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God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

¹ For God alone ^(C1)my soul waits in silence;
From Him ^(C2)comes my salvation.

² He alone is my ^(C1)rock and my salvation,
My ^(C2)defense and my strong tower; I will not be shaken or disheartened.

³ How long will you attack a man
So that you may murder him, all of you,
Like a ^(C1)leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

⁴ They consult only to throw him down from his high position to dishonor him;
They ^(C1)delight in lies.
They ^(C2)bless with the words of their mouths,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.

⁵ For God alone my soul ^(C1)waits in silence and quietly submits to Him,
For my hope is from Him.

⁶ He only is ^(C1)my rock and my salvation;
My fortress and my defense, I will not be shaken or discouraged.

⁷ On God my ^(C1)salvation and my glory rest;
He is my rock of unyielding strength, my ^(C2)refuge is in God.

^8 (C1)Trust confidently in Him at all times, O people;
^(C2)Pour out your heart before Him.
God is a refuge for us. Selah.

⁹ Men of ^(C1)low degree are only ^(C2)a breath (emptiness), and men of high rank are a ^(C3)lie (delusion).
In the ^(C4)balances they go up because they have no measurable weight or value;
They are together lighter than a breath.

^10 (C1)Do not trust in oppression,
And do not vainly hope in ^(C2)robbery;
If riches increase, ^(C3)do not set your heart on them.

¹¹ God has ^(C1)spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That ^(C2)power belongs to God.

¹² Also ^(C1)to You, O Lord, belong lovingkindness and compassion,
For You ^(C2)compensate every man according to the value of his work. ^(VR1)