Psalms 63; Psalms 64; Psalms 65

1 God, you are my God. I search for you. I thirst for you like someone in a dry, empty land where there is no water.

2 I have seen you in the Temple and have seen your strength and glory.

3 Because your love is better than life, I will praise you.

4 I will praise you as long as I live. I will lift up my hands in prayer to your name.

5 I will be content as if I had eaten the best foods. My lips will sing, and my mouth will praise you.

6 I remember you while I'm lying in bed; I think about you through the night.

7 You are my help. Because of your protection, I sing.

8 I stay close to you; you support me with your right hand.

9 Some people are trying to kill me, but they will go down to the grave.

10 They will be killed with swords and eaten by wild dogs.

11 But the king will rejoice in his God. All who make promises in his name will praise him, but the mouths of liars will be shut.

1 God, listen to my complaint. I am afraid of my enemies; protect my life from them.

2 Hide me from those who plan wicked things, from that gang who does evil.

3 They sharpen their tongues like swords and shoot bitter words like arrows.

4 From their hiding places they shoot at innocent people; they shoot suddenly and are not afraid.

5 They encourage each other to do wrong. They talk about setting traps, thinking no one will see them.

6 They plan wicked things and say, "We have a perfect plan." The mind of human beings is hard to understand.

7 But God will shoot them with arrows; they will suddenly be struck down.

8 Their own words will be used against them. All who see them will shake their heads.

9 Then everyone will fear God. They will tell what God has done, and they will learn from what he has done.

10 Good people will be happy in the Lord and will find protection in him. Let everyone who is honest praise the Lord.

1 God, you will be praised in Jerusalem. We will keep our promises to you.

2 You hear our prayers. All people will come to you.

3 Our guilt overwhelms us, but you forgive our sins.

4 Happy are the people you choose and invite to stay in your court. We are filled with good things in your house, your holy Temple.

5 You answer us in amazing ways, God our Savior. People everywhere on the earth and beyond the sea trust you.

6 You made the mountains by your strength; you are dressed in power.

7 You stopped the roaring seas, the roaring waves, and the uproar of the nations.

8 Even those people at the ends of the earth fear your miracles. You are praised from where the sun rises to where it sets.

9 You take care of the land and water it; you make it very fertile. The rivers of God are full of water. Grain grows because you make it grow.

10 You send rain to the plowed fields; you fill the rows with water. You soften the ground with rain, and then you bless it with crops.

11 You give the year a good harvest, and you load the wagons with many crops.

12 The desert is covered with grass and the hills with happiness.

13 The pastures are full of flocks, and the valleys are covered with grain. Everything shouts and sings for joy.