Psalms 62

1 God is the only one who can give me peace in my inner being, and he is the one who saves me [from my enemies].

For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

2 Only he is like an [overhanging] rock [under which I can be safe] [MET]; he will be [like] a shelter, [with the result that] I will never be defeated [MET].

He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken.

3 When will you, [my enemies], stop attacking me [RHQ]? I feel that I am [as useless against you as] a wall that is about to fall over or a broken-down fence [MET].

How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

4 My enemies plan to remove me from my important position so that people no longer honor me. They delight in telling lies. They bless people by what they say [MTY], but in their inner beings they curse [those people].

They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. (Selah)

5 God is the only one who gives me peace in my inner being; he is the one whom I confidently expect [to help me].

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

6 Only he is [like an overhanging] rock [under which I can be safe] [MET]; he is [like] a shelter, and [as a result] I will never be defeated.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.

7 God is the one who saves me and honors me. He is [like an overhanging] strong rock under which I [can] find shelter [MET].

My salvation and my honor is with God. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

8 [You my] people, always trust in him. Tell him all your troubles, because he is (our refuge/the one who protects us) [MET].

Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. (Selah)

9 People who are considered to be unimportant are [as worthless/unreliable as] a breath of air; people who are considered to be important [also] really (amount to nothing/cannot be trusted [to help us)]. If you put them all on a scale, [it would be as if] they weighed less than a puff of air.

Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.

10 Do not trust in money gained by extorting it from others; do not try to gain anything by robbing others. If you become very wealthy, do not trust in [IDM] your money.

Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them.

11 I have heard God say more than once that he is the one who [really] has power,

God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God.

12 and that he is the one who faithfully loves [us]. He rewards every one [of us] according to the deeds that we do.

Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.