ISV(i)
1 To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of “Lily of The Covenant,” for teaching about his battle with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, when Joab returned and attacked 12,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley.
A Prayer for God’s Help against Adversaries God, you have cast us off; you have breached our defenses and you have become enraged. Return to us!
2 You made the earth quake; you broke it open. Repair its fractures, because it has shifted.
3 You made your people go through hard times; you had us drink wine that makes us stagger.
4 But you have given a banner to those who fear you, so they may display it in honor of truth. Interlude
5 So your loved ones may be delivered, save us by your power and answer us quickly!
6 Then God spoke in his holiness, “I will rejoice— I will divide Shechem; I will portion out the Succoth Valley.
7 Gilead belongs to me, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah my scepter.
8 Moab is my wash basin; over Edom I will throw my shoes; over Philistia I will celebrate my triumph.”
9 Who will lead me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Aren’t you the one, God, who has cast us off? Didn’t you refuse, God, to accompany our armies?
11 Help us in our distress, for human help is worthless.
12 Through God we will fight valiantly; and it is he who will crush our enemies.
61 1To the Director: A composition by David for stringed instruments.
A Prayer for God’s Protection God, hear my cry; pay attention to my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth I will cry to you whenever my heart is overwhelmed. Place me on the rock that’s too high for me.
3 For you have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength before the enemy.
4 Let me make my home in your tent forever; let me hide under the shelter of your wings. Interlude
5 For you, God, have heard my promises; you have assigned to me the heritage of those who fear your name.
6 Add day after day to the king’s life; may his years continue for many generations.
7 May he be enthroned before God forever; Appoint your gracious love and truth to guard him.
8 So I will sing songs to your name forever; I will fulfill my promises day by day.
62 1To the Director: According to Jeduthun’s style. A Davidic Psalm.
A Psalm of Trust in God My soul rests quietly only when it looks to God; from him comes my deliverance.
2 He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower; nothing will shake me.
3 How long will you rage against someone? Would you attack him as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
4 They plan to cast him down from his exalted position. They delight in lies; their mouth utters blessings, while their heart is cursing. Interlude
5 My soul, be quiet before God, for from him comes my hope.
6 He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower; nothing will shake me.
7 I rely on God who is my deliverance and my glory; he is my strong rock, and my refuge is in God.
8 People, in every situation put your trust in God; pour out your heart before him; for God is a refuge for us. Interlude
9 Human beings are a mere vapor, while people in high positions are not what they appear. When they are placed on the scales, they weigh nothing; even when weighed together, they are less than nothing.
10 Don’t trust in oppression or put false hope in stealing; if you become wealthy, do not set your heart on it.
11 God spoke once, but I heard it twice, “Power belongs to God.”
12 Also to you, Lord, belongs gracious love, because you reward each person according to what he does.
63 1A Davidic Psalm, while he was in the Judean wilderness.
Joyful Trust in God God, you are my God! I will fervently seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry, weary, and parched land.
2 So I have looked for you in the sanctuary, to behold your power and glory.
3 Because your gracious love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in your name.
5 Just as I am satisfied with the choicest of foods, so my lips will praise you joyfully.
6 When I think of you in bed, I will meditate on you in the night watches.
7 For you have been my strength, and in the shadow of your wings I will shout for joy.
8 My soul clings to you, even as your right hand supports me.
9 But as for those who seek to destroy me, they will go down to the depths of the earth;
10 May they be given over to the power of the sword; may they become carrion for jackals.
11 But as for the king, he will rejoice in God. Indeed, everyone who swears by God will exult, because the mouths of liars will be silenced.
A Prayer for God’s Help against Adversaries
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A Prayer for God’s Protection
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A Psalm of Trust in God
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Joyful Trust in God