Psalms 62

1 For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.

To the Chief Musician. On Jeduthun—A Melody of David. Surely, towards God, silence [becometh] my soul, From him, is my salvation:

2 He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

Surely, he, is my rock and my salvation, My high tower—I shall not be greatly shaken!

3 How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

How long will ye shout at a man? Ye shall be crushed all of you, —Like a wall that bulgeth, —a fence pushed in!

4 They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse.

Surely, from his elevation, they have taken counsel to thrust him down, They accept falsehood, —With his mouth, they each of them bless, But, inwardly, they revile. (Selah)

5 Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

Surely, towards God, be thou silent, my soul, For, from him, is mine expectation:

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

Surely, he, is my rock, and my salvation, My high tower—I shall not be shaken!

7 My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.

Upon God, [depend] my salvation and mine honour, My rock of strength, my refuge, are in God.

8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge.

Trust ye in him all ye assembly of the people, Pour out, before him, your heart, God, is a refuge for us. (Selah)

9 Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

Surely, vanity, are men of low degree, Deception, men of high degree, —In the balances, they go up, They, are [made] of vanity, altogether.

10 Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

Do not trust in extortion, Nor, with robbery, become vain, As for wealth, when it beareth fruit, Do not set [thereon your] heart.

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

One thing, hath God spoken, Two things, [there are] which I have heard, That, power, belongeth unto God;

12 and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.

And, thine, O My Lord, is lovingkindness, —For, thou, wilt pay back unto every man—according to his deed.