1 For the Leader; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
2 Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness; from Him cometh my salvation.
3 He only is my rock and my salvation, my high tower, I shall not be greatly moved.
4 How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may slay him, all of you, {N}
as a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
5 They only devise to thrust him down from his height, delighting in lies; {N}
they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah
6 Only for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; for from Him cometh my hope.
7 He only is my rock and my salvation, my high tower, I shall not be moved.
8 Upon God resteth my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
9 Trust in Him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before Him; {N}
God is a refuge for us. Selah
10 Men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie; {N}
if they be laid in the balances, they are together lighter than vanity.
11 Trust not in oppression, and put not vain hope in robbery; {N}
if riches increase, set not your heart thereon.
12 God hath spoken once, twice have I heard this: that strength belongeth unto God;
13 Also unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy; for Thou renderest to every man according to his work. {P}