1 For the leader. Set in the style of Y’dutun. A psalm of David:
2 My soul waits in silence for God alone;
my salvation comes from him.
3 He alone is my rock and salvation,
my stronghold; I won’t be greatly moved.
4 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?
5 They only want to shake him from his height,
they take delight in lying —
with their mouths they bless,
but inwardly they curse.(Selah)
6 My soul, wait in silence for God alone,
because my hope comes from him.
7 He alone is my rock and salvation,
my stronghold; I won’t be moved.
8 My safety and honor rest on God.
My strong rock and refuge are in God.
9 Trust in him, people, at all times;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us.(Selah)
10 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.
11 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.
12 God has spoken once, I have heard it twice:
strength belongs to God.
13 Also to you,Adonai, belongs grace;
for you reward all as their deeds deserve.