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Psalms 62:3-12
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How much longer will all of you attack someone who is no stronger than a broken-down fence?
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You only want to bring him down from his place of honor; you take pleasure in lies. You speak words of blessing, but in your heart you curse him.
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I depend on God alone; I put my hope in him.
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He alone protects and saves me; he is my defender, and I shall never be defeated.
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My salvation and honor depend on God; he is my strong protector; he is my shelter.
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Trust in God at all times, my people. Tell him all your troubles, for he is our refuge.
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Human beings are all like a puff of breath; great and small alike are worthless. Put them on the scales, and they weigh nothing; they are lighter than a mere breath.
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Don't put your trust in violence; don't hope to gain anything by robbery; even if your riches increase, don't depend on them.
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More than once I have heard God say that power belongs to him
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Psalms 62:3-12 Meaning and Commentary
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, [A Psalm] of David. Concerning "Jeduthun," See Gill on "Ps 39:1," title. Kimchi thinks this psalm was written concerning the captivity; and Jarchi twtdh le, concerning the decrees and judgments made against Israel by their enemies; and so some of their ancient expositions {d}; but it seems to have been composed by David when in distress, either through Saul and his courtiers, or by reason of the conspiracy of Absalom. Theodoret takes it to be a prophecy of the persecution of Antiochus in the times of the Maccabees.
{d} Vid. Yalkut Simeoni in loc.
{d} Vid. Yalkut Simeoni in loc.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Job 34.11 ;Jeremiah 17.10 ;Matthew 16.27 ;Romans 2.6 ;Revelation 2.23 .
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.