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For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David.
I wait quietly before God,
for my victory comes from him.
I wait quietly before God,
for my victory comes from him.
Waiting on God
{To the chief Musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.} Upon God alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is my salvation.
{To the chief Musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.} Upon God alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is my salvation.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress where I will never be shaken.
my fortress where I will never be shaken.
He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved.
So many enemies against one man —
all of them trying to kill me.
To them I’m just a broken-down wall
or a tottering fence.
all of them trying to kill me.
To them I’m just a broken-down wall
or a tottering fence.
How long will ye assail a man; will ye [seek], all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence?
They plan to topple me from my high position.
They delight in telling lies about me.
They praise me to my face
but curse me in their hearts.
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They delight in telling lies about me.
They praise me to my face
but curse me in their hearts.
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They only consult to thrust [him] down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah.
Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
for my hope is in him.
for my hope is in him.
Upon God alone, O my soul, rest peacefully; for my expectation is from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress where I will not be shaken.
my fortress where I will not be shaken.
He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be moved.
My victory and honor come from God alone.
He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
With God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
O my people, trust in him at all times.
Pour out your heart to him,
for God is our refuge.
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Pour out your heart to him,
for God is our refuge.
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Confide in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is our refuge. Selah.
Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,
and the powerful are not what they appear to be.
If you weigh them on the scales,
together they are lighter than a breath of air.
and the powerful are not what they appear to be.
If you weigh them on the scales,
together they are lighter than a breath of air.
Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together [lighter] than vanity.
Don’t make your living by extortion
or put your hope in stealing.
And if your wealth increases,
don’t make it the center of your life.
or put your hope in stealing.
And if your wealth increases,
don’t make it the center of your life.
Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.
God has spoken plainly,
and I have heard it many times:
Power, O God, belongs to you;
and I have heard it many times:
Power, O God, belongs to you;
Once hath God spoken, twice have I heard this, that strength [belongeth] unto God.