1 T ruly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.

¶ Only in God does my soul rest; from him comes my saving health.

2 H e only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.

He only is my rock and my saving health; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

3 H ow long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? Shall ye murder each other until ye are as a bowing wall and as a tottering fence?

4 T hey only consult to cast him down from his high position; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, But they curse inwardly. Selah

They only consult to cast him down from his greatness; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse in their inward parts. Selah.

5 M y soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.

My soul, rest thou only in God, for my hope is from him.

6 H e only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.

He only is my rock and my saving health; he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

7 I n God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.

In God is my saving health and my glory; the rock of my strength and my refuge is in God.

8 T rust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

¶ Wait in him at all times; ye peoples, pour out your heart before him; God is our refuge. Selah.

9 S urely men of low degree are a vapor, Men of high degree are a lie; If they are weighed on the scales, They are altogether lighter than vapor.

Surely the sons of Adam are vanity, and the sons of nobles are a lie; to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

10 D o not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them.

Trust not in violence and become not vain in the taking of spoil; if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

11 G od has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God.

God has spoken once; twice have I heard this that power belongs unto God.

12 A lso to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work.

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongs mercy, for thou renderest to every man according to his work.