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 OVERSEER. FOR JEDUTHUN. A PSALM OF DAVID. Toward God alone [is] my soul silent, My salvation [is] 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, My tower, I am not much 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].

Until when do you devise mischief against a man? All of you are destroyed, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

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].

Only—from his excellence They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, they bless with their mouth, And revile with their heart. (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].

For God alone, be silent, O my soul, For my hope [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 alone [is] my rock and my salvation, My tower, I am not 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].

On 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].

Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth your heart before Him, God [is] a refuge for 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.

Surely vanity the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up They [are] lighter 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.

Do not trust in oppression, And do not become vain in robbery, Do not set the heart [on] wealth when it increases.

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

Once has God spoken, twice I heard this, That “strength [is] with 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 with You, O Lord, [is] kindness, For You repay to each, According to his work!