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To the Director: According to Jeduthun’s style. A Davidic Psalm.

A Psalm of Trust in God

62 My soul rests quietly only when it looks[a] to God;
    from him comes my deliverance.
He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower;
    nothing will shake me.

How long will you rage against someone?
    Would you attack him
        as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
They plan to cast him down from his exalted position.
    They delight in lies;
their mouth utters blessings,
    while their heart is cursing.
Interlude

My soul, be quiet before God,
    for from him comes my hope.
He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower;
    nothing will shake me.

I rely on God who is my deliverance and my glory;
    he is my strong rock,
        and my refuge is in God.
People, in every situation put your trust in God;[b]
    pour out your heart before him;
        for God is a refuge for us.
Interlude

Human beings[c] are a mere vapor,
    while people in high positions[d] are not what they appear.
    When they are placed on the scales, they weigh nothing;
        even when weighed together, they are less than nothing.
10 Don’t trust in oppression
    or put false hope in stealing;
if you become wealthy,
    do not set your heart on it.

11 God spoke once,
    but I heard it twice,
        “Power belongs to God.”
12 Also to you, Lord, belongs gracious love,
    because you reward each person according to what he does.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 62:1 The Heb. lacks when it looks
  2. Psalm 62:8 Lit. in him
  3. Psalm 62:9 Lit. sons of Adam
  4. Psalm 62:9 Lit. sons of man