Confidence in God’s Salvation

¹ For the music director, on Jeduthun.¹ A psalm of David.² Only for God my soul waits in silence. From him is my salvation.

1. One of David’s musicians (1 Chr 16:41)
2. The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one

² Only he is my rock and my salvation, my high stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

³ How long will you attack a man? All of you will be shattered¹ like a leaning wall, a tottering fence.

1. Or “All of you shatter him”

⁴ They only¹ plan to thrust him down from his high position; they are pleased with deception. With their mouths² they bless, but ⌞inwardly⌟³ they curse. Selah

1. This word appears first in the Hebrew verse.
2. Hebrew “his mouth”
3. Literally “in the midst of them”

⁵ Only for God wait in silence, O my soul, because my hope is from him.

⁶ Only he is my rock and my salvation, my high stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

⁷ On God rests my salvation and my glory; God¹ is my strong rock, my refuge.

1. Or “In God”

⁸ Trust him at all times, O people; pour out before him your heart. God is a refuge for us. Selah

⁹ Only a vapor¹ are men of low degree, a deception are men of high degree. ⌞Weighed⌟² in a balance, together they are lighter than a vapor.

1. Or “breath”
2. Literally “To go up”

¹⁰ Do not trust in extortion, and do not put vain confidence in robbery. If wealth increases, do not set your heart on it.

¹¹ Once God has spoken; twice I have heard this: that strength belongs to God.

¹² And to you belongs loyal love, O Lord, because you will render to each according to his work.