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God Is a Refuge for Us

For the choir director. According to [a]Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

62 (A)Surely my soul waits in silence for God;
From Him (B)is my salvation.
Surely He is my (C)rock and my salvation,
My (D)stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

How long will you assail a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a (E)leaning wall, like a fence thrust down?
Surely they have counseled to thrust him down from his high position;
They (F)find pleasure in falsehood;
They (G)bless with [b]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. [c]Selah.

Surely (H)wait in silence for God, O my soul,
For my hope is from Him.
Surely He is (I)my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
On God my (J)salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my (K)refuge is in God.
(L)Trust in Him at all times, O people;
(M)Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Surely [d]men of (N)low degree are merely (O)vanity and [e]men of rank are a (P)lie;
In the (Q)balances they go up;
They are together lighter than a breath of vanity.
10 (R)Do not trust in oppression
And do not put vain hope in (S)robbery;
If riches increase, (T)do not set your heart upon them.

11 [f]Once God has (U)spoken;
[g]Twice I have heard this:
That (V)strength belongs to God;
12 And that (W)to You, O Lord, belongs lovingkindness,
For You (X)repay a man according to his work.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 62 Title Cf. 1 Chr 16:41; 25:1; Ps 39 and 77 titles
  2. Psalm 62:4 Lit his
  3. Psalm 62:4 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
  4. Psalm 62:9 Lit sons of men
  5. Psalm 62:9 Lit sons of men of rank
  6. Psalm 62:11 Or One thing
  7. Psalm 62:11 Or These two things I have heard

Psalm 62

Trust in God Alone

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun.(A) A Davidic psalm.

I am at rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from Him.(B)
He alone is my rock and my salvation,(C)
my stronghold; I will never be shaken.(D)

How long will you threaten a man?
Will all of you attack[a]
as if he were a leaning wall
or a tottering stone fence?(E)
They only plan to bring him down
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.(F)Selah

Rest in God alone, my soul,
for my hope comes from Him.(G)
He alone is my rock and my salvation,(H)
my stronghold; I will not be shaken.(I)
My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.
My refuge is in God.(J)
Trust in Him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before Him.
God is our refuge.(K)Selah

Men are only a vapor;
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.(L)
10 Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.[b](M)

11 God has spoken once;
I have heard this twice:
strength belongs to God,(N)
12 and faithful love belongs to You, Lord.
For You repay each according to his works.(O)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 62:3 Some Hb mss read you be struck down
  2. Psalm 62:10 Lit increases, do not set heart