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Psalm 62:10
New English Translation
Psalm 62:10
New English Translation
10 Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression.[a]
Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery.[b]
If wealth increases, do not become attached to it.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 62:10 tn Heb “do not trust in oppression.” Here “oppression” stands by metonymy for the riches that can be gained by oppressive measures, as the final line of the verse indicates.
- Psalm 62:10 tn Heb “and in robbery do not place vain hope.” Here “robbery” stands by metonymy for the riches that can be gained by theft, as the next line of the verse indicates.
- Psalm 62:10 tn Heb “[as for] wealth, when it bears fruit, do not set [your] heart [on it].”
New English Translation (NET)
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