The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 For the leader. Set in the style of Y'dutun. A psalm of David: My soul waits in silence for God alone; my salvation comes from him.
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To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.
2 He alone is my rock and salvation, my stronghold; I won't be greatly moved.
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He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
3 How long will you assail a person in order to murder him, all of you, as if he were a sagging wall or a shaky fence?
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How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.
4 They only want to shake him from his height, they take delight in lying with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. (Selah)
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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 My soul, wait in silence for God alone, because my hope comes from him.
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My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.
6 He alone is my rock and salvation, my stronghold; I won't be moved.
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He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.
7 My safety and honor rest on God. My strong rock and refuge are in God.
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In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.
8 Trust in him, people, at all times; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. (Selah)
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Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
9 Ordinary folks are merely a breath and important people a sham; if you lay them on a balance-scale, they go up both together are lighter than nothing.
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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 Don't put your trust in extortion, don't put false hopes in robbery; even if wealth increases, don't set your heart on it.
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Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them.
11 God has spoken once, I have heard it twice: strength belongs to God.
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God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God.
12 Also to you, Adonai, belongs grace; for you reward all as their deeds deserve.
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Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work.