Psalms 62
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Berean Standard Bible
1(62-1) For the Leader; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. (62-2) Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness; from Him cometh my salvation.
1In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
2(62-3) He only is my rock and my salvation, my high tower, I shall not be greatly moved.
2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
3(62-4) How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may slay him, all of you, as a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
3How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
4(62-5) They only devise to thrust him down from his height, delighting in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah
4They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
5(62-6) Only for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; for from Him cometh my hope.
5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
6(62-7) He only is my rock and my salvation, my high tower, I shall not be moved.
6He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
7(62-8) Upon God resteth my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
8(62-9) Trust in Him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
9(62-10) Men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie; if they be laid in the balances, they are together lighter than vanity.
9Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
10(62-11) Trust not in oppression, and put not vain hope in robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart thereon.
10Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
11(62-12) God hath spoken once, twice have I heard this: that strength belongeth unto God;
11God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
12(62-13) Also unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy; for Thou renderest to every man according to his work.
12and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
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