My Soul Waits for God Alone

To the choirmaster: according to xJeduthun. A Psalm of David.

¹For God alone ymy soul zwaits in silence;

from him comes my salvation.

²aHe alone is my rock and my salvation,

my bfortress; cI shall not be greatly shaken.

³How long will all of you attack a man

to batter him,

like da leaning wall, a tottering fence?

⁴They only plan to thrust him down from his ehigh position.

They take pleasure in falsehood.

fThey bless with their mouths,

but inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵For God alone, O ymy soul, wait in silence,

for my hope is from him.

⁶aHe only is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

⁷On God rests my gsalvation and my glory;

my mighty rock, hmy refuge is God.

⁸iTrust in him at all times, O people;

jpour out your heart before him;

God is ha refuge for us. Selah

⁹kThose of low estate are but a breath;

those of high estate lare a delusion;

in the balances they go up;

kthey are together lighter than a breath.

¹⁰Put no trust in extortion;

mset no vain hopes on robbery;

nif riches increase, set not your heart on them.

¹¹oOnce God has spoken;

otwice have I heard this:

that ppower belongs to God,

¹²and that to you, O Lord, qbelongs steadfast love.

For you will rrender to a man

according to his work.