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].
Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm of David. Shall not my soul be subject to God? for 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].
For he is my God and my saviour: he is my protector, I shall be moved no more.
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 do you rush in upon a man? you all kill, as if you were thrusting down a leaning wall, and 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].
But they have thought to cast away my price; I ran in thirst: they blessed with their mouth, but cursed with their heart.
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].
But be thou, O my soul, subject to God: for from him is my patience.
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.
For he is my God and my saviour: he is my helper, 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].
In God is my salvation and my glory: he is the God of my help, and my hope 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, all ye congregation of people: pour out your hearts before him. God is our helper for ever.
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.
But vain are the sons of men, the sons of men are liars in the balances: that by vanity they may together deceive.
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.
Trust not in iniquity, and cover not robberies: if riches abound, set not your heart upon them.
11 I have heard God say more than once that he is the one who [really] has power,
God hath spoken once, these two things have I heard, that power belongeth 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 mercy to thee, O Lord; for thou wilt render to every man according to his works.
