Prayers, Songs, Praises: Psalm 63

Praise God Who Satisfies

A psalm of David. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.

63:1 God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you.
I thirst for you;
my body faints for you
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
2 So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.

3 My lips will glorify you
because your faithful love is better than life.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
at your name, I will lift up my hands.
5 You satisfy me as with rich food;
my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.

6 When I think of you as I lie on my bed,
I meditate on you during the night watches
7 because you are my helper;
I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.
8 I follow close to you;
your right hand holds on to me.

9 But those who intend to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.
10 They will be given over to the power of the sword;
they will become a meal for jackals.
11 But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by him will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.

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Prayers, Songs, Praises: Psalm 62

Trust in God Alone

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

62:1 I am at rest in God alone;

my salvation comes from him.

2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,

my stronghold; I will never be shaken.

3 How long will you threaten a man?

Will all of you attack
as if he were a leaning wall
or a tottering fence?

4 They only plan to bring him down

from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.Selah

5 Rest in God alone, my soul,

for my hope comes from him.

6 He alone is my rock and my salvation,

my stronghold; I will not be shaken.

7 My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.

My refuge is in God.

8 Trust in him at all times, you people;

pour out your hearts before him.
God is our refuge.Selah

9 Common people are only a vapor;

important people, an illusion.
Together on a scale,
they weigh less than a vapor.

10 Place no trust in oppression

or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
don’t set your heart on it.

11 God has spoken once;

I have heard this twice:
strength belongs to God,

12 and faithful love belongs to you, Lord.

For you repay each according to his works.

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