Psalms 62
62
Psalm 62
For the choir director; according to Jeduthun; a psalm by David.
1My soul waits calmly for God alone.
My salvation comes from him.
2He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold.
I cannot be severely shaken.
3How 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?
4They 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
5Wait calmly for God alone, my soul,
because my hope comes from him.
6He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold.
I cannot be shaken.
7My salvation and my glory depend on God.
God is the rock of my strength, my refuge.
8Trust him at all times, you people.
Pour out your hearts in his presence.
God is our refuge. Selah
9Common people are only a whisper in the wind.
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.
10Do not count on extortion ⌞to make you rich⌟.
Do not hope to gain anything through robbery.
When riches increase, do not depend on them.
11God has spoken once.
I have heard it ⌞said⌟ twice:
“Power belongs to God.
12Mercy belongs to you, O Lord.
You reward a person based on what he has done.”
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Psalms 62
62
Trust in God Alone
1For the leader; ‘al Jeduthun.#‘Al Jeduthun: apparently the Hebrew name for the melody. A psalm of David.
I
2My soul rests in God alone,#62:2–3, 6–7] Ps 18:3; 31:3–4; 42:10; 118:8; 146:3.
from whom comes my salvation.
3God alone is my rock and salvation,
my fortress; I shall never fall.
4How long will you set yourself against a man?
You shall all be destroyed,
Like a sagging wall
or a tumbled down fence!
5Even highly placed people
plot to overthrow him.
They delight in lies;
they bless with their mouths,
but inwardly they curse.#Ps 12:3; 28:3; 55:22; Prv 26:24–25.
Selah
II
6My soul, be at rest in God alone,
from whom comes my hope.
7God alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not fall.
8My deliverance and honor are with God,#Ps 3:3; Is 26:4; 60:19.
my strong rock;
my refuge is with God.
9Trust God at all times, my people!
Pour out your hearts to God our refuge!
Selah
III
10Mortals are a mere breath,
the sons of man but an illusion;#Ps 39:6–7; 144:4; Jb 7:16; Wis 2:5.
On a balance they rise;#On a balance they rise: precious objects were weighed by balancing two pans suspended from a beam. The lighter pan rises.
together they weigh nothing.
11Do not trust in extortion;
in plunder put no empty hope.
On wealth that increases,
do not set your heart.#Jb 31:25; Eccl 5:9; Jer 17:11; Mt 6:19–21, 24.
12#One thing…two things: parallelism of numbers for the sake of variation, a common device in Semitic poetry. One should not literally add up the numbers, cf. Am 1:3; Prv 6:16–19; 30:15, 18, 21.One thing God has said;
two things I have heard:#Jb 40:5.
Strength belongs to God;
13so too, my Lord, does mercy,
For you repay each man
according to his deeds.#Ps 28:4; 31:24; 2 Sm 3:39; Jb 34:11; Jer 17:10; Mt 16:27; Rom 2:6; 2 Tm 4:14.
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