Psalms 61

• 1. O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer!
• 2. From the ends of the earth, I will cry to you for help, for my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety,
• 3. for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me.
• 4. Let me live forever in your sanctuary, safe beneath the shelter of your wings!
• 5. For you have heard my vows, O God. You have given me an inheritance reserved for those who fear your name.
• 6. Add many years to the life of the king! May his years span the generations!
• 7. May he reign under God's protection forever. Appoint your unfailing love and faithfulness to watch over him.
• 8. Then I will always sing praises to your name as I fulfill my vows day after day.

Psalms 62

• 1. I wait quietly before God, for my salvation comes from him.
• 2. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.
• 3. So many enemies against one man--all of them trying to kill me. To them I'm just a broken-down wall or a tottering fence.
• 4. They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They are friendly to my face, but they curse me in their hearts.
• 5. I wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.
• 6. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.
• 7. My salvation and my honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
• 8. O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.
• 9. From the greatest to the lowliest--all are nothing in his sight. If you weigh them on the scales, they are lighter than a puff of air.
• 10. Don't try to get rich by extortion or robbery. And if your wealth increases, don't make it the center of your life.
• 11. God has spoken plainly, and I have heard it many times: Power, O God, belongs to you;
• 12. unfailing love, O Lord, is yours. Surely you judge all people according to what they have done.

Psalms 63

• 1. O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.
• 2. I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory.
• 3. Your unfailing love is better to me than life itself; how I praise you!
• 4. I will honor you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer.
• 5. You satisfy me more than the richest of foods. I will praise you with songs of joy.
• 6. I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night.
• 7. I think how much you have helped me; I sing for joy in the shadow of your protecting wings.
• 8. I follow close behind you; your strong right hand holds me securely.
• 9. But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin. They will go down into the depths of the earth.
• 10. They will die by the sword and become the food of jackals.
• 11. But the king will rejoice in God. All who trust in him will praise him, while liars will be silenced.

New Living Translation: 187 of 324 days.