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.
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].
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
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].
3 How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
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].
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.
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].
5 Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
God is the only one who gives me peace in my inner being; he is the one whom I confidently expect [to help me].
6 He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
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.
7 My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
God is the one who saves me and honors me. He is [like an overhanging] strong rock under which I [can] find shelter [MET].
8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge.
[You my] people, always trust in him. Tell him all your troubles, because he is (our refuge/the one who protects us) [MET].
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.
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.
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 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.
11 God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
I have heard God say more than once that he is the one who [really] has power,
12 and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
and that he is the one who faithfully loves [us]. He rewards every one [of us] according to the deeds that we do.
