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
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PSALM 62
To the chief Musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1Upon God#GodHebrew: Elohim alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is my salvation. 2He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved. 3How long will ye assail a man; will ye seek, all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence? 4They only consult to thrust him down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah. 5Upon God#GodHebrew: Elohim alone, O my soul, rest peacefully; for my expectation is from him. 6He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be moved. 7With God#GodHebrew: Elohim is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God#GodHebrew: Elohim
8Confide in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God#GodHebrew: Elohim is our refuge. Selah. 9Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together lighter than vanity. 10Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it. 11Once hath God#GodHebrew: Elohim spoken, twice have I heard this, that strength belongeth unto God#GodHebrew: Elohim 12And unto thee, O Lord, belongeth loving-kindness; for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.