Psalms 62

1 To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation.

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].

2 He only [is] my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.

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].

3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall [shall ye be], [and as] a tottering fence.

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].

4 They only consult to cast [him] down from his excellence: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. (Selah)

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].

5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.

God is the only one who gives me peace in my inner being; he is the one whom I confidently expect [to help me].

6 He only [is] my rock and my salvation: [he is] my defense; I shall not be moved.

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.

7 In God [is] my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, [and] my refuge, [is] in God.

God is the one who saves me and honors me. He is [like an overhanging] strong rock under which I [can] find shelter [MET].

8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. (Selah)

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

9 Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity.

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.

10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart [upon them].

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.

11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power [belongeth] to God.

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

12 Also to thee, O LORD, [belongeth] mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

and that he is the one who faithfully loves [us]. He rewards every one [of us] according to the deeds that we do.