Psalm 64

For the end, a Psalm of David.

¹ Hear my prayer, O God, when I make my petition to thee; deliver my soul from fear of the enemy. ² Thou hast sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity; ³ who have sharpened their tongues as a sword; they have bent their bow maliciously; ⁴ to shoot in secret at the blameless; they will shoot him suddenly, and will not fear. ⁵ They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them? ⁶ They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep, ⁷ and God shall be exalted, their wounds were caused by the weapon of the foolish children, ⁸ and their tongues have set him at nought, all that saw them were troubled; ⁹ and every man was alarmed, and they related the works of God, and understood his deeds. ¹⁰ The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and hope on him, and all the upright in heart shall be praised.

Psalm 65

For the end, a Psalm and Song of David.

¹ Praise becomes thee, O God, in Sion; and to thee shall the vow be performed. ² Hear my prayer; to thee all flesh shall come. ³ The words of transgressors have overpowered us; but do thou pardon our sins. ⁴ Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and adopted; he shall dwell in thy courts; we shall be filled with the good things of thy house; thy temple is holy. ⁵ Thou art wonderful in righteousness. Hearken to us, O God our Saviour; the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are on the sea afar off: ⁶ who dost ¹establish the

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mountains in thy strength, being girded about with power; ⁷ who troublest the depth of the sea, the sounds of its waves. ⁸ The nations shall be troubled, and they that inhabit the ends of the earth shall be afraid of thy signs; thou wilt cause the outgoings of morning and evening to rejoice.

⁹ Thou hast visited the earth, and saturated it; thou hast abundantly enriched it. The river of God is filled with water; thou hast prepared their food, for thus is the preparation of it. ¹⁰ Saturate her furrows, multiply her fruits; the crop springing up shall rejoice in its drops. ¹¹ Thou wilt bless the crown of the year because of thy goodness; and thy plains shall be filled with fatness. ¹² The mountains of the wilderness shall be enriched; and the hills shall gird themselves with joy. ¹³ The rams of the flock are clothed with wool, and the valleys shall abound in corn; they shall cry aloud, yea they shall sing hymns.