Psalms

(61) Only in God Is the Rest2My soul finds rest in God alone; from him, comes my salvation.

He alone is my rock and salvation; with him as my stronghold, I shall not be overcome.

How long will you assail with your threats, all of you, to bring someone down— as you would pull a wall or smash a fence?

Indeed, they plan to topple me. They take pleasure in telling lies; with their mouths they praise, but in their hearts they curse.

Find rest in God alone, O my soul; from him, comes my hope.

He alone is my rock and my salvation; with him as my stronghold, I shall not be overcome.

On God, rests my salvation and my honor; he is my refuge, my mighty rock.

Trust in him at all times, my people; pour out your hearts before him; God is our refuge.

People of low rank are only a breath, important people, merely an illusion. If weighed together they are nothing, even lighter than a puff of wind.

Do not set your heart on extortion, nor your hopes upon corrupt gain. Even if wealth accumulates, keep your heart detached.

God has spoken one word, and I have heard two things: that power belongs to God;

and yours, O Lord, is also mercy: you reward each one according to his deeds.