1214 - Psalms 63 and 64

Psalms 63 and 64



Psalm 63


This is a psalm of David, about a time when David was in the wilderness of Judah.


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.


I have seen you in your sanctuary

and gazed upon your power and glory.


Your unfailing love is better than life itself; … O, how I praise you!


I will praise you as long as I live,

lifting up my hands to you in prayer.


You satisfy me more than the richest feast.


I will praise you with songs of joy.


I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night.


Because you are my helper,

I sing for joy, in the shadow of your wings.


I cling to you; …your strong right hand holds me securely.


But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin.


They will go down into the depths of the earth.


They will die by the sword and become the food of jackals.


But the king will rejoice in God.


All who swear to tell the truth will praise him, while liars will be silenced.



Psalm 64


For the choir director: A psalm of David.


O God, listen to my complaint.


Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.


Hide me from the plots of this evil mob, …from this gang of wrongdoers.


They sharpen their tongues like swords, and they aim their bitter words like arrows.


They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly ….and fearlessly.


They encourage each other to do evil, and they plan how to set their traps, in secret.


“Who will ever notice?” they ask.


As they plot their crimes, they say, “We have devised the perfect plan!”


Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.


But God himself will shoot them with his arrows, suddenly striking them down.


Their own tongues will ruin them,

and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.


Then everyone will be afraid; they will proclaim the mighty acts of God, and they realize all the amazing things he does.


The godly will rejoice in the Lord

and find shelter in him.


And those who do what is right

will praise him.


Holy Bible: 

New Living Translation. 

Tyndale House Publishers.


Psalms: 63-64


Praise be to God!


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