For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David.
61:1 O God, hear my cry for help!
Pay attention to my prayer!
61:2 From the most remote place on earth 2
I call out to you in my despair. 3
Lead me 4 up to an inaccessible rocky summit! 5
61:3 Indeed, 6 you are 7 my shelter,
a strong tower that protects me from the enemy. 8
61:4 I will be a permanent guest in your home; 9
I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. 10 (Selah)
61:5 For you, O God, hear my vows;
you grant me the reward that belongs to your loyal followers. 11
61:6 Give the king long life!
Make his lifetime span several generations! 12
61:7 May he reign 13 forever before God!
Decree that your loyal love and faithfulness should protect him. 14
61:8 Then I will sing praises to your name continually, 15
as I fulfill 16 my vows day after day.
For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David.
62:1 For God alone I patiently wait; 18
he is the one who delivers me. 19
62:2 He alone is my protector 20 and deliverer.
He is my refuge; 21 I will not be upended. 22
62:3 How long will you threaten 23 a man?
All of you are murderers, 24
as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence. 25
62:4 They 26 spend all their time planning how to bring him 27 down. 28
They love to use deceit; 29
they pronounce blessings with their mouths,
but inwardly they utter curses. 30 (Selah)
62:5 Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! 31
For he is the one who gives me confidence. 32
62:6 He alone is my protector 33 and deliverer.
He is my refuge; 34 I will not be upended. 35
62:7 God delivers me and exalts me;
God is my strong protector and my shelter. 36
62:8 Trust in him at all times, you people!
Pour out your hearts before him! 37
God is our shelter! (Selah)
62:9 Men are nothing but a mere breath;
human beings are unreliable. 38
When they are weighed in the scales,
all of them together are lighter than air. 39
62:10 Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! 40
Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! 41
If wealth increases, do not become attached to it! 42
62:11 God has declared one principle;
two principles I have heard: 43
God is strong, 44
62:12 and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love. 45
For you repay men for what they do. 46