¹For the leader. Set in the style of Y’dutun. A psalm of David:

²My soul waits in silence for God alone;

my salvation comes from him.

³He alone is my rock and salvation,

my stronghold; I won’t be greatly moved.

⁴How long will you assail a person

in order to murder him, all of you,

as if he were a sagging wall

or a shaky fence?

⁵They only want to shake him from his height,

they take delight in lying —

with their mouths they bless,

but inwardly they curse. (Selah)

⁶My soul, wait in silence for God alone,

because my hope comes from him.

⁷He alone is my rock and salvation,

my stronghold; I won’t be moved.

⁸My safety and honor rest on God.

My strong rock and refuge are in God.

⁹Trust in him, people, at all times;

pour out your heart before him;

God is a refuge for us. (Selah)

¹⁰Ordinary folks are merely a breath

and important people a sham;

if you lay them on a balance-scale, they go up —

both together are lighter than nothing.

¹¹Don’t put your trust in extortion,

don’t put false hopes in robbery;

even if wealth increases,

don’t set your heart on it.

¹²God has spoken once, I have heard it twice:

strength belongs to God.

¹³Also to you, Adonai , belongs grace;

for you reward all as their deeds deserve.