Psalms 62

1 TO THE OVERSEER. FOR JEDUTHUN. A PSALM OF DAVID. Toward God alone [is] my soul silent, My salvation [is] 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, My tower, I am not much 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 Until when do you devise mischief against a man? All of you are destroyed, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

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 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)

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 For God alone, be silent, O my soul, For my hope [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 alone [is] my rock and my salvation, My tower, I am not 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 On 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 Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth your heart before Him, God [is] a refuge 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 Surely vanity the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up They [are] lighter than a breath.

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

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

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

12 And with You, O Lord, [is] kindness, For You repay to each, 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.