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Psalm 62:7-9
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7 God delivers me and exalts me;
God is my strong protector and my shelter.[a]
8 Trust in him at all times, you people!
Pour out your hearts before him.[b]
God is our shelter. (Selah)
9 Men are nothing but a mere breath;
human beings are unreliable.[c]
When they are weighed in the scales,
all of them together are lighter than air.[d]

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  1. Psalm 62:7 tn Heb “upon God [is] my deliverance and my glory, the high rocky summit of my strength, my shelter [is] in God.”
  2. Psalm 62:8 tn To “pour out one’s heart” means to offer up to God intense, emotional lamentation and petitionary prayers (see Lam 2:19).
  3. Psalm 62:9 tn Heb “only a breath [are] the sons of mankind, a lie [are] the sons of man.” The phrases “sons of mankind” and “sons of man” also appear together in Ps 49:2. Because of the parallel line there, where “rich and poor” are mentioned, a number of interpreters and translators treat these expressions as polar opposites, בְּנֵי אָדָם (bene ʾadam) referring to the lower classes and בְּנֵי אִישׁ (bene ʾish) to higher classes. But usage does not support such a view. The rare phrase בְּנֵי אִישׁ (“sons of man”) appears to refer to human beings in general in its other uses (see Pss 4:2; Lam 3:33). It is better to understand the phrases as synonymous expressions.
  4. Psalm 62:9 tn The noun הֶבֶל (hevel), translated “a breath” earlier in the verse, appears again here.
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Psalm 62:7-9
New International Version

7 My salvation and my honor depend on God[a];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.(A)
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;(B)
    pour out your hearts to him,(C)
    for God is our refuge.

9 Surely the lowborn(D) are but a breath,(E)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,(F) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.

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  1. Psalm 62:7 Or / God Most High is my salvation and my honor
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Psalm 62:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

7 God alone is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress; I shall not fall.
8 My deliverance and honor are with God,(A)
    my strong rock;
    my refuge is with God.
9 Trust God at all times, my people!
    Pour out your hearts to God our refuge!
Selah

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