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 the leader of the music of the Jeduthunites, A psalm of David.” Truly my soul resteth on God alone; From him cometh my deliverance!

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; He is my safeguard, I shall not wholly fall!

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 continue to assault a single man? How long will ye all seek to destroy me, Like a bending 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 study how to cast me down from my eminence; They delight in falsehood; They bless with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse.

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, rest thou on God alone, For from him cometh 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 alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my safeguard, —I shall not fall.

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].

From God cometh my help and my glory: My strong rock, my refuge, is 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, ye people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our refuge!

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 degree are vanity, And men of high degree are a lie; Placed in the balance, They are all 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.

Trust not in extortion; Place no vain hopes in rapine! If riches increase, set not your heart upon them!

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

Once hath God promised, twice have I heard it, That power 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.

To thee also, O Lord! belongeth mercy; For thou dost render to every man according to his work!