Psalms 60

1 For the leader; according to The Lily of.... A miktam of David (for teaching), when he fought against Aram-Naharaim and Aram-Zobah; and Joab, coming back, killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. I O God, you rejected us, broke our defenses; you were angry but now revive us.
2 You rocked the earth, split it open; repair the cracks for it totters.
3 You made your people go through hardship, made us stagger from the wine you gave us.
4 Raise up a flag for those who revere you, a refuge for them out of bow shot. Selah
5 Help with your right hand and answer us that your loved ones may escape.
6 II In the sanctuary God promised: I will exult, will apportion Shechem; the valley of Succoth I will measure out.
7 Gilead is mine, mine is Manasseh; Ephraim is the helmet for my head, Judah, my own scepter.
8 Moab is my washbowl; upon Edom I cast my sandal. I will triumph over Philistia.
9 III Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom?
10 Was it not you who rejected us, God? Do you no longer march with our armies?
11 Give us aid against the foe; worthless is human help.
12 We will triumph with the help of God, who will trample down our foes.

Psalms 61

1 For the leader; with stringed instruments. Of David. I Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer!
2 From the brink of Sheol I call; my heart grows faint. Raise me up, set me on a rock,
3 for you are my refuge, a tower of strength against the foe.
4 Then I will ever dwell in your tent, take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah
5 II O God, when you accept my vows and hear the plea of those who revere your name in prayer:
6 Add to the days of the king's life; may his years be many generations;
7 May he reign before God forever; may your love and fidelity preserve him--
8 Then I will sing your name forever, fulfill my vows day after day.

Psalms 62

1 For the leader; al Jeduthun. A psalm of David. I My soul rests in God alone, from whom comes my salvation.
2 God alone is my rock and salvation, my secure height; I shall never fall.
3 How long will you set upon people, all of you beating them down, As though they were a sagging fence or a battered wall?
4 Even from my place on high they plot to dislodge me. They delight in lies; they bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah
5 II My soul, be at rest in God alone, from whom comes my hope.
6 God alone is my rock and my salvation, my secure height; I shall not fall.
7 My safety and glory are with God, my strong rock and refuge.
8 Trust God at all times, my people! Pour out your hearts to God our refuge! Selah
9 III Mortals are a mere breath, the powerful but an illusion; On a balance they rise; together they are lighter than air.
10 Do not trust in extortion; in plunder put no empty hope. Though wealth increase, do not set your heart upon it.
11 One thing God has said; two things I have heard: Power belongs to God;
12 3) so too, Lord, does kindness, And you render to each of us according to our deeds.

Psalms 63

1 A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. I O God, you are my God--for you I long! For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts, Like a land parched, lifeless, and without water.
2 So I look to you in the sanctuary to see your power and glory.
3 For your love is better than life; my lips offer you worship!
4 II I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands, calling on your name.
5 My soul shall savor the rich banquet of praise, with joyous lips my mouth shall honor you!
6 When I think of you upon my bed, through the night watches I will recall
7 That you indeed are my help, and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy.
8 My soul clings fast to you; your right hand upholds me.
9 III But those who seek my life will come to ruin; they shall go down to the depths of the earth!
10 They shall be handed over to the sword and become the prey of jackals!
11 But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by the Lord shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut!

Psalms 64

1 For the leader. A psalm of David. I O God, hear my anguished voice; from the foes I dread protect my life.
2 Hide me from the malicious crowd, the mob of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords, ready their bows for arrows of poison words.
4 They shoot at the innocent from ambush, shoot without risk, catch them unawares.
5 They resolve on their wicked plan; they conspire to set snares; they say: Who will see us?
6 They devise wicked schemes, conceal the schemes they devise; the designs of their hearts are hidden.
7 II But God will shoot arrows at them and strike them unawares.
8 They will be brought down by their own tongues; all who see them will shake their heads.
9 Then all will fear and proclaim God's deed, pondering what has been done.
10 The just will rejoice and take refuge in the LORD; all the upright will glory in their God.

Psalms 65

1 For the leader. A psalm of David. A song. I To you we owe our hymn of praise, O God on Zion; To you our vows must be fulfilled,
2 you who hear our prayers. To you all flesh must come
3 with its burden of wicked deeds. We are overcome by our sins; only you can pardon them.
4 Happy the chosen ones you bring to dwell in your courts. May we be filled with the good things of your house, the blessings of your holy temple!
5 II You answer us with awesome deeds of justice, O God our savior, The hope of all the ends of the earth and of far distant islands.
6 You are robed in power, you set up the mountains by your might.
7 You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples.
8 Distant peoples stand in awe of your marvels; east and west you make resound with joy.
9 You visit the earth and water it, make it abundantly fertile. God's stream is filled with water; with it you supply the world with grain. Thus do you prepare the earth:
10 you drench plowed furrows, and level their ridges. With showers you keep the ground soft, blessing its young sprouts.
11 You adorn the year with your bounty; your paths drip with fruitful rain.
12 The untilled meadows also drip; the hills are robed with joy.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks, the valleys blanketed with grain; they cheer and sing for joy.

Psalms 66

1 For the leader. A song; a psalm.
2 I Shout joyfully to God, all you on earth; sing of his glorious name; give him glorious praise.
3 Say to God: How awesome your deeds! Before your great strength your enemies cringe.
4 All on earth fall in worship before you; they sing of you, sing of your name! Selah
5 II Come and see the works of God, awesome in the deeds done for us.
6 He changed the sea to dry land; through the river they passed on foot. Therefore let us rejoice in him,
7 who rules by might forever, Whose eyes are fixed upon the nations. Let no rebel rise to challenge! Selah
8 Bless our God, you peoples; loudly sound his praise,
9 Who has kept us alive and not allowed our feet to slip.
10 You tested us, O God, tried us as silver tried by fire.
11 You led us into a snare; you bound us at the waist as captives.
12 You let captors set foot on our neck; we went through fire and water; then you led us out to freedom.
13 III I will bring holocausts to your house; to you I will fulfill my vows,
14 The vows my lips pronounced and my mouth spoke in distress.
15 Holocausts of fatlings I will offer you and burnt offerings of rams; I will sacrifice oxen and goats. Selah
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, while I recount what has been done for me.
17 I called to the Lord with my mouth; praise was upon my tongue.
18 Had I cherished evil in my heart, the Lord would not have heard.
19 But God did hear and listened to my voice in prayer.
20 Blessed be God, who did not refuse me the kindness I sought in prayer.

Psalms 67

1 For the leader; with stringed instruments. A psalm; a song. I May God be gracious to us and bless us; may God's face shine upon us. Selah
2 So shall your rule be known upon the earth, your saving power among all the nations.
3 May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you!
4 II May the nations be glad and shout for joy; for you govern the peoples justly, you guide the nations upon the earth. Selah
5 May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you!
6 III The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
7 May God bless us still; that the ends of the earth may revere our God.