Psalms 61 — parallel

61:1

For the end, a Psalm of David for Idithun.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.

61:2

Shall not my soul be subjected to God? for of him is my salvation.

^62:1 For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.

61:3

For he is my God and my Saviour; my helper, I shall not be moved very much.

^62:2 He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

61:4

How long will ye assault a man? ye are all slaughtering as with a bowed wall and a broken hedge.

^62:3 How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

61:5

They only took counsel to set at nought mine honour: I ran in thirst: with their mouth they blessed, but with their heart they cursed. Pause.

^62:4 They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

61:6

Nevertheless do thou, my soul, be subjected to God; for of him [is] my patient hope.

^62:5 Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

61:7

For he [is] my God and my Saviour; my helper, I shall not be moved.

^62:6 He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.

61:8

In God [is] my salvation and my glory: [he is] the God of my help, and my hope is in God.

^62:7 My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.

61:9

Hope in him, all ye congregation of the people; pour out your hearts before him, for God is our helper. Pause.

^62:8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

61:10

But the sons of men are vain; the sons of men are false, so as to be deceitful in the balances; they are all alike [formed] out of vanity.

^62:9 Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

61:11

Trust not in unrighteousness, and lust not after robberies: if wealth should flow in, set not your heart upon it.

^62:10 Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

61:12

God has spoken once, [and] I have heard these two things, that power is of God;

^62:11 God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,

61:13

and mercy is thine, O Lord; for thou wilt recompense every one according to his works.

^62:12 and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man .