Psalms 63 — parallel

63:1

For the end, a Psalm of David.

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

63:2

Hear my prayer, O God, when I make my petition to thee; deliver my soul from fear of the enemy.

^64:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

63:3

Thou hast sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity;

^64:2 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,

63:4

who have sharpened their tongues as a sword; they have bent their bow maliciously;

^64:3 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

63:5

to shoot in secret at the blameless; they will shoot him suddenly, and will not fear.

^64:4 ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

63:6

They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them?

^64:5 They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

63:7

They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,

^64:6 They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

63:8

and God shall be exalted, their wounds were [caused by] the weapon of the foolish children,

^64:7 But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

63:9

and their tongues have set him at nought, all that saw them were troubled;

^64:8 They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

63:10

and every man was alarmed, and they related the works of God, and understood his deeds.

^64:9 Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

63:11

The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and hope on him, and all the upright in heart shall be praised.

^64:10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.