Psalms 62

1A psalm of David while he was in the desert of Edom.

1 My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my salvation.

2O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!

2He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.

3In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.

3How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?

4For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips will praise.

4Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)

5Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.

5My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my hope.

6Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.

6He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.

7If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:

7In God is my salvation, and my glory; the Rock of my strength, and my safe place.

8Because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the cover of thy wings:

8Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.)

9My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.

9Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.

10But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:

10Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

11They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.

11Once has God said, twice has it come to my ears, that power is God's:

12But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.

12And mercy, O Lord, is yours, for you give to every man the reward of his work.