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Psalm 62

For the choir director; according to Jeduthun; a psalm by David.

My soul waits calmly for Elohim alone.
    My salvation comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold.
    I cannot be severely shaken.

How 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?
        They 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

Wait calmly for Elohim alone, my soul,
    because my hope comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold.
    I cannot be shaken.

My salvation and my glory depend on Elohim.
    Elohim is the rock of my strength, my Machseh.
Trust him at all times, you people.
    Pour out your hearts in his presence.
    Elohim is our Machseh. Selah

Common 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.
10 Do not count on extortion to make you rich.
    Do not hope to gain anything through robbery.
    When riches increase, do not depend on them.

11 Elohim has spoken once.
    I have heard it said twice:
        “Power belongs to Elohim.
12 Mercy belongs to you, O Adonay.
    You reward a person based on what he has done.”

Psalm 62[a]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

Truly my soul finds rest(A) in God;(B)
    my salvation comes from him.
Truly he is my rock(C) and my salvation;(D)
    he is my fortress,(E) I will never be shaken.(F)

How long will you assault me?
    Would all of you throw me down—
    this leaning wall,(G) this tottering fence?
Surely they intend to topple me
    from my lofty place;
    they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
    but in their hearts they curse.[b](H)

Yes, my soul, find rest in God;(I)
    my hope comes from him.
Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
My salvation and my honor depend on God[c];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.(J)
Trust in him at all times, you people;(K)
    pour out your hearts to him,(L)
    for God is our refuge.

Surely the lowborn(M) are but a breath,(N)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,(O) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion(P)
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;(Q)
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.(R)

11 One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,(S)
12     and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;(T)
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”(U)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 62:1 In Hebrew texts 62:1-12 is numbered 62:2-13.
  2. Psalm 62:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.
  3. Psalm 62:7 Or / God Most High is my salvation and my honor