1David professing his confidence in God discourageth his enemies. 5In the same confidence he encourageth the godly. 9No trust is to be put in worldly things. 11Power and mercy belong to God.
0To the chief Musician, to aJeduthun, A Psalm of David.
a 1Ch. 25.1,3. Ps. 39, title; 65.1.
1TRULY1 my bsoul 2waiteth upon God: cfrom him com eth my salvation.
1Or, only. v.2,4-6.
2Heb. is silent.
b Ps. 33.20; 37.7; 130.5,6. Is. 8.17; 30.18; 40.31. c Je. 3.23. Ps. 37.39; 121.2.
2He donly is my rock and my salvation; he is my 3defence; I eshall not be greatly moved.
3Heb. high places.
d v.6,8. Ps. 73.25,26; 46.1,7; 142.4,5; 9.9; 59.9,17. Na. 1.6. e Ps. 10.6; 37.24. Mi. 7.8. 2Co. 4.8,9. 1Co. 10.13.
3How flong will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: gas a bowing wall shall ye be , and as a tottering fence.
f Ps. 4.2; 38.12; 55.12. 1Sa. 24.14; 26.20. g Is. 30.13. Ps. 73.18-20; 64.7. 1Th. 5.3.
4They honly consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse 4inwardly. Selah.
4Heb. in their inward parts.
h Ps. 2.1-3; 4.2; 28.3; 55.21; 5.9.
5My soul, iwait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
i Job 35.14. Ps. 27.13,14. Mi. 7.7,10. Zep. 3.8. La. 3.25,26. Is. 49.23.
6He jonly is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; kI shall not be moved.
j Ps. 18.31,32; 3.3; 91.1,2. Je. 3.23. Ho. 1.7. Is. 45.17,22. v.2. k Ps. 10.6.
7In God is my salvation and lmy glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
l Je. 9.23,24. Ps. 3.3. Is. 45.25; 60.19. 1Co. 1.31.
8mTrust in him at all times; ye people, npour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
m Is. 26.4; 28.16. Ps. 2.12; 13.5; 22.4,5. n La. 2.19. Ps. 42.4; 102, title. 1Sa. 1.15. Phi. 4.6,19. Mat. 7.7,11.
9Surely omen of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a plie: to be laid in the balance, they are 5altogether lighter than vanity.
5Or, alike.
o Is. 40.15-17; 2.22. Ps. 39.5,11; 8.4. Je. 17.5,6. p Ro. 3.4.
10Trust qnot in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: rif riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
q Je. 17.11. Job 20.19-28. Ps. 52.7. r Job 18; 20; 27; 31.25. Lu. 12.15-20. 1Ti. 6.9,10,17.
11God shath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that 6power belongeth unto God.
6Or, strength. Re. 19.1. Is. 26.4. Ps. 145.5. Ge. 17.1; 18.14.
s Job 33.14.
12Also unto thee, O Lord, tbelongeth mercy: for uthou renderest to every man according to his work.
t Ex. 34.6,7. Da. 9.9,18. Ps. 86.15; 103.17. u Job 34.11. Pr. 24.12. Je. 32.19; 17.10. Eze. 7.27. Mat. 16.27. Ro. 2.6. 2Co. 5.10. Ep. 6.8. Col. 3.25. 1Pe. 1.17. Re. 22.12.