Psalm 62

Psalm 62

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Psalm 62

God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

    For the choir director; ^[a]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. ^{1 (A)}My soul waits in silence for God only;
From Him ^(B)is my salvation.
² He only is my ^(C)rock and my salvation,
My ^(D)stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.
 ³ How long will you assail a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a ^(E)leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
⁴ They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;
They ^(F)delight in falsehood;
They ^(G)bless with ^[b]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse.
                         ^[c]Selah.

 ⁵ My soul, ^(H)wait in silence for God only,
For my hope is from Him.
⁶ He only is ^(I)my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
⁷ On God my ^(J)salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my ^(K)refuge is in God.
^{8 (L)}Trust in Him at all times, O people;
^(M)Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us.
                         Selah.

 ⁹ Men of ^(N)low degree are only ^(O)vanity and men of rank are a ^(P)lie;
In the ^(Q)balances they go up;
They are together lighter than breath.
^{10 (R)}Do not trust in oppression
And do not ^[d]vainly hope in ^(S)robbery;
If riches increase, ^(T)do not set your heart upon them.
 ^{11 [e]}Once God has ^(U)spoken;
^[f]Twice I have heard this:
That ^(V)power belongs to God;
¹² And lovingkindness ^(W)is Yours, O Lord,
For You ^(X)recompense a man according to his work.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 62:1 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 or Musical interlude
4. Psalm 62:10 Lit become vain in robbery
5. Psalm 62:11 Or One thing
6. Psalm 62:11 Or These two things I have heard

Cross references:

1. Psalm 62:1 : Ps 33:20
2. Psalm 62:1 : Ps 37:39
3. Psalm 62:2 : Ps 89:26
4. Psalm 62:2 : Ps 59:17; 62:6
5. Psalm 62:3 : Is 30:13
6. Psalm 62:4 : Ps 4:2
7. Psalm 62:4 : Ps 28:3; 55:21
8. Psalm 62:5 : Ps 62:1
9. Psalm 62:6 : Ps 62:2
10. Psalm 62:7 : Ps 85:9; Jer 3:23
11. Psalm 62:7 : Ps 46:1
12. Psalm 62:8 : Ps 37:3, 5; 52:8; Is 26:4
13. Psalm 62:8 : 1 Sam 1:15; Ps 42:4; Lam 2:19
14. Psalm 62:9 : Ps 49:2
15. Psalm 62:9 : Job 7:16; Ps 39:5; Is 40:17
16. Psalm 62:9 : Ps 116:11
17. Psalm 62:9 : Is 40:15
18. Psalm 62:10 : Is 30:12
19. Psalm 62:10 : Is 61:8; Ezek 22:29; Nah 3:1
20. Psalm 62:10 : Job 31:25; Ps 49:6; 52:7; Mark 10:24; Luke 12:15; 1 Tim 6:10
21. Psalm 62:11 : Job 33:14; 40:5
22. Psalm 62:11 : Ps 59:17; Rev 19:1
23. Psalm 62:12 : Ps 86:5; 103:8; 130:7
24. Psalm 62:12 : Job 34:11; Ps 28:4; Jer 17:10; Matt 16:27; Rom 2:6; 1 Cor 3:8; Rev 2:23