
Psalms 67
67[For the choir director: A song. A psalm, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.] May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. InterludeH5329H5058H4210H7892H430H2603H1288H6440H215H55422May your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere.H1870H3045H776H3444H14713May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you.H5971H3034H430H5971H30344Let the whole world sing for joy, because you govern the nations with justice and guide the people of the whole world. InterludeH3816H8055H7442H8199H5971H4334H5148H3816H776H55425May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you.H5971H3034H430H5971H30346Then the earth will yield its harvests, and God, our God, will richly bless us.H776H5414H2981H430H430H12887Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the world will fear him.H430H1288H657H776H3372
Psalms 68
68[For the choir director: A song. A psalm of David.] Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies. Let those who hate God run for their lives.H5329H4210H7892H1732H430H6965H341H6327H8130H5127H64402Blow them away like smoke. Melt them like wax in a fire. Let the wicked perish in the presence of God.H6227H5086H5086H1749H4549H6440H784H7563H6H6440H4303But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God’s presence. Let them be filled with joy.H6662H8055H5970H6440H430H8057H77974Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the Lord—rejoice in his presence!H7891H430H2167H8034H5549H7392H6160H8034H3050H5937H64405Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—this is God, whose dwelling is holy.H1H3490H1781H490H430H6944H45836God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.H430H3427H3173H1004H3318H615H3574H5637H7931H67077O God, when you led your people out from Egypt, when you marched through the dry wasteland, InterludeH430H3318H6440H5971H6805H3452H55428the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain before you, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.H776H7493H8064H5197H6440H430H5514H2088H6440H430H430H34789You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land.H430H5130H5071H1653H3559H5159H381110There your people finally settled, and with a bountiful harvest, O God, you provided for your needy people.H2416H3427H430H3559H2896H604111The Lord gives the word, and a great army brings the good news.H136H5414H562H7227H6635H131912Enemy kings and their armies flee, while the women of Israel divide the plunder.H4428H6635H5074H5074H5116H1004H2505H799813Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures—doves with wings of silver and feathers of gold.H7901H8240H3671H3123H2645H3701H84H3422H274214The Almighty scattered the enemy kings like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.H7706H6566H4428H7949H675615The mountains of Bashan are majestic, with many peaks stretching high into the sky.H2022H430H2022H1316H1386H2022H2022H131616Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains, at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live, where the Lord himself will live forever?H7520H1386H2022H2022H430H2530H3427H3068H7931H533117Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots, the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary.H7393H430H7239H505H8136H136H5514H694418When you ascended to the heights, you led a crowd of captives. You received gifts from the people, even from those who rebelled against you. Now the Lord God will live among us there.H5927H4791H7628H7617H3947H4979H120H5637H3050H430H793119Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. InterludeH1288H136H3117H3117H6006H410H3444H554220Our God is a God who saves! The Sovereign Lord rescues us from death.H410H410H4190H3069H136H8444H419421But God will smash the heads of his enemies, crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways.H430H4272H7218H341H8181H6936H1980H81722The Lord says, “I will bring my enemies down from Bashan; I will bring them up from the depths of the sea.H136H559H7725H1316H7725H4688H322023You, my people, will wash your feet in their blood, and even your dogs will get their share!”H7272H4272H1818H341H3956H361124Your procession has come into view, O God—the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary.H7200H1979H430H1979H410H4428H694425Singers are in front, musicians behind; between them are young women playing tambourines.H7891H6923H5059H310H8432H5959H860826Praise God, all you people of Israel; praise the Lord, the source of Israel’s life.H1288H430H4721H136H4726H347827Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way. Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali.H6810H1144H7287H8269H3063H7277H8269H2074H8269H532128Summon your might, O God. Display your power, O God, as you have in the past.H430H6680H5797H5810H430H2098H646629The kings of the earth are bringing tribute to your Temple in Jerusalem.H1964H3389H4428H2986H786230Rebuke these enemy nations—these wild animals lurking in the reeds, this herd of bulls among the weaker calves. Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute. Scatter the nations that delight in war.H1605H2416H7070H5712H47H5695H5971H7511H7518H3701H967H5971H2654H712831Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals; let Ethiopia bow in submission to God.H2831H857H4714H3568H7323H3027H43032Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. Sing praises to the Lord. InterludeH7891H430H4467H776H2167H136H554233Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens, his mighty voice thundering from the sky.H7392H8064H8064H6924H5414H6963H5797H696334Tell everyone about God’s power. His majesty shines down on Israel; his strength is mighty in the heavens.H5414H5797H430H1346H3478H5797H783435God is awesome in his sanctuary. The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!H430H3372H4720H410H3478H5414H5797H8592H5971H1288H430
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, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him.H2015
