Psalm 62:9-11
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
9 Common people are only a vapour;
important people, an illusion.
Together on a scale,
they weigh less than[a] a vapour.(A)
10 Place no trust in oppression
or false hope in robbery.(B)
If wealth increases,
don’t set your heart on it.(C)
11 God has spoken once;
I have heard this twice:
strength belongs to God,(D)
Footnotes
- 62:9 Lit they go up more than
Psalm 62:9-11
New International Version
9 Surely the lowborn(A) are but a breath,(B)
the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,(C) they are nothing;
together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion(D)
or put vain hope in stolen goods;(E)
though your riches increase,
do not set your heart on them.(F)
11 One thing God has spoken,
two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,(G)
Psalm 62:9-11
King James Version
9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
Read full chapterCopyright © 2024 by Holman Bible Publishers.
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
