A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judea
1 O God! my God art thou; Early will I seek thee: Thirsted for thee hath my soul, Longed for thee hath my flesh, In this land [that is] inhospitable and dry, without water.
2 Thus in the sanctuary have I beheld thee, To see thy power and thy glory.
3 Because better is thy mercy than life, My lips shall praise thee.
4 Thus will I bless thee in my life; In thy name I will lift up my hands.
5 As with marrow and farness satisfied shall be my soul, And with lips of rejoicing shall my mouth praise thee
6 Surely I will remember thee upon my bed; In the watches of the night I will meditate upon thee;
7 Because thou hast been a help to me: And in the shadow of thy wings I will shout for joy.
8 Cleaved hath my soul to [literally after] thee; Sustain me shall thy right hand.
9 And they whilst they seek to destroy my soul, Shall go into the lowest parts of the earth.
10 They shall east him down to the edge of the sword: The portion of foxes they shall be.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God, And glory shall every one who sweareth by him: For stopped shall be the mouth of those who speak falsehood.
Psalm 64
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David
1 Hear, O God! my voice in my prayer: From fear of the enemy preserve my life.
2 Hide me from the counsel of malignant men — From the assembly of tire workers of iniquity.
3 For they have sharpened as a sword their tongue; They have directed for their arrow a bitter word.
4 To shoot in secret at the innocent man: Suddenly they will shoot and not fear.
5 They encourage themselves in an impious action; They talk together of secretly laying snares; They say, “Who shall see them?”
6 They have searched out iniquities, They have accomplished a searching search: And the inward part of each of them and the heart [is] deep.
7 But God shall shoot at them an arrow; Suddenly shall they be wounded.
8 And they shall make their own tongue fall upon themselves, And flee away shall all who see them.
9 And see shall all men, and shall declare the work of God, And his doing they shall understand.
10 Rejoice shall the righteous in Jehovah, and they shall hope in him; And glory shall all the upright in heart.