16 Heb “my high rocky summit.”
17 Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).
18 The wording is identical to that of v. 2, except that רַבָּה (, “greatly”) does not appear in v. 6.
19 Heb “upon God [is] my deliverance and my glory, the high rocky summit of my strength, my shelter [is] in God.”
20 To “pour out one’s heart” means to offer up to God intense, emotional lamentation and petitionary prayers (see Lam 2:19).
21 Heb “only a breath [are] the sons of mankind, a lie [are] the sons of man.” The phrases “sons of mankind” and “sons of man” also appear together in Ps 49:2. Because of the parallel line there, where “rich and poor” are mentioned, a number of interpreters and translators treat these expressions as polar opposites, בְּנֵי אָדָם (béney ’adam) referring to the lower classes and בְּנֵי אִישׁ (béney ’ish) to higher classes. But usage does not support such a view. The rare phrase בְּנֵי אִישׁ (“sons of man”) appears to refer to human beings in general in its other uses (see Pss 4:2; Lam 3:33). It is better to understand the phrases as synonymous expressions.
22 The noun הֶבֶל (hevel), translated “a breath” earlier in the verse, appears again here.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He only is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

On God rests my salvation and my glory;

my mighty rock, my refuge is God.

Trust in him at all times, O people;

pour out your heart before him;

God is a refuge for us. Selah

Those of low estate are but a breath;

those of high estate are a delusion;

in the balances they go up;

they are together lighter than a breath.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Truly he is my rock and my salvation;

he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

My salvation and my honor depend on God;

he is my mighty rock, my refuge.

Trust in him at all times, you people;

pour out your hearts to him,

for God is our refuge.

Surely the lowborn are but a breath,

the highborn are but a lie.

If weighed on a balance, they are nothing;

together they are only a breath.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He alone is my rock and my salvation,

my stronghold; I will not be shaken.

My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.

My refuge is in God.

Trust in him at all times, you people;

pour out your hearts before him.

God is our refuge.

Selah

Common people are only a vapor;

important people, an illusion.

Together on a scale,

they weigh less than a vapor.

NLTNew Living Translation

He alone is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress where I will not be shaken.

My victory and honor come from God alone.

He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.

O my people, trust in him at all times.

Pour out your heart to him,

for God is our refuge.

Interlude

Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,

and the powerful are not what they appear to be.

If you weigh them on the scales,

together they are lighter than a breath of air.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Only he is my rock and my salvation,

my high stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

On God rests my salvation and my glory;

God is my strong rock, my refuge.

Trust him at all times, O people;

pour out before him your heart.

God is a refuge for us. Selah

Only a vapor are men of low degree,

a deception are men of high degree.

Weighed in a balance,

together they are lighter than a vapor.

KJV 1900King James Version

He only is my rock and my salvation:

He is my defence; I shall not be moved.

In God is my salvation and my glory:

The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

Trust in him at all times; ye people,

Pour out your heart before him:

God is a refuge for us. Selah.

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.

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