< Mga Awit 62 >
1 Sa Dios lamang naghihintay ng tahimik ang aking kaluluwa: sa kaniya galing ang aking kaligtasan.
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 Siya lamang ang aking kanlungan at aking kaligtasan: siya ang aking matayog na moog; hindi ako lubhang makikilos.
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 Hanggang kailan maghahaka kayo ng masama laban sa isang tao. Upang patayin siya ninyong lahat, na gaya ng pader na tumagilid, o bakod na nabubuwal?
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 Sila'y nagsisisangguni lamang upang ibagsak siya sa kaniyang karilagan; sila'y natutuwa sa mga kasinungalingan: sila'y nagsisibasbas ng kanilang bibig, nguni't nanganunumpa sa loob. (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 Kaluluwa ko, maghintay kang tahimik sa Dios lamang; sapagka't ang aking pagasa ay mula sa kaniya.
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 Siya lamang ang aking malaking bato at aking kaligtasan: siya'y aking matayog na moog; hindi ako makikilos.
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 Nasa Dios ang aking kaligtasan at aking kaluwalhatian; ang malaking bato ng aking kalakasan, at ang kanlungan ko'y nasa Dios.
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 Magsitiwala kayo sa kaniya buong panahon, kayong mga bayan; buksan ninyo ang inyong dibdib sa harap niya; Dios ay kanlungan sa atin. (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 Tunay na walang kabuluhan ang mga taong may mababang kalagayan, at ang mga taong may mataas na kalagayan ay kabulaanan: sa mga timbangan ay sasampa (sila) silang magkakasama ay lalong magaan kay sa walang kabuluhan.
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 Huwag kang tumiwala sa kapighatian, at huwag maging walang kabuluhan sa pagnanakaw: kung ang mga kayamanan ay lumago, huwag ninyong paglalagakan ng inyong puso.
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 Ang Dios ay nagsalitang minsan, makalawang aking narinig ito; na ang kapangyarihan ay ukol sa Dios:
I have heard God say more than once that he is the one who [really] has power,
12 Sa iyo naman, Oh Panginoon, ukol ang kagandahang-loob: sapagka't ikaw ay nagbabayad sa bawa't tao ayon sa kaniyang gawa.
and that he is the one who faithfully loves [us]. He rewards every one [of us] according to the deeds that we do.