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and saves me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_2">he is my defender,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_2">and I shall never be defeated.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.62.3" class="v19_62_3">3</span>How much longer will all of you attack someone</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_3">who is no stronger than a broken-down fence?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.62.4" class="v19_62_4">4</span>You only want to bring him down from his place of honor;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_4">you take pleasure in lies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_4">You speak words of blessing,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_4">but in your heart you curse him.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.62.5" class="v19_62_5">5</span>I depend on God alone;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_5">I put my hope in him.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.62.6" class="v19_62_6">6</span>He alone protects and saves me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_6">he is my defender,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_6">and I shall never be defeated.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.62.7" class="v19_62_7">7</span>My salvation and honor depend on God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_7">he is my strong protector;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_7">he is my shelter.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.62.8" class="v19_62_8">8</span>Trust in God at all times, my people.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_8">Tell him all your troubles,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_8">for he is our refuge.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.62.9" class="v19_62_9">9</span>Human beings are all like a puff of breath;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_9">great and small alike are worthless.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_9">Put them on the scales, and they weigh nothing;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_9">they are lighter than a mere breath.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.62.10" class="v19_62_10">10</span>Don't put your trust in violence;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_10">don't hope to gain anything by robbery;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_10">even if your riches increase,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_10">don't depend on them.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.62.11" class="v19_62_11">11</span>More than once I have heard God say</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_62_11">that power belongs to him</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.62.12" class="v19_62_12">12</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.62.12!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> and that his love is constant.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_62_12">You yourself, O Lord, reward everyone according to their deeds.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">HEBREW TITLE: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A psalm by David.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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