62
For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthan. A Psalm by David [Beloved].
Context: David [Beloved] flees Jerusalem [City of peace] from Absolom [My father peace]. (2 Sam 15-17)
1 My soul rests in God alone.
My yishu'ah ·salvation· comes from him.
2 He alone is my rock and my yishu'ah ·salvation·, my fortress—
I will never be greatly shaken.
3 How long will you assault a man,
would all of you throw him down,
Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
4 They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place.
They delight in lies.
They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly.
Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.
5 My soul, wait in silence for God alone,
for my expectation is from him.
6 He alone is my rock and my yishu'ah ·salvation·, my fortress.
I will not be shaken.
7 With God is my yesha' ·salvation· and my kavod ·weighty glory·.
The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people.
Pour out your heart before him.
God is a refuge for us.
Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.
9 Surely men of low degree are just a breath,
and men of high degree are a lie.
In the balances they will go up.
They are together lighter than a breath.
10 Don’t trust in oppression.
Don’t become vain in robbery.
If riches increase,
don’t set your heart on them.
11 God has spoken once;
twice I have sh'ma ·heard obeyed· this,
that power belongs to God.
12 Also to you, Lord, belongs chesed ·loving-kindness·,
for you reward every man according to his work. *
* 62:12 . Quoted in Rom 2:6; 1 Cor 3:8; 2 Tim 4:14