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