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

Truly my soul silently waits for God; 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; He is my defense; 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 attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, Like a leaning wall and 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 high position; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, But they curse inwardly. Selah

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

My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is 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; 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.

In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, 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 Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. 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.

Surely 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.

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.

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

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

God has spoken once, Twice I have 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, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work.