Psalms 62

1 TO THE OVERSEER. FOR JEDUTHUN. A PSALM OF DAVID. Toward God alone [is] my soul silent, My salvation [is] from Him.

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

2 He alone [is] my rock, and my salvation, My tower, I am not much moved.

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

3 Until when do you devise mischief against a man? All of you are destroyed, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

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

4 Only—from his excellence They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, they bless with their mouth, And revile with their heart. (Selah)

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

5 For God alone, be silent, O my soul, For my hope [is] from Him.

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

6 He alone [is] my rock and my salvation, My tower, I am not moved.

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

7 On God [is] my salvation, and my glory, The rock of my strength, my refuge [is] in God.

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

8 Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth your heart before Him, God [is] a refuge for us. (Selah)

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

9 Surely vanity the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up They [are] lighter than a breath.

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

10 Do not trust in oppression, And do not become vain in robbery, Do not set the heart [on] wealth when it increases.

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

11 Once has God spoken, twice I heard this, That “strength [is] with God.”

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

12 And with You, O Lord, [is] kindness, For You repay to each, According to his work!

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