Psalm 62
Trust in God Alone
For the choir director: according to Jeduthun.(A) A psalm of David.
1 I am at rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from him.(B)
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,(C)
my stronghold; I will never be shaken.(D)
3 How long will you threaten a man?
Will all of you attack[a]
as if he were a leaning wall
or a tottering fence?(E)
4 They only plan to bring him down
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.(F)Selah
5 Rest in God alone, my soul,
for my hope comes from him.(G)
6 He alone is my rock and my salvation,(H)
my stronghold; I will not be shaken.(I)
7 My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.
My refuge is in God.(J)
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before him.
God is our refuge.(K)Selah
9 Common people are only a vapor;
important people, an illusion.
Together on a scale,
they weigh less than[b] a vapor.(L)
10 Place no trust in oppression
or false hope in robbery.(M)
If wealth increases,
don’t set your heart on it.(N)
11 God has spoken once;
I have heard this twice:
strength belongs to God,(O)
12 and faithful love belongs to you, Lord.
For you repay each according to his works.(P)
Footnotes
Cross references
- 62:0 : Ps 39
- 62:1 : Ps 33:20; 37:39
- 62:1–2 : Dt 32:15; 2Sm 22:47
- 62:2 : Ps 37:24; 55:22
- 62:3 : Is 30:13
- 62:4 : Ps 4:2; 55:21
- 62:5 : Ps 71:5
- 62:6 : Ps 89:26; 95:1
- 62:6 : Ps 16:8; 21:7
- 62:7 : Ps 18:2
- 62:8 : Ps 91:2; 118:8–9
- 62:9 : Ps 39:5–6,11; Ec 1:2; Is 40:17
- 62:10 : Pr 22:16
- 62:10 : Jb 31:24–25; Pr 11:28; Mk 4:19; 1Tm 6:10,17–19
- 62:11 : Jb 40:5
- 62:12 : Mt 16:27; Rm 2:6; Rv 22:12