Psalm 62
Trust in God Alone
1 For the director. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
2 In God alone is my soul at rest;
it is from him that my salvation comes.
3 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress, so that I stand ever unshaken.
4 How long will you assault someone,
and all of you beat him down,
as if he were a leaning wall
or a tottering fence?
5 They devise plots to dislodge me
from my place on high
and delight in spreading lies about me.
They bless with their lips,
but they curse in their hearts. Selah
6 In God alone be at rest, O my soul;
it is from him that my hope comes.
7 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress, so that I stand unshaken.
8 My deliverance and my glory depend on God;
he is my mighty rock and my refuge.
9 Trust in him at all times, my people,
and pour out your heart before him,
for God is our refuge. Selah
10 Ordinary people are no more than a breath,
and the great are no more than a delusion.
When they are placed on scales all together,
they are lighter than air.
11 Do not place your trust in extortion,
and set no vain hopes in stolen goods;
no matter how greatly your wealth increases,
do not set your heart on it.
12 One thing God has revealed;
two things have I heard:
that power belongs to you, O God,
13 and so does kindness, O Lord.
You reward each person
in accordance with his deeds.
Footnotes
- Psalm 62:1
- Psalm 62:1
- Psalm 62:2
- Psalm 62:4
- Psalm 62:5
- Psalm 62:6
- Psalm 62:9
- Psalm 62:10
- Psalm 62:11
- Psalm 62:13
