Psalm 62
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General information
Settings by composers
- William Bennett SATB (vv. 1-2, 7-8, English, BCP)
- Josef von Eybler SATB (v. 9, Latin, Deo for eo)
- Claude Goudimel SATB (French, metrical version by Clément Marot)
- Ferdinand di Lasso SSATTB (v. 9,11, Latin, Domino for eo)
- Orlando di Lasso SSATTB (vv. 8-9. Latin)
- Daniel Read SATB (v. 3 onwards, English, metrical version by Isaac Watts)
- Ludwig Rotter SATB (v. 9, Latin)
Text and translations
Clementine Vulgate (Psalm 61)Latin text1 In finem,pro Iduthun. Psalmus David. |
Vulgate iuxta Hebraeos (Psalm 61 )Latin text1 victori per Idithun canticum David |
Church of England 1662 Book of Common PrayerEnglish text To the end, for Idthun. A psalm of David. |
Káldi fordítás (61. zsoltár)Hungarian translation1 Végig, Iditunnak, Dávid zsoltára. |
Metrical Paraphrase by Isaac Watts, 1719
English text
No trust in the creatures or Faith in Divine grace and power (L. M.)
1 My spirit looks to God alone;
My rock and refuge is His throne;
In all my fears, in all my straits,
My soul on His salvation waits.
2 Trust Him, ye saints, in all your ways,
Pour out your hearts before His face:
When helpers fail, and foes invade,
God is our all-sufficient aid.
3 False are the men of high degree,
The baser sort are vanity;
Laid in the balance, both appear
Light as a puff of empty air.
4 Make not increasing gold your trust,
Nor set your hearts on glittering dust
Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke,
And not believe what God has spoke?
5 Once has his awful voice declared,
Once and again my ears have heard,
"All power is His eternal due;
He must be feared and trusted too."
6 For sovereign power reigns not alone,
Grace is a partner of the throne:
Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord,
Shall well divide our last reward.