New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 62

God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

For the choir director; Cf 1 Chr 16:41; 25:1; Ps 39 and 77 titlesaccording to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

1My soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315waitsin silenceדּֽוּמִיָּ֣הdu.mi.YahH1747for Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389; From Himis my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִֽי׃ye.shu.'a.TiH3444.

2He onlyH389is myrockצ֭וּרִיTzu.riH6697and my salvationH3444, Mystrongholdמִ֝שְׂגַּבִּ֗יmis.ga.BiH4869;I shall not be greatlyרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227shakenאֶמּ֥וֹט'e.MotH4131.

3Howאָ֤נָה׀'A.nahH575longעַד־'ad-H5704will you assailH1956a manאִישׁ֮'ishH376,That you may murderתְּרָצְּח֪וּte.ra.tze.ChuH7523him,allכֻ֫לְּכֶ֥םkhu.le.KhemH3605of you, Like aleaningנָט֑וּיna.TuiH5186wallH1447,like a totteringהַדְּחוּיָֽה׃ha.de.chu.YahH1760fenceH1447?

4They have counseledיָעֲצ֣וּya.'a.TzuH3289onlyאַ֤ךְ'akhH389to thrustלְהַדִּיחַ֮le.ha.di.aChH5080him downH5080from his highH7613positionH7613; Theydelightיִרְצ֪וּyir.TzuH7521in falsehoodכָ֫זָ֥בkha.ZavH3577; Theyblessיְבָרֵ֑כוּye.va.Re.khuH1288withtheir mouthבְּפִ֥יוbe.FivH6310,But inwardlyוּ֝בְקִרְבָּ֗םu.ve.kir.BamH7130they curseיְקַלְלוּ־ye.ka.lu-H7043.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

5My soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315,waitH1826in silenceH1826for Godלֵ֭אלֹהִיםLe.lo.himH430onlyH389,For my hopeתִּקְוָתִֽי׃tik.va.TiH8615is from Him.

6He onlyH389ismy rockצ֭וּרִיTzu.riH6697and my salvationוִֽישׁוּעָתִ֑יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444,My strongholdמִ֝שְׂגַּבִּ֗יmis.ga.BiH4869;I shall not be shakenאֶמּֽוֹט׃'e.MotH4131.

7On Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430mysalvationיִשְׁעִ֣יyish.'IH3468and my gloryוּכְבוֹדִ֑יu.khe.vo.DiH3519rest;The rockH6697of my strengthעֻזִּ֥י'u.ZiH5797, myrefugeמַ֝חְסִ֗יmach.SiH4268is in Godבֵּֽאלֹהִֽים׃Be.lo.HimH430.

8Trustבִּטְח֘וּbit.ChuH982in Him at allבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605timesעֵ֨ת׀'etH6256,O peopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971;Pourשִׁפְכֽוּ־shif.khu-H8210out your heartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440Him;GodH430is a refugeH4268for us. Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

9MenH1121 H120oflowH1121 H120degreeH1121 H120are onlyאַ֤ךְ׀'akhH389vanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892and menH1121 H376of rankH376are alieכָּזָ֪בka.ZavH3577; In thebalancesבְּמֹאזְנַ֥יִםbe.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976they goלַעֲל֑וֹתla.'a.LotH5927up;They are togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162lighter thanH4480breathמֵהֶ֥בֶלme.He.velH1892.

10Do not trustתִּבְטְח֣וּtiv.te.ChuH982in oppressionבְעֹשֶׁק֮ve.'o.ShekH6233And do notvainlyH1891hopeH1891inrobberyוּבְגָזֵ֪לu.ve.ga.ZelH1498;Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588richesחַ֤יִל׀Cha.yilH2428increaseיָנ֑וּבya.NuvH5107,do not setתָּשִׁ֥יתוּta.Shi.tuH7896yourheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820upon them.

11Onceאַחַ֤ת׀'a.ChatH259Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430hasspokenדִּבֶּ֬רdi.BerH1696;Twiceשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147I have heardשָׁמָ֑עְתִּיsha.Ma.'e.tiH8085thisז֥וּzuH2098: Thatpowerעֹ֝֗ז'OzH5797belongs to Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430;

12And lovingkindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617is Yours, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136, For Yourecompenseתְשַׁלֵּ֖םte.sha.LemH7999a manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376according to his workכְּֽמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃Ke.ma.'a.Se.huH4639.

God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

For the choir director; Cf 1 Chr 16:41; 25:1; Ps 39 and 77 titlesaccording to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 62