1 ARST God is the only one who can give me peace in my inner being, and he is the one who saves me from my enemies. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
2 ARST Only he is like a huge rock on which I can be safe; he is like a fortress high up that my enemies cannot climb. BSB BSB: He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
3 ARST When will you, my enemies, stop attacking me? I feel that I am as weak against you as a leaning wall or a broken- down fence. BSB BSB: How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
4 ARST My enemies plan to remove me from my important position so that people no longer honor me. They delight in telling lies. They bless people by what they say, but in their inner beings they curse those people. BSB BSB: They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
5 ARST God is the only one who gives me peace in my inner being; he is the one whom I confidently expect to help me. BSB BSB: Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
6 ARST Only he is like a huge rock on which I can be safe; he is like a shelter; my enemies can never reach me there. BSB BSB: He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
7 ARST God is the one who saves me and honors me. He is like a huge, strong rock on which I can find shelter. BSB BSB: My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
8 ARST You my people, always trust in him. Tell him all your troubles because we go to him for safety. BSB BSB: Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
9 ARST People who are considered to be unimportant are as unreliable as a breath of air; people who are considered to be important also really amount to nothing. If you put them all on a scale, it would be as if they weighed less than a puff of air. BSB BSB: Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
10 ARST Do not trust in money gained by extorting it from others; do not try to gain anything by robbing others. If you become very wealthy, do not trust in your money. BSB BSB: Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
11 ARST I have heard God say more than once that he is the one who really has power, BSB BSB: God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
12 ARST and that he is the one who faithfully loves us, as he promised. He rewards every one of us according to the deeds that we do. BSB BSB: and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
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