Psalms 62

1 “To the chief musician, upon Jeduthun, a psalm of David.” Only in God my soul trusted in silence: from him cometh 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 Only he is my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defense: 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 devise mischief against a man? will ye all assault him murderously, as though he were a falling wall, 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 Yea, from his height do they take counsel to cast [him] down; they delight in lies: with their mouth do they bless, but inwardly do 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 Yea, in God hope in silence, my soul; for from him is my expectation.

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 Only he is my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defence: 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 are my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength [and] my protection are 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 ye people; pour out before him your heart: God is a protection for us. (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 Verily nought are the sons of common men, a lie the sons of the great; they must rise in the balance; they are altogether [lighter] than nought.

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 Do not put your trust in defrauding, and be not rendered vain through robbery: if riches flourish, set not 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 Once hath God spoken; [yea, ] twice [what] I have heard: 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 kindness; for thou wilt recompense every man according to his works.

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