Psalms 62 — parallel

62:1

For the Leader; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.

62:2

Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness; From Him cometh my salvation.

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62:3

He only is my rock and my salvation, My high tower, I shall not be greatly moved.

^62:2 He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

62:4

How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, As a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

^62:3 How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

62:5

They only devise to thrust him down from his height, delighting in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah

^62:4 They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

62:6

Only for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; For from Him cometh my hope.

^62:5 Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

62:7

He only is my rock and my salvation, My high tower, I shall not be moved.

^62:6 He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.

62:8

Upon God resteth my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

^62:7 My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.

62:9

Trust in Him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

^62:8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

62:10

Men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie; If they be laid in the balances, they are together lighter than vanity.

^62:9 Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

62:11

Trust not in oppression, And put not vain hope in robbery; If riches increase, set not your heart thereon.

^62:10 Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

62:12

God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this: That strength belongeth unto God;

^62:11 God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,

62:13

Also unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy; For Thou renderest to every man according to his work.

^62:12 and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man .