Berean Standard Bible | King James Bible |
1For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him. | 1To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. |
2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken. | 2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. |
3How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence? | 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. |
4They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah | 4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. |
5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him. | 5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. |
6He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken. | 6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. |
7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God. | 7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. |
8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah | 8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. |
9Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor. | 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. |
10Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them. | 10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. |
11God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God, | 11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. |
12and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds. | 12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. |
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