1 For the choir director: according to Jeduthun.(A) A Davidic psalm.I am at rest in God alone;my salvation comes from Him.(B)
1 For the choir director; (a)according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.(A)My soul waits in silence for God only;From Him (B)is my salvation.
1 {To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.} Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
1 My soul rests quietly only when it looks to God; from him comes my deliverance.
1 For God alone my soul waits in silence;From Him comes my salvation.
3 How long will you threaten a man?Will all of you attack(a)as if he were a leaning wallor a tottering stone fence?(E)
3 How long will you assail a man,That you may murder him, all of you,Like a (E)leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
3 How 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.
3 How long will you rage against someone? Would you attack him as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
3 How long will you attack a manSo that you may murder him, all of you,Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
4 They only plan to bring him downfrom his high position.They take pleasure in lying;they bless with their mouths,but they curse inwardly.(F)Selah
4 They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;They (F)delight in falsehood;They (G)bless with (b)their mouth,But inwardly they curse. (c)Selah.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
4 They plan to cast him down from his exalted position. They delight in lies; their mouth utters blessings, while their heart is cursing. Interlude
4 They consult only to throw him down from his high position [to dishonor him];They delight in lies.They bless with [the words of] their mouths,But inwardly they curse. Selah.
8 (L)Trust in Him at all times, O people;(M)Pour out your heart before Him;God is a refuge for us. Selah.
8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
8 People, in every situation put your trust in God; pour out your heart before him; for God is a refuge for us. Interlude
8 Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people;Pour out your heart before Him.God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9 Men are only a vapor;exalted men, an illusion.Weighed in the scales, they go up;together they are less than a vapor.(L)
9 Men of (N)low degree are only (O)vanity and men of rank are a (P)lie;In the (Q)balances they go up;They are together lighter than breath.
9 Surely 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.
9 Human beings are a mere vapor, while people in high positions are not what they appear. When they are placed on the scales, they weigh nothing; even when weighed together, they are less than nothing.
9 Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion).In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value];They are together lighter than a breath.
10 Place no trust in oppression,or false hope in robbery.If wealth increases,pay no attention to it.(b)(M)
10 (R)Do not trust in oppressionAnd do not (d)vainly hope in (S)robbery;If riches increase, (T)do not set your heart upon them.
10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
10 Don't trust in oppression or put false hope in stealing; if you become wealthy, do not set your heart on it.
10 Do not trust in oppression,And do not vainly hope in robbery;If riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
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