Psalms 62

1 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].

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

2 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].

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

3 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].

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

4 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].

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 God is the only one who gives me peace in my inner being; he is the one whom I confidently expect [to help me].

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

6 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.

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

7 God is the one who saves me and honors me. He is [like an overhanging] strong rock under which I [can] find shelter [MET].

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

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

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

9 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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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