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].
To the chief music-maker. After Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David. My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my salvation.
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 only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.
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 go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?
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].
Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah)
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].
My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my hope.
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 only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.
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].
In God is my salvation, and my glory; the Rock of my strength, and my safe place.
8 [You my] people, always trust in him. Tell him all your troubles, because he is (our refuge/the one who protects us) [MET].
Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah)
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.
Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.
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.
Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.
11 I have heard God say more than once that he is the one who [really] has power,
Once has God said, twice has it come to my ears, that power is God's:
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 mercy, O Lord, is yours, for you give to every man the reward of his work.
