Psalms 61-70 (Translated)

Psalm 61[edit]

Verse	King James Version	Proposed Conservative Translation	Analysis
1	Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
2	From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3	For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
4	I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
5	For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
6	Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.
7	He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
8	So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

Psalm 62[edit]

Verse	King James Version	Proposed Conservative Translation	Analysis
1	Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
2	He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
3	How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
4	They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5	My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6	He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
7	In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8	Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9	Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
10	Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
11	God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
12	Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

Psalm 63[edit]

Verse	King James Version	Proposed Conservative Translation	Analysis
1	O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2	To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3	Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
4	Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5	My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
6	When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
7	Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8	My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
9	But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10	They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
11	But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Psalm 64[edit]

Verse	King James Version	Proposed Conservative Translation	Analysis
1	Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2	Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
3	Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
4	That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
5	They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
6	They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
7	But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
8	So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
9	And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
10	The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Psalm 65[edit]

Verse	King James Version	Proposed Conservative Translation	Analysis
1	Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
2	O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
3	Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
4	Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
5	By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
6	Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
7	Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
8	They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
9	Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
10	Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
11	Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
12	They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
13	The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

Psalm 66[edit]

Verse	King James Version	Proposed Conservative Translation	Analysis
1	Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
2	Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
3	Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
4	All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
5	Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
6	He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
7	He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
8	O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
9	Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
10	For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
11	Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
12	Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
13	I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
14	Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
15	I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
16	Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
17	I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
18	If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
19	But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20	Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

Psalm 67[edit]

Verse	King James Version	Proposed Conservative Translation	Analysis
1	God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
2	That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
3	Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
4	O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
5	Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
6	Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
7	God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

Psalm 68[edit]

Verse	King James Version	Proposed Conservative Translation	Analysis
1	Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
2	As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3	But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
4	Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
5	A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
6	God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7	O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
8	The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9	Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10	Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
11	The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
12	Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
13	Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
14	When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
15	The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
16	Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
17	The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
18	Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
19	Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
20	He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
21	But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
22	The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
23	That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
24	They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
25	The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
26	Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
27	There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
28	Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
29	Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
30	Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
31	Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
32	Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
33	To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
34	Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
35	O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.

Psalm 69[edit]

Verse	King James Version	Proposed Conservative Translation	Analysis
1	Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
2	I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
3	I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4	They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
5	O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
6	Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
7	Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
8	I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.
9	For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
10	When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
11	I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
12	They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
13	But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
14	Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
15	Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
16	Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
17	And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
18	Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
19	Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
20	Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
21	They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
22	Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
23	Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
24	Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
25	Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.
26	For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.
27	Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.
28	Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
29	But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
30	I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
31	This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
32	The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
33	For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
34	Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and everything that moveth therein.
35	For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
36	The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

Psalm 70[edit]

Verse	King James Version	Proposed Conservative Translation	Analysis
1	Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.
2	Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
3	Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
4	Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
5	But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.