Psalm 62
1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
1 My soul truly waiteth | 3 still upon | God; ||
for of | him • cometh | my sal- | vation. ||
2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
2 He verily is my | strength and • my sal- | vation; ||
he is my defence, so that I | shall not | greatly | fall. ||
3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
3 How long will ye imagine | mischief a•gainst | every • man? ||
Ye shall be slain all the sort of you; * yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and | like a | broken | hedge. ||
4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
4 Their device is only how to put him out whom | God • will ex- | alt; ||
their delight is in lies; * they give good words with their | mouth, but | curse • with their | heart. ||
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
5 Neverthe- | less, my | soul, ||
wait thou still upon | God; • for my | hope • is in | him. ||
6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
6 He truly is my | strength and • my sal- | vation; ||
he is my defence, 3 so | that I | shall not | fall. ||
7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
7 In God is my | 3 health and my | glory; ||
the rock of my | might; • and in | 3 God is my | trust. ||
8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
8 O put your trust in him | 3 alway, ye | people; ||
pour out your hearts be- | fore him, • for | 3 God is our | hope. ||
9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
9 As for the children of men, 3 they | are but | vani•ty; ||
the children of men are deceitful; * upon the weights they are altogether | 3 lighter than | vani•ty it- | self. ||
10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
10 O trust not in wrong and robbery; * give not your- 3 selves | unto | vani•ty: ||
if riches in- | crease, set | not your | heart up•on them. ||
11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
11 God spake once, and twice I have | also | heard the • same, ||
that | 3 power be- | longeth • unto | God; ||
12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
12 And that | 3 thou, Lord, art | merci•ful; ||
for thou rewardest | every • man ac- | cording • to his | work. ||
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).