Psalm 62

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Psalm 62^[a]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

¹Truly my soul finds rest^(A) in God;^(B)
my salvation comes from him.
²Truly he is my rock^(C) and my salvation;^(D)
he is my fortress,^(E) I will never be shaken.^(F)

³How long will you assault me?
    Would all of you throw me down—
    this leaning wall,^(G) this tottering fence?
⁴Surely they intend to topple me
    from my lofty place;
    they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
    but in their hearts they curse.^[b]^(H)

⁵Yes, my soul, find rest in God;^(I)
    my hope comes from him.
⁶Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
⁷My salvation and my honor depend on God^[c];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.^(J)
⁸Trust in him at all times, you people;^(K)
    pour out your hearts to him,^(L)
    for God is our refuge.

⁹Surely the lowborn^(M) are but a breath,^(N)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,^(O) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.
¹⁰Do not trust in extortion^(P)
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;^(Q)
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.^(R)

¹¹One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,^(S)
¹²    and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;^(T)
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”^(U)

Footnotes

Psalm 62:1 In Hebrew texts 62:1-12 is numbered 62:2-13.
Psalm 62:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.
Psalm 62:7 Or / God Most High is my salvation and my honor

Hosea 12:2-14

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²The Lord has a charge^(A) to bring against Judah;^(B)
    he will punish^(C) Jacob^[a] according to his ways
    and repay him according to his deeds.^(D)
³In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel;^(E)
    as a man he struggled^(F) with God.
⁴He struggled with the angel and overcame him;
    he wept and begged for his favor.
He found him at Bethel^(G)
    and talked with him there—
⁵the Lord God Almighty,
    the Lord is his name!^(H)
⁶But you must return^(I) to your God;
    maintain love and justice,^(J)
    and wait for your God always.^(K)

⁷The merchant uses dishonest scales^(L)
    and loves to defraud.
⁸Ephraim boasts,^(M)
    “I am very rich; I have become wealthy.^(N)
With all my wealth they will not find in me
    any iniquity or sin.”

⁹“I have been the Lord your God
    ever since you came out of Egypt;^(O)
I will make you live in tents^(P) again,
    as in the days of your appointed festivals.
¹⁰I spoke to the prophets,
    gave them many visions
    and told parables^(Q) through them.”^(R)

¹¹Is Gilead wicked?^(S)
    Its people are worthless!
Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?^(T)
    Their altars will be like piles of stones
    on a plowed field.^(U)
¹²Jacob fled to the country of Aram^[b];^(V)
    Israel served to get a wife,
    and to pay for her he tended sheep.^(W)
¹³The Lord used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt,^(X)
    by a prophet he cared for him.^(Y)
¹⁴But Ephraim has aroused his bitter anger;
    his Lord will leave on him the guilt of his bloodshed^(Z)
    and will repay him for his contempt.^(AA)

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Footnotes

Hosea 12:2 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.
Hosea 12:12 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia

Matthew 19:16-22

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The Rich and the Kingdom of God^(A)

¹⁶Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life^(B)?”^(C)

¹⁷“Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”^(D)

¹⁸“Which ones?” he inquired.

Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery,^(E) you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, ¹⁹honor your father and mother,’^[a]^(F) and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’^[b]”^(G)

²⁰“All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”

²¹Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect,^(H) go, sell your possessions and give to the poor,^(I) and you will have treasure in heaven.^(J) Then come, follow me.”

²²When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

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