God Is a Refuge for Us

¹Surely my soul waits in silence for God;

From Him is my salvation.

²Surely He is my rock and my salvation,

My 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 leaning wall, like a fence thrust down?

⁴Surely they have counseled to thrust him down from his high position;

They find pleasure in falsehood;

They bless with their mouth,

But inwardly they curse. Selah.

⁵¶Surely wait in silence for God, O my soul,

For my hope is from Him.

⁶Surely He is my rock and my salvation,

My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

⁷On God my salvation and my glory rest ;

The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.

⁸Trust in Him at all times, O people;

Pour out your heart before Him;

God is a refuge for us. Selah.

⁹¶Surely men of low degree are merely vanity and men of rank are a lie;[#62:9 Lit sons of men; #62:9 Lit sons of men of rank]

In the balances they go up;

They are together lighter than a breath of vanity.

¹⁰Do not trust in oppression

And do not put vain hope in robbery;

If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them .

¹¹¶Once God has spoken;[#62:11 Or One thing]

Twice I have heard this:

That strength belongs to God;

¹²And that to You, O Lord, belongs lovingkindness,

For You repay a man according to his work.