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 Musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Upon God alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is 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; my high fortress: I shall 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 ye assail a man; will ye [seek], all of you, to break him down as a bowing 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 only consult to thrust [him] down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. (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].

Upon God alone, O my soul, rest peacefully; for my expectation is 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 only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be 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].

With God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, 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].

Confide in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is our refuge. (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.

Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together [lighter] than vanity.

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.

Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.

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

Once hath God spoken, twice have I heard this, that strength [belongeth] unto 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 unto thee, O Lord, [belongeth] loving-kindness; for thou renderest to every man according to his work.