For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.
Hear my cry, O God;
Attend unto my prayer.
From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart {Or, fainteth}is overwhelmed:
Lead me to {Or, a rock that is too high for me}the rock that is higher than I.
For thou hast been a refuge for me,
A strong tower from the enemy.
I will dwell in thy {Hebrew: tent.}tabernacle for ever:
I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. [Selah
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows:
Thou hast {Or, given a heritage unto those &c.}given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
Thou wilt prolong the king's life;
His years shall be as many generations.
He shall abide before God for ever:
Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever,
That I may daily perform my vows.
Querverweise zu Psalm 61,5 Ps 61,5
Thy vows are upon me, O God:I will render thank-offerings unto thee.
Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup:Thou maintainest my lot.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A Song of David. {Or, There shall be silence before thee, and praise, O God &c.}Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion;And unto thee shall the vow be performed.
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places;Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
But verily God hath heard;He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
He will bless them that fear Jehovah,Both small and great.
Then they that feared Jehovah spake one with another; and Jehovah hearkened, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name.
And they shall be mine, saith Jehovah of hosts, even mine own possession, in the day that I {Or, do this}make; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. {[Chapter 3:19 in Hebrew]}
but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him.