My Soul Waits for God Alone

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

¹For God alone my soul waits in silence;

from him comes my salvation.

²He alone is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.

³How long will all of you attack a man

to batter him,

like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

⁴They only plan to thrust him down from his high position.

They take pleasure in falsehood.

They bless with their mouths,

but inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,

for my hope is from him.

⁶He only is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

⁷On God rests my salvation and my glory;

my mighty rock, my refuge is God.

⁸Trust in him at all times, O people;

pour out your heart before him;

God is a refuge for us. Selah

⁹Those of low estate are but a breath;

those of high estate are a delusion;

in the balances they go up;

they are together lighter than a breath.

¹⁰Put no trust in extortion;

set no vain hopes on robbery;

if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

¹¹Once God has spoken;

twice have I heard this:

that power belongs to God,

¹²and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love.

For you will render to a man

according to his work.

My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

¹O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;

my soul thirsts for you;

my flesh faints for you,

as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

²So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,

beholding your power and glory.

³Because your steadfast love is better than life,

my lips will praise you.

⁴So I will bless you as long as I live;

in your name I will lift up my hands.

⁵My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,

and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,

⁶when I remember you upon my bed,

and meditate on you in the watches of the night;

⁷for you have been my help,

and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

⁸My soul clings to you;

your right hand upholds me.

⁹But those who seek to destroy my life

shall go down into the depths of the earth;

¹⁰they shall be given over to the power of the sword;

they shall be a portion for jackals.

¹¹But the king shall rejoice in God;

all who swear by him shall exult,

for the mouths of liars will be stopped.