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Psalms 62
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1A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Idumea.
1Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
2O God, my God, I cry to thee early; my soul has thirsted for thee: how often has my flesh [longed] after thee, in a barren and trackless and dry land!
2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
3Thus have I appeared before thee in the sanctuary, that I might see thy power and thy glory.
3How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
4For thy mercy is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.
4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5Thus will I bless thee during my life: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness; and [my] joyful lips shall praise thy name.
6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
7Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: in the early seasons I have meditated on thee.
7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8For thou hast been my helper, and in the shelter of thy wings will I rejoice.
8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.
9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
10But they vainly sought after my soul; they shall go into the lowest parts of the earth.
10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
11They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword; they shall be portions for foxes.
11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
12But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall be praised; for the mouth of them that speak unjust things has been stopped.
12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.