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57 β(1) For the leader; *al tashαΈ₯eth*. Of David. A *michtam*; when he fled from Saul into a cave.
β(2) Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,
for I seek refuge in You,
I seek refuge in the shadow of Your wings,
until danger passes. β(3) I call to God Most High,
to God who is good to me. β(4) He will reach down from heaven and deliver me:
God will send down His steadfast love;
my persecutor reviles. *Selah*.
β(5) As for me, I lie down among man-eating lions
whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongue is a sharp sword. β(6) Exalt Yourself over the heavens, O God,
let Your glory be over all the earth! β(7) They prepared a net for my feet to ensnare me;
they dug a pit for me,
but they fell into it. *Selah*.
β(8) My heart is firm, O God;
my heart is firm;
I will sing, I will chant a hymn. β(9) Awake, O my soul!
Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will wake the dawn. β(10) I will praise You among the peoples, O Lord;
I will sing a hymn to You among the nations; β(11) for Your faithfulness is as high as heaven;
Your steadfastness reaches to the sky. β(12) Exalt Yourself over the heavens, O God,
let Your glory be over all the earth!
58 β(1) For the leader; *al tashαΈ₯eth*. Of David. A *michtam*.
β(2) O mighty ones, do you really decree what is just?
Do you judge mankind with equity? β(3) In your minds you devise wrongdoing in the land;
with your hands you deal out lawlessness. β(4) The wicked are defiant from birth;
the liars go astray from the womb. β(5) Their venom is like that of a snake,
a deaf viper that stops its ears β(6) so as not to hear the voice of charmers
or the expert mutterer of spells.
β(7) O God, smash their teeth in their mouth;
shatter the fangs of lions, O LORD; β(8) let them melt, let them vanish like water;
let Him aim His arrows that they be cut down; β(9) like a snail that melts away as it moves;
like a womanβs stillbirth, may they never see the sun! β(10) Before the thorns grow into a bramble,
may He whirl them away alive in fury.
β(11) The righteous man will rejoice when he sees revenge;
he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. β(12) Men will say,
βThere is, then, a reward for the righteous;
there is, indeed, divine justice on earth.β
59 β(1) For the leader; *al tashαΈ₯eth*. Of David. A *michtam*; when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to put him to death.
β(2) Save me from my enemies, O my God;
secure me against my assailants. β(3) Save me from evildoers;
deliver me from murderers. β(4) For see, they lie in wait for me;
fierce men plot against me
for no offense of mine,
for no transgression, O LORD; β(5) for no guilt of mine
do they rush to array themselves against me.
Look, rouse Yourself on my behalf! β(6) You, O LORD God of hosts,
God of Israel,
bestir Yourself to bring all nations to account;
have no mercy on any treacherous villain. *Selah*.
β(7) They come each evening growling like dogs,
roaming the city. β(8) They rave with their mouths,
sharp words are on their lips;
[they think,] βWho hears?β β(9) But You, O LORD, laugh at them;
You mock all the nations.
β(10) O my strength, I wait for You;
for God is my haven. β(11) My faithful God will come to aid me;
God will let me gloat over my watchful foes. β(12) Do not kill them lest my people be unmindful;
with Your power make wanderers of them;
bring them low, O our shield, the Lord, β(13) because of their sinful mouths,
the words on their lips.
Let them be trapped by their pride,
and by the imprecations and lies they utter. β(14) In Your fury put an end to them;
put an end to them that they be no more;
that it may be known to the ends of the earth
that God does rule over Jacob. *Selah*.
β(15) They come each evening growling like dogs,
roaming the city. β(16) They wander in search of food;
and whine if they are not satisfied. β(17) But I will sing of Your strength,
extol each morning Your faithfulness;
for You have been my haven,
a refuge in time of trouble.
β(18) O my strength, to You I sing hymns;
for God is my haven, my faithful God.
60 β(1) For the leader; on *shushan eduth*. A *michtam* of David (to be taught), β(2) when he fought with Aram-Naharaim and Aram-Zobah, and Joab returned and defeated Edomβ[an army] of twelve thousand menβin the Valley of Salt.
β(3) O God, You have rejected us,
You have made a breach in us;
You have been angry;
restore us! β(4) You have made the land quake;
You have torn it open.
Mend its fissures,
for it is collapsing. β(5) You have made Your people suffer hardship;
You have given us wine that makes us reel. β(6) Give those who fear You because of Your truth
a banner for rallying. *Selah*. β(7) That those whom You love might be rescued,
deliver with Your right hand and answer me.
β(8) God promised in His sanctuary
that I would exultingly divide up Shechem,
and measure the Valley of Sukkoth; β(9) Gilead and Manasseh would be mine,
Ephraim my chief stronghold,
Judah my scepter; β(10) Moab would be my washbasin;
on Edom I would cast my shoe;
acclaim me, O Philistia!
β(11) Would that I were brought to the bastion!
Would that I were led to Edom!
β(12) But You have rejected us, O God;
God, You do not march with our armies. β(13) Grant us Your aid against the foe,
for the help of man is worthless. β(14) With God we shall triumph;
He will trample our foes.
61 β(1) For the leader; with instrumental music. Of David.
β(2) Hear my cry, O God,
heed my prayer. β(3) From the end of the earth I call to You;
when my heart is faint,
You lead me to a rock that is high above me. β(4) For You have been my refuge,
a tower of strength against the enemy. β(5) O that I might dwell in Your tent forever,
take refuge under Your protecting wings. *Selah*.
β(6) O God, You have heard my vows;
grant the request of those who fear Your name. β(7) Add days to the days of the king;
may his years extend through generations; β(8) may he dwell in Godβs presence forever;
appoint steadfast love to guard him. β(9) So I will sing hymns to Your name forever,
as I fulfill my vows day after day.
62 β(1) For the leader; on *Jeduthun*. A psalm of David.
β(2) Truly my soul waits quietly for God;
my deliverance comes from Him. β(3) Truly He is my rock and deliverance,
my haven; I shall never be shaken. β(4) How long will all of you attack a man,
to crush him, as though he were
a leaning wall, a tottering fence? β(5) They lay plans to topple him from his rank;
they delight in falsehood;
they bless with their mouths,
while inwardly they curse. *Selah*.
β(6) Truly, wait quietly for God, O my soul,
for my hope comes from Him. β(7) He is my rock and deliverance,
my haven; I shall not be shaken. β(8) I rely on God, my deliverance and glory,
my rock of strength;
in God is my refuge. β(9) Trust in Him at all times, O people;
pour out your hearts before Him;
God is our refuge. *Selah*.
β(10) Men are mere breath;
mortals, illusion;
placed on a scale all together,
they weigh even less than a breath. β(11) Do not trust in violence,
or put false hopes in robbery;
if force bears fruit pay it no mind. β(12) One thing God has spoken;
two things have I heard:
that might belongs to God, β(13) and faithfulness is Yours, O Lord,
to reward each man according to his deeds.
63 β(1) A psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
β(2) God, You are my God;
I search for You,
my soul thirsts for You,
my body yearns for You,
as a parched and thirsty land that has no water. β(3) I shall behold You in the sanctuary,
and see Your might and glory, β(4) Truly Your faithfulness is better than life;
my lips declare Your praise. β(5) I bless You all my life;
I lift up my hands, invoking Your name. β(6) I am sated as with a rich feast,
I sing praises with joyful lips β(7) when I call You to mind upon my bed,
when I think of You in the watches of the night; β(8) for You are my help,
and in the shadow of Your wings
I shout for joy. β(9) My soul is attached to You;
Your right hand supports me.
β(10) May those who seek to destroy my life
enter the depths of the earth. β(11) May they be gutted by the sword;
may they be prey to jackals. β(12) But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by Him shall exult,
when the mouth of liars is stopped.
64 β(1) For the leader. A psalm of David.
β(2) Hear my voice, O God, when I plead;
guard my life from the enemyβs terror. β(3) Hide me from a band of evil men,
from a crowd of evildoers, β(4) who whet their tongues like swords;
they aim their arrowsβcruel wordsβ β(5) to shoot from hiding at the blameless man;
they shoot him suddenly and without fear. β(6) They arm themselves with an evil word;
when they speak, it is to conceal traps;
they think, βWho will see them?β β(7) Let the wrongdoings they have concealed,
each one inside him, his secret thoughts,
be wholly exposed. β(8) God shall shoot them with arrows;
they shall be struck down suddenly. β(9) Their tongue shall be their downfall;
all who see them shall recoil in horror; β(10) all men shall stand in awe;
they shall proclaim the work of God
and His deed which they perceived. β(11) The righteous shall rejoice in the LORD,
and take refuge in Him;
all the upright shall exult.
65 β(1) For the leader. A psalm of David. A song.
β(2) Praise befits You in Zion, O God;
vows are paid to You; β(3) all mankind comes to You,
You who hear prayer. β(4) When all manner of sins overwhelm me,
it is You who forgive our iniquities. β(5) Happy is the man You choose and bring near
to dwell in Your courts;
may we be sated with the blessings of Your house,
Your holy temple.
β(6) Answer us with victory through awesome deeds,
O God, our deliverer,
in whom all the ends of the earth
and the distant seas
put their trust; β(7) who by His power fixed the mountains firmly,
who is girded with might, β(8) who stills the raging seas,
the raging waves,
and tumultuous peoples. β(9) Those who live at the ends of the earth are awed by Your signs;
You make the lands of sunrise and sunset shout for joy. β(10) You take care of the earth and irrigate it;
You enrich it greatly,
with the channel of God full of water;
You provide grain for men;
for so do You prepare it. β(11) Saturating its furrows,
leveling its ridges,
You soften it with showers,
You bless its growth. β(12) You crown the year with Your bounty;
fatness is distilled in Your paths; β(13) the pasturelands distill it;
the hills are girded with joy. β(14) The meadows are clothed with flocks,
the valleys mantled with grain;
they raise a shout, they break into song.
66 β(1) For the leader. A song. A psalm.
Raise a shout for God, all the earth; β(2) sing the glory of His name,
make glorious His praise. β(3) Say to God,
βHow awesome are Your deeds,
Your enemies cower before Your great strength; β(4) all the earth bows to You,
and sings hymns to You;
all sing hymns to Your name.β *Selah*.
β(5) Come and see the works of God,
who is held in awe by men for His acts. β(6) He turned the sea into dry land;
they crossed the river on foot;
we therefore rejoice in Him. β(7) He rules forever in His might;
His eyes scan the nations;
let the rebellious not assert themselves. *Selah*.
β(8) O peoples, bless our God,
celebrate His praises; β(9) who has granted us life,
and has not let our feet slip.
β(10) You have tried us, O God,
refining us, as one refines silver. β(11) You have caught us in a net,
caught us in trammels. β(12) You have let men ride over us;
we have endured fire and water,
and You have brought us through to prosperity.
β(13) I enter Your house with burnt offerings,
I pay my vows to You, β(14) [vows] that my lips pronounced,
that my mouth uttered in my distress. β(15) I offer up fatlings to You,
with the odor of burning rams;
I sacrifice bulls and he-goats. *Selah*.
β(16) Come and hear, all God-fearing men,
as I tell what He did for me. β(17) I called aloud to Him,
glorification on my tongue. β(18) Had I an evil thought in my mind,
the Lord would not have listened. β(19) But God did listen;
He paid heed to my prayer. β(20) Blessed is God who has not turned away my prayer,
or His faithful care from me.
67 β(1) For the leader; with instrumental music. A psalm. A song.
β(2) May God be gracious to us and bless us;
may He show us favor, *selah* β(3) that Your way be known on earth,
Your deliverance among all nations.
β(4) Peoples will praise You, O God;
all peoples will praise You. β(5) Nations will exult and shout for joy,
for You rule the peoples with equity,
You guide the nations of the earth. *Selah*. β(6) The peoples will praise You, O God;
all peoples will praise You.
β(7) May the earth yield its produce;
may God, our God, bless us. β(8) May God bless us,
and be revered to the ends of the earth.
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