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Psalm 62
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(A psalm by David for Jeduthun, the music leader.)

God Is Powerful and Kind

1 Only God can save me,
    and I calmly wait for[a] him.
2 God alone is the mighty rock[b]
    that keeps me safe
and the fortress
    where I am secure.

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.

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Footnotes

  1. 62.1 calmly wait for: Or “am at peace with.”
  2. 62.2 mighty rock: See the note at 18.2.
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Psalm 62
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Psalm 62[a]

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

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

3 How long will you assault me?
    Would all of you throw me down—
    this leaning wall,(G) this tottering fence?
4 Surely 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)

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

9 Surely 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.
10 Do 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)

11 One 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)

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Footnotes

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