Psalm 62

A David Psalm ^1-2God, the one and only— I'll wait as long as he says.
   Everything I need comes from him,
      so why not?
   He's solid rock under my feet,
      breathing room for my soul,
   An impregnable castle:
      I'm set for life.

^3-4    How long will you gang up on me?
      How long will you run with the bullies?
   There's nothing to you, any of you—
      rotten floorboards, worm-eaten rafters,
   Anthills plotting to bring down mountains,
      far gone in make-believe.
   You talk a good line,
      but every "blessing" breathes a curse.

^5-6    God, the one and only—
      I'll wait as long as he says.
   Everything I hope for comes from him,
      so why not?
   He's solid rock under my feet,
      breathing room for my soul,
   An impregnable castle:
      I'm set for life.

^7-8    My help and glory are in God
      —granite-strength and safe-harbor-God—
   So trust him absolutely, people;
      lay your lives on the line for him.
      God is a safe place to be.

⁹    Man as such is smoke,
      woman as such, a mirage.
   Put them together, they're nothing;
      two times nothing is nothing.

¹⁰    And a windfall, if it comes—
      don't make too much of it.

¹¹    God said this once and for all;
      how many times
   Have I heard it repeated?
      "Strength comes
   Straight from God."

¹²    Love to you, Lord God!
      You pay a fair wage for a good day's work!