Psalm 62

Psalm 62

For the choir director; according to Jeduthun; a psalm by David. 

¹My soul waits calmly for God alone. 

My salvation comes from him. 

²He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold. 

I cannot be severely shaken. 

³How long will all of you attack a person? 

How long will you try to murder him, 

as though he were a leaning wall or a sagging fence? 

⁴They plan to force him out of his high position. 

They are happy to lie. 

They bless with their mouths, 

but in their hearts they curse. 

Selah 

⁵Wait calmly for God alone, my soul, 

because my hope comes from him. 

⁶He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold. 

I cannot be shaken. 

⁷My salvation and my glory depend on God. 

God is the rock of my strength, my refuge. 

⁸Trust him at all times, you people. 

Pour out your hearts in his presence. 

God is our refuge. 

Selah 

⁹Common people are only a whisper in the wind. 

Important people are only a delusion. 

When all of them are weighed on a scale, they amount to nothing. 

They are less than a whisper in the wind. 

¹⁰Do not count on extortion ⸤to make you rich⸥. 

Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. 

When riches increase, do not depend on them. 

¹¹God has spoken once. 

I have heard it ⸤said⸥ twice: 

“Power belongs to God. 

¹²Mercy belongs to you, O Lord. 

You reward a person based on what he has done.”