Psalms 62

1 To the chief Musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Upon God alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is my salvation.

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 only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved.

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 ye assail a man; will ye [seek], all of you, to break him down as a bowing 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 only consult to thrust [him] down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. (Selah)

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 Upon God alone, O my soul, rest peacefully; for my expectation is 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 only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be moved.

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 With God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, 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 Confide in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is our refuge. (Selah)

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

9 Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together [lighter] than vanity.

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 Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.

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 Once hath God spoken, twice have I heard this, that strength [belongeth] unto God.

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

12 And unto thee, O Lord, [belongeth] loving-kindness; for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

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