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    Psalm 61  
     
1
  Hear my crying, O God, 
    and listen to my prayer.
     
2
  From the end of the earth I call to you with fainting heart; 
    O set me on the rock that is higher than I.
     
3
  For you are my refuge, 
    a strong tower against the enemy.
     
4
  Let me dwell in your tent for ever 
    and take refuge under the cover of your wings.
     
5
  For you, O God, will hear my vows; 
    you will grant the request of those who fear your name.
     
6
  You will add length of days to the life of the king, 
    that his years may endure throughout all generations.
     
7
  May he sit enthroned before God for ever; 
    may steadfast love and truth watch over him.
     
8
  So will I always sing praise to your name, 
    and day by day fulfil my vows.
     
    Psalm 62  
     
1
  On God alone my soul in stillness waits; 
    from him comes my salvation.
     
2
  He alone is my rock and my salvation, 
    my stronghold, so that I shall never be shaken.
     
3
  How long will all of you assail me to destroy me, 
    as you would a tottering wall or a leaning fence?
     
4
  They plot only to thrust me down from my place of honour;
    lies are their chief delight; 
    they bless with their mouth, but in their heart they curse.
     
5
  Wait on God alone in stillness, O my soul; 
    for in him is my hope.
     
6
  He alone is my rock and my salvation, 
    my stronghold, so that I shall not be shaken.
     
7
  In God is my strength and my glory; 
    God is my strong rock; in him is my refuge.
     
8
  Put your trust in him always, my people; 
    pour out your hearts before him, for God is our refuge.
     
9
  The peoples are but a breath,
    the whole human race a deceit; 
    on the scales they are altogether lighter than air.
     
10
  Put no trust in oppression; in robbery take no empty pride; 
    though wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.
     
11
  God spoke once, and twice have I heard the same, 
    that power belongs to God.
     
12
  Steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord, 
    for you repay everyone according to their deeds.
     
    Psalm 63  
     
1
  O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; 
    my soul is athirst for you.
     
2
  My flesh also faints for you, 
    as in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.
     
3
  So would I gaze upon you in your holy place, 
    that I might behold your power and your glory.
     
4
  Your loving-kindness is better than life itself 
    and so my lips shall praise you.
     
5
  I will bless you as long as I live 
    and lift up my hands in your name.
     
6
  My soul shall be satisfied, as with marrow and fatness, 
    and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
     
7
  When I remember you upon my bed 
    and meditate on you in the watches of the night.
     
8
  For you have been my helper 
    and under the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.
     
9
  My soul clings to you; 
    your right hand shall hold me fast.
     
10
  But those who seek my soul to destroy it 
    shall go down to the depths of the earth;
     
11
  Let them fall by the edge of the sword 
    and become a portion for jackals.
     
12
  But the king shall rejoice in God;
    all those who swear by him shall be glad, 
    for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.
     
    Psalm 64  
     
1
  Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; 
    preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
     
2
  Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, 
    from the gathering of evildoers.
     
3
  They sharpen their tongue like a sword 
    and aim their bitter words like arrows,
     
4
  That they may shoot at the blameless from hiding places; 
    suddenly they shoot, and are not seen.
     
5
  They hold fast to their evil course; 
    they talk of laying snares, saying, 'Who will see us?'
     
6
  They search out wickedness and lay a cunning trap, 
    for deep are the inward thoughts of the heart.
     
     
7
  But God will shoot at them with his swift arrow, 
    and suddenly they shall be wounded.
     
8
  Their own tongues shall make them fall, 
    and all who see them shall wag their heads in scorn.
     
9
  All peoples shall fear and tell what God has done, 
    and they will ponder all his works.
     
10
  The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord
    and put their trust in him, 
    and all that are true of heart shall exult.
     
    Psalm 65  
     
1
  Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion; 
    to you that answer prayer shall vows be paid.
     
2
  To you shall all flesh come to confess their sins; 
    when our misdeeds prevail against us,
    you will purge them away.
     
3
  Happy are they whom you choose
    and draw to your courts to dwell there. 
    We shall be satisfied with the blessings of your house,
    even of your holy temple.
     
     
4
  With wonders you will answer us in your righteousness,
    O God of our salvation, 
    O hope of all the ends of the earth
    and of the farthest seas.
     
5
  In your strength you set fast the mountains 
    and are girded about with might.
     
6
  You still the raging of the seas, 
    the roaring of their waves
    and the clamour of the peoples.
     
7
  Those who dwell at the ends of the earth
    tremble at your marvels; 
    the gates of the morning and evening sing your praise.
     
     
8
  You visit the earth and water it; 
    you make it very plenteous.
     
9
  The river of God is full of water; 
    you prepare grain for your people,
    for so you provide for the earth.
     
10
  You drench the furrows and smooth out the ridges; 
    you soften the ground with showers and bless its increase.
     
11
  You crown the year with your goodness, 
    and your paths overflow with plenty.
     
12
  May the pastures of the wilderness flow with goodness 
    and the hills be girded with joy.
     
13
  May the meadows be clothed with flocks of sheep 
    and the valleys stand so thick with corn
    that they shall laugh and sing.
     
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