Waiting on God 1 UST God is the one who saves me from my enemies, and I am waiting quietly for him to do that. 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 UST He is the only one who can save me. He protects me as if he were a rock I could climb onto in order to be safe. No one would harm me at all. BSB BSB: He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
3 UST My enemies are threatening me, but they will not be able to keep doing that. God will destroy all of them, just as a leaning wall falls down and just as people can push a fence onto the ground. 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 UST My enemies are plotting together to do one thing. They want to remove me from my important position. They enjoy telling lies. They say things to bless people, but in their inner beings, they are cursing those people. Selah 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 UST Because I am expecting God to help me, I will wait quietly for him alone to do that. BSB BSB: Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
6 UST He is the only one who can save me. He protects me as if he were a rock I could climb onto in order to be safe. No one would harm me. BSB BSB: He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
7 UST God is the one who saves me and honors me. God is like a huge rock to which I can go to be safe. He makes me strong. BSB BSB: My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
8 UST You Israelite people should always trust in God. Pray earnestly to him in his presence. He is the one who keeps us safe. Selah BSB BSB: Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
9 UST Certainly, ordinary people lack the power to help, and important people are not as powerful as they seem. If you put them all on a scale, it would be as if they weighed less than 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 UST It is foolish to expect to get rich by cheating other people or by stealing from them. If you become wealthy, do not rely on 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 UST God has said very reliably that he is the one who truly has power. BSB BSB: God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
12 UST God is also the one who always keeps his promises. He punishes people who do wrong things but rewards people who do good things. BSB BSB: and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
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