Psalm 62

Contemporary English Version

³ I feel like a shaky fence
    or a sagging wall.
How long will all of you
    attack and assault me?
⁴ You want to bring me down
    from my place of honor.
You love to tell lies,
and when your words are kind,
    hatred hides in your heart.

⁵ Only God gives inward peace,
    and I depend on him.
⁶ God alone is the mighty rock
    that keeps me safe,
and he is the fortress
    where I feel secure.
⁷ God saves me and honors me.
He is that mighty rock
    where I find safety.

⁸ Trust God, my friends,
    and always tell him
each of your concerns.
    God is our place of safety.

⁹ We humans are only a breath;
    none of us are truly great.
All of us together weigh less
    than a puff of air.
¹⁰ Don't trust in violence
or depend on dishonesty
    or rely on great wealth.

¹¹ I heard God say two things:
“I am powerful,
^{12     (A)} and I am very kind.”
The Lord rewards each of us
    according to what we do.