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Psalm 62
New King James Version

### A Calm Resolve to Wait for the Salvation of God

#### To the Chief Musician. To (A)Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

62 Truly (B)my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my [a]defense;
I shall not be greatly (C)moved.[b]

3 How long will you attack a man?
You shall be slain, all of you,
(D)Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his high position;
They (E)delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly. Selah

5 My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my [c]expectation is from Him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be [d]moved.
7 (F)In God is my salvation and my glory;
The rock of my strength,
And my refuge, is in God.

8 Trust in Him at all times, you people;
(G)Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah

9 (H)Surely men of low degree are [e]a vapor,
Men of high degree are a lie;
If they are weighed on the scales,
They are altogether lighter than vapor.
10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
(I)If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.

11 God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.
12 Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;
For (J)You [f]render to each one according to his work.

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 62:2 strong tower
2. Psalm 62:2 shaken
3. Psalm 62:5 hope
4. Psalm 62:6 shaken
5. Psalm 62:9 vanity
6. Psalm 62:12 reward

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 62:1 : 1 Chr. 25:1
2. Psalm 62:1 : Ps. 33:20
3. Psalm 62:2 : Ps. 55:22
4. Psalm 62:3 : Is. 30:13
5. Psalm 62:4 : Ps. 28:3
6. Psalm 62:7 : [Jer. 3:23]
7. Psalm 62:8 : 1 Sam. 1:15; Ps. 42:4; Lam. 2:19
8. Psalm 62:9 : Job 7:16; Ps. 39:5; Is. 40:17
9. Psalm 62:10 : Job 31:25; [Mark 10:24; Luke 12:15; 1 Tim. 6:10]
10. Psalm 62:12 : [Matt. 16:27]; Rom. 2:6; 1 Cor. 3:8

New King James Version (NKJV)

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