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 Jeduthun, the music director. A psalm of David. Only in God do I find peace; 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 is the one who protects me and saves me; he keeps me safe so I will never be in danger.

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 are you going to attack me? All of you against one man! To you I'm just a broken wall, a collapsed 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 plan to throw me down from my high position; they love to tell lies. They say nice things to me, but inside they're cursing me. (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].

Only in God do I find peace; 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 is the one who protects me and saves me; he keeps me safe so I will not be in danger.

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 success come from God alone; God is my security and my protection.

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

My people, always trust in him. Pour out all your thoughts to him, for he is the one who looks after us. (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.

Ordinary people are mere breaths, while leaders are just fakes. Put them all together and weigh them on scales and they wouldn't weigh more than air!

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.

Don't trust in money made by extortion or robbery. Don't be proud of your wealth even if you are successful—don't make money what you live for.

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

God has already made it clear—I have heard it many times—power belongs to you, 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.

You show us trustworthy love. You give back to people in return for what they've done.