Psalms:62-68
rsv@Psalms:62:1 @ To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
rsv@Psalms:62:2 @ For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
rsv@Psalms:62:3 @ He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly moved.
rsv@Psalms:62:4 @ How long will you set upon a man to shatter him, all of you, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
rsv@Psalms:62:5 @ They only plan to thrust him down from his eminence. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:62:6 @ For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.
rsv@Psalms:62:7 @ He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
rsv@Psalms:62:8 @ On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
rsv@Psalms:62:9 @ Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:62:10 @ Men of low estate are but a breath, men of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
rsv@Psalms:62:11 @ Put no confidence in extortion, set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.
rsv@Psalms:62:12 @ Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God; [ (Psalms strkjv@62:13) and that to thee, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For thou dost requite a man according to his work. ]
rsv@Psalms:63:1 @ A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
rsv@Psalms:63:2 @ O God, thou art my God, I seek thee, my soul thirsts for thee; my flesh faints for thee, as in a dry and weary land where no water is.
rsv@Psalms:63:3 @ So I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary, beholding thy power and glory.
rsv@Psalms:63:4 @ Because thy steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise thee.
rsv@Psalms:63:5 @ So I will bless thee as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on thy name.
rsv@Psalms:63:6 @ My soul is feasted as with marrow and fat, and my mouth praises thee with joyful lips,
rsv@Psalms:63:7 @ when I think of thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the watches of the night;
rsv@Psalms:63:8 @ for thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings I sing for joy.
rsv@Psalms:63:9 @ My soul clings to thee; thy right hand upholds me.
rsv@Psalms:63:10 @ But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth;
rsv@Psalms:63:11 @ they shall be given over to the power of the sword, they shall be prey for jackals. [ (Psalms strkjv@63:12) But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall glory; for the mouths of liars will be stopped. ]
rsv@Psalms:64:1 @ To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
rsv@Psalms:64:2 @ Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy,
rsv@Psalms:64:3 @ hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the scheming of evildoers,
rsv@Psalms:64:4 @ who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows,
rsv@Psalms:64:5 @ shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear.
rsv@Psalms:64:6 @ They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see us?
rsv@Psalms:64:7 @ Who can search out our crimes? We have thought out a cunningly conceived plot." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep!
rsv@Psalms:64:8 @ But God will shoot his arrow at them; they will be wounded suddenly.
rsv@Psalms:64:9 @ Because of their tongue he will bring them to ruin; all who see them will wag their heads.
rsv@Psalms:64:10 @ Then all men will fear; they will tell what God has wrought, and ponder what he has done. [ (Psalms strkjv@64:11) Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD, and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart glory! ]
rsv@Psalms:65:1 @ To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Songs.
rsv@Psalms:65:2 @ Praise is due to thee, O God, in Zion; and to thee shall vows be performed,
rsv@Psalms:65:3 @ O thou who hearest prayer! To thee shall all flesh come
rsv@Psalms:65:4 @ on account of sins. When our transgressions prevail over us, thou dost forgive them.
rsv@Psalms:65:5 @ Blessed is he whom thou dost choose and bring near, to dwell in thy courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, thy holy temple!
rsv@Psalms:65:6 @ By dread deeds thou dost answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the farthest seas;
rsv@Psalms:65:7 @ who by thy strength hast established the mountains, being girded with might;
rsv@Psalms:65:8 @ who dost still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples;
rsv@Psalms:65:9 @ so that those who dwell at earth's farthest bounds are afraid at thy signs; thou makest the outgoings of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.
rsv@Psalms:65:10 @ Thou visitest the earth and waterest it, thou greatly enrichest it; the river of God is full of water; thou providest their grain, for so thou hast prepared it.
rsv@Psalms:65:11 @ Thou waterest its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.
rsv@Psalms:65:12 @ Thou crownest the year with thy bounty; the tracks of thy chariot drip with fatness.
rsv@Psalms:65:13 @ The pastures of the wilderness drip, the hills gird themselves with joy, [ (Psalms strkjv@65:14) the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy. ]
rsv@Psalms:66:1 @ To the choirmaster. A Songs. A Psalm.
rsv@Psalms:66:2 @ Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth;
rsv@Psalms:66:3 @ sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise!
rsv@Psalms:66:4 @ Say to God, "How terrible are thy deeds! So great is thy power that thy enemies cringe before thee.
rsv@Psalms:66:5 @ All the earth worships thee; they sing praises to thee, sing praises to thy name." [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:66:6 @ Come and see what God has done: he is terrible in his deeds among men.
rsv@Psalms:66:7 @ He turned the sea into dry land; men passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him,
rsv@Psalms:66:8 @ who rules by his might for ever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations-- let not the rebellious exalt themselves. [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:66:9 @ Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard,
rsv@Psalms:66:10 @ who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip.
rsv@Psalms:66:11 @ For thou, O God, hast tested us; thou hast tried us as silver is tried.
rsv@Psalms:66:12 @ Thou didst bring us into the net; thou didst lay affliction on our loins;
rsv@Psalms:66:13 @ thou didst let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet thou hast brought us forth to a spacious place.
rsv@Psalms:66:14 @ I will come into thy house with burnt offerings; I will pay thee my vows,
rsv@Psalms:66:15 @ that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
rsv@Psalms:66:16 @ I will offer to thee burnt offerings of fatlings, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:66:17 @ Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me.
rsv@Psalms:66:18 @ I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue.
rsv@Psalms:66:19 @ If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
rsv@Psalms:66:20 @ But truly God has listened; he has given heed to the voice of my prayer. [ (Psalms strkjv@66:21) Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me! ]
rsv@Psalms:67:1 @ To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Songs.
rsv@Psalms:67:2 @ May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:67:3 @ that thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving power among all nations.
rsv@Psalms:67:4 @ Let the peoples praise thee, O God; let all the peoples praise thee!
rsv@Psalms:67:5 @ Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for thou dost judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:67:6 @ Let the peoples praise thee, O God; let all the peoples praise thee!
rsv@Psalms:67:7 @ The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, has blessed us. [ (Psalms strkjv@67:8) God has blessed us; let all the ends of the earth fear him! ]
rsv@Psalms:68:1 @ To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Songs.
rsv@Psalms:68:2 @ Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee before him!
rsv@Psalms:68:3 @ As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before fire, let the wicked perish before God!
rsv@Psalms:68:4 @ But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy!
rsv@Psalms:68:5 @ Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds; his name is the LORD, exult before him!
rsv@Psalms:68:6 @ Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
rsv@Psalms:68:7 @ God gives the desolate a home to dwell in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
rsv@Psalms:68:8 @ O God, when thou didst go forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness, [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:68:9 @ the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, at the presence of God; yon Sinai quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
rsv@Psalms:68:10 @ Rain in abundance, O God, thou didst shed abroad; thou didst restore thy heritage as it languished;
rsv@Psalms:68:11 @ thy flock found a dwelling in it; in thy goodness, O God, thou didst provide for the needy.
rsv@Psalms:68:12 @ The Lord gives the command; great is the host of those who bore the tidings:
rsv@Psalms:68:13 @ "The kings of the armies, they flee, they flee!" The women at home divide the spoil,
rsv@Psalms:68:14 @ though they stay among the sheepfolds-- the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with green gold.
rsv@Psalms:68:15 @ When the Almighty scattered kings there, snow fell on Zalmon.
rsv@Psalms:68:16 @ O mighty mountain, mountain of Bashan; O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan!
rsv@Psalms:68:17 @ Why look you with envy, O many-peaked mountain, at the mount which God desired for his abode, yea, where the LORD will dwell for ever?
rsv@Psalms:68:18 @ With mighty chariotry, twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands, the Lord came from Sinai into the holy place.
rsv@Psalms:68:19 @ Thou didst ascend the high mount, leading captives in thy train, and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
rsv@Psalms:68:20 @ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:68:21 @ Our God is a God of salvation; and to GOD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
rsv@Psalms:68:22 @ But God will shatter the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.
rsv@Psalms:68:23 @ The Lord said, "I will bring them back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
rsv@Psalms:68:24 @ that you may bathe your feet in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe."
rsv@Psalms:68:25 @ Thy solemn processions are seen, O God, the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary--
rsv@Psalms:68:26 @ the singers in front, the minstrels last, between them maidens playing timbrels:
rsv@Psalms:68:27 @ "Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD, O you who are of Israel's fountain!"
rsv@Psalms:68:28 @ There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead, the princes of Judah in their throng, the princes of Zeb'ulun, the princes of Naph'tali.
rsv@Psalms:68:29 @ Summon thy might, O God; show thy strength, O God, thou who hast wrought for us.
rsv@Psalms:68:30 @ Because of thy temple at Jerusalem kings bear gifts to thee.
rsv@Psalms:68:31 @ Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war.
rsv@Psalms:68:32 @ Let bronze be brought from Egypt; let Ethiopia hasten to stretch out her hands to God.
rsv@Psalms:68:33 @ Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord, [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:68:34 @ to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; lo, he sends forth his voice, his mighty voice.
rsv@Psalms:68:35 @ Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and his power is in the skies. [ (Psalms strkjv@68:36) Terrible is God in his sanctuary, the God of Israel, he gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God! ]
rsv@Psalms:69:1 @ To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Psalm of David.
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