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. On jeduthun. A psalm of David. I wait alone in silence for God; From him comes my help.
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].
Yes, he is my rock, my help, my retreat, I shall not be shaken too sorely.
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 you, all of you, batter a man, as one might a leaning wall?
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].
From his height they are planning to topple him. They take pleasure in falsehood; they bless with their mouth, but inwardly 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].
I wait alone in silence for God; for from him comes 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.
Yes, he is my rock, my help, my retreat, I shall not be shaken too sorely.
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 rests my honor and safety, in God is my strong rock, my refuge.
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 you people assembled, pour out your heart in his presence; 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.
The lowly are nought but a breath, the lofty are but an illusion: in the balances up they go, they are lighter than breath altogether.
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 gain of extortion, set no vain hopes in robbery. As for wealth, if it bears fruit, set not your heart upon it.
11 I have heard God say more than once that he is the one who [really] has power,
One thing God has uttered, two things there are which I heard that power belongs 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 to you, too, O Lord, belongs kindness; for you requite each person according to what they have done.
