Psalms 63; Psalms 64; Psalms 65

1 O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water.

2 So I look for you in the holy place to see your power and your glory.

3 My lips will praise you because your mercy is better than life [itself].

4 So I will thank you as long as I live. I will lift up my hands [to pray] in your name.

5 You satisfy my soul with the richest foods. My mouth will sing [your] praise with joyful lips.

6 As I lie on my bed, I remember you. Through the long hours of the night, I think about you.

7 You have been my help. In the shadow of your wings, I sing joyfully.

8 My soul clings to you. Your right hand supports me.

9 But those who try to destroy my life will go into the depths of the earth.

10 They will be cut down by swords. Their dead bodies will be left as food for jackals.

11 But the king will find joy in God. Everyone who takes an oath by God will brag, but the mouths of liars will be shut.

1 Hear my voice, O God, when I complain. Protect my life from a terrifying enemy.

2 Hide me from the secret plots of criminals, from the mob of troublemakers.

3 They sharpen their tongues like swords. They aim bitter words like arrows

4 to shoot at innocent people from their hiding places. They shoot at them suddenly, without any fear.

5 They encourage one another in their evil plans. They talk about setting traps and say, "Who can see them?"

6 They search for the perfect crime and say, "We have perfected a foolproof scheme!" Human nature and the human heart are a mystery!

7 But God will shoot them with an arrow. Suddenly, they will be struck dead.

8 They will trip over their own tongues. Everyone who sees them will shake his head.

9 Everyone will be afraid and conclude, "This is an act of God!" They will learn from what he has done.

10 Righteous people will find joy in the LORD and take refuge in him. Everyone whose motives are decent will be able to brag.

1 You are praised with silence in Zion, O God, and vows [made] to you must be kept.

2 You are the one who hears prayers. Everyone will come to you.

3 Various sins overwhelm me. You are the one who forgives our rebellious acts.

4 Blessed is the person you choose and invite to live with you in your courtyards. We will be filled with good food from your house, from your holy temple.

5 You answer us with awe-inspiring acts [done] in righteousness, O God, our savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the most distant sea,

6 the one who set the mountains in place with his strength, the one who is clothed with power,

7 the one who calms the roar of the seas, their crashing waves, and the uproar of the nations.

8 Those who live at the ends of the earth are in awe of your miraculous signs. The lands of the morning sunrise and evening sunset sing joyfully.

9 You take care of the earth, and you water it. You make it much richer than it was. (The river of God is filled with water.) You provide grain for them. Indeed, you even prepare the ground.

10 You drench plowed fields [with rain] and level their clumps of soil. You soften them with showers and bless what grows in them.

11 You crown the year with your goodness, and richness overflows wherever you are.

12 The pastures in the desert overflow [with richness]. The hills are surrounded with joy.

13 The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys are carpeted with grain. All of them shout triumphantly. Indeed, they sing.