62:1 [For the music director; ①according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.]
My soul waits in silence for God alone;
From Him comes my salvation.
▷ ①Cf. 1 Chr 16:41; 25:1; Ps 39 and 77 titles
62:2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.
62:3 How long will you attack a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
62:4 They have planned only to thrust him down from his high position;
They delight in falsehood;
They bless with ①their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah
▷ ①Lit his
62:5 My soul, wait in silence for God alone,
For my hope is from Him.
62:6 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
My refuge; I will not be shaken.
62:7 My salvation and my glory rest on God;
The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
62:8 Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your hearts before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
62:9 People of low standing are only breath, and people of rank are a lie;
In the balances they go up.
Together they are lighter than breath.
62:10 Do not trust in oppression,
And do not vainly rely on robbery;
If wealth increases, do not set your heart on it.
62:11 God has spoken ①once;
②Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God;
▷ ①Or one thing ②Or These two things I have heard
62:12 And faithfulness is Yours, Lord,
For You reward a person according to his work.