A Calm Resolve to Wait for the Salvation of God
To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
3 How long will you attack a man?
You shall be slain, all of you,
aLike a leaning wall and a tottering fence.
You shall be slain, all of you,
aLike a leaning wall and a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his high position;
They adelight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly. Selah
They adelight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly. Selah
8 Trust in Him at all times, you people;
aPour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
aPour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
9 aSurely men of low degree are1 a vapor,
Men of high degree are a lie;
If they are weighed on the scales,
They are altogether lighter than vapor.
Men of high degree are a lie;
If they are weighed on the scales,
They are altogether lighter than vapor.
10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
aIf riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
aIf riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.
12 Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;
For aYou render to each one according to his work.
For aYou render to each one according to his work.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Book Notes:
Robertson's Book Notes (NT)
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