1 M y soul is quiet and waits for God alone. He is the One Who saves me.

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation.

2 H e alone is my rock and the One Who saves me. He is my strong place. I will not be shaken.

He only is my Rock and my Salvation, my Defense and my Fortress, I shall not be greatly moved.

3 H ow long will all of you go against a man to break him down, that you may kill him, like a wall that no longer stands straight, like a fence ready to fall?

How long will you set upon a man that you may slay him, all of you, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

4 T hey have talked only about throwing him down from his high place. They find joy in lies. They pray with their mouth that good will come. But inside they hope that bad will come instead.

They only consult to cast him down from his height; they delight in lies. They bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly. Selah!

5 M y soul is quiet and waits for God alone. My hope comes from Him.

My soul, wait only upon God and silently submit to Him; for my hope and expectation are from Him.

6 H e alone is my rock and the One Who saves me. He is my strong place. I will not be shaken.

He only is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my Defense and my Fortress, I shall not be moved.

7 M y being safe and my honor rest with God. My safe place is in God, the rock of my strength.

With God rests my salvation and my glory; He is my Rock of unyielding strength and impenetrable hardness, and my refuge is in God!

8 T rust in Him at all times, O people. Pour out your heart before Him. God is a safe place for us.

Trust in, lean on, rely on, and have confidence in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is a refuge for us (a fortress and a high tower). Selah!

9 M en who are not important come to nothing. Men who are important are a lie. When weighed they go up. Together they weigh less than a breath.

Men of low degree are emptiness (futility, a breath) and men of high degree are a lie and a delusion. In the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.

10 D o not get money in a wrong way or be proud in stolen things. If you get more riches, do not set your heart on them.

Trust not in and rely confidently not on extortion and oppression, and do not vainly hope in robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

11 G od has spoken once. I have heard this twice: Power belongs to God.

God has spoken once, twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God.

12 A nd loving-kindness belongs to You, O Lord. For You pay every man by the work he has done.

Also to You, O Lord, belong mercy and loving-kindness, for You render to every man according to his work.