They hurry to take positions against me.

Wake up, and help me; see for yourself.

5 O Yahweh Elohim Tsebaoth, Elohim of Israel, arise to punish all the nations.

Have no pity on any traitors.

Selah 6 They return in the evening.

They howl like dogs.

They prowl the city.

7 See what pours out of their mouths- swords from their lips!

They think, "Who will hear us?"

8 O Yahweh , you laugh at them.

You make fun of all the nations.

9 O my strength, I watch for you!

Elohim is my stronghold, my merciful Elohim!

10 Elohim will come to meet me.

He will let me gloat over those who spy on me.

11 Do not kill them.

Otherwise, my people may forget.

Make them wander aimlessly by your power.

Bring them down, O Adonay, our Magen , 12 because of the sins from their mouths and the words on their lips.

Let them be trapped by their own arrogance because they speak curses and lies.

13 Destroy them in your rage.

Destroy them until not one of them is left.

Then they will know that Elohim rules Jacob to the ends of the earth.

Selah 14 They return in the evening.

They howl like dogs.

They prowl the city.

15 They wander around to find something to eat.

If they are not full enough, they will stay all night.

16 But I will sing about your strength.

In the morning I will joyfully sing about your mercy.

You have been my stronghold and a place of safety in times of trouble.

17 O my strength, I will make music to praise you!

Elohim is my stronghold, my merciful Elohim!

Psalm 60 For the choir director; according to shushan eduth;a a miktam by David; for teaching. When David fought Aram Naharaim and Aram Zobah, and when Joab came back and killed 12,000 men from Edom in the Dead Sea region.

1 O Elohim, you have rejected us.

You have broken down our defenses.

You have been angry.

Restore us!

2 You made the land quake.

You split it wide open.

Heal the cracks in it because it is falling apart.

3 You have made your people experience hardships.

You have given us wine that makes us stagger.

4 Yet, you have raised a flag for those who fear you so that they can rally to it when attacked by bows and arrows.

Selah 5 Save us with your powerful hand, and answer us so that those who are dear to you may be rescued.b 6 Elohim has promised the following through his holiness: "I will triumph!

I will divide Shechem.

I will measure the valley of Succoth.

7 Gilead is mine.

Manasseh is mine.

Ephraim is the helmet on my head.

Judah is my scepter.

8 Moab is my washtub.

I will throw my shoe over Edom.

I will shout in triumph over Philistia."

9 Who will bring me into the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom?

10 Isn't it you, O Elohim, who rejected us?

Isn't it you, O Elohim, who refused to accompany our armies?

11 Give us help against the enemy because human assistance is worthless.

12 With Elohim we will display great strength.

He will trample our enemies.

Psalm 61 For the choir director; on a stringed instrument; by David.

1 Listen to my cry for help, O Elohim.

Pay attention to my prayer.

2 From the ends of the earth, I call to you when I begin to lose heart.

Lead me to the rock that is high above me.

3 You have been my Machseh , a Migdal-Oz against the enemy.

4 I would like to be a guest in your tent forever and to take refuge under the protection of your wings.

Selah 5 O Elohim, you have heard my vows.

You have given me the inheritance that belongs to those who fear your name.

6 Add days upon days to the life of the king.

May his years endure throughout every generation.

7 May he sit enthroned in the presence of Elohim forever.

May mercy and truth protect him.

8 Then I will make music to praise your name forever, as I keep my vows day after day.

Psalm 62 For the choir director; according to Jeduthun; a psalm by David.

1 My soul waits calmly for Elohim alone.

My salvation comes from him.

2 He alone is my rock and my savior-my stronghold.

I cannot be severely shaken.

3 How long will all of you attack a person?

How long will you try to murder him, as though he were a leaning wall or a sagging fence?

4 They plan to force him out of his high position.

They are happy to lie.

They bless with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse.

Selah 5 Wait calmly for Elohim alone, my soul, because my hope comes from him.

6 He alone is my rock and my savior-my stronghold.

I cannot be shaken.

7 My salvation and my glory depend on Elohim.

Elohim is the rock of my strength, my Machseh .

8 Trust him at all times, you people.

Pour out your hearts in his presence.

Elohim is our Machseh .

9 Common people are only a whisper in the wind.

Selah Important people are only a delusion.

When all of them are weighed on a scale, they amount to nothing.

They are less than a whisper in the wind.

10 Do not count on extortion to make you rich.

Do not hope to gain anything through robbery.

When riches increase, do not depend on them.