1 [For the choir director; according to Jeduthun; a psalm by David.] My soul waits calmly for God alone. My salvation comes from him.

2 He alone is my rock and my savior-my stronghold. I cannot be severely shaken.

3 How long will all of you attack a person? How long will you try to murder him, as though he were a leaning wall or a sagging fence?

4 They plan to force him out of his high position. They are happy to lie. They bless with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse. [Selah]

5 Wait calmly for God alone, my soul, because my hope comes from him.

6 He alone is my rock and my savior-my stronghold. I cannot be shaken.

7 My salvation and my glory depend on God. God is the rock of my strength, my refuge.

8 Trust him at all times, you people. Pour out your hearts in his presence. God is our refuge. [Selah]

9 Common people are only a whisper in the wind. Important people are only a delusion. When all of them are weighed on a scale, they amount to nothing. They are less than a whisper in the wind.

10 Do not count on extortion [to make you rich]. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend on them.

11 God has spoken once. I have heard it [said] twice: "Power belongs to God.

12 Mercy belongs to you, O Lord. You reward a person based on what he has done."