# Psalms 62.10

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 8. Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah 9. Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.
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> **10. Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart thereon.**
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> 11. God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongeth unto God. 12. Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work. (Psalms 62:8-12, ASV)

**WEB** ([[WEB)
> 8. Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. <i>Selah.</i> 9. Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.
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> **10. Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them.**
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> 11. God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God. 12. Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work. (Psalms 62:8-12, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 8. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. 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. <sup>altogether: or, alike</sup>
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> **10. Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.**
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> 11. God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. <sup>power: or, strength</sup> 12. Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. (Psalms 62:8-12, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 8. Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth before Him your heart, God [is] a refuge for us. Selah. 9. Only, vanity [are] the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity [are] lighter.
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> **10. Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth, when it increaseth, set not the heart.**
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> 11. Once hath God spoken, twice I heard this, That 'strength [is] with God.' 12. And with Thee, O Lord, [is] kindness, For Thou dost recompense to each, According to his work! (Psalms 62:8-12, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** various (David majority; Asaph, Korah, Moses, Solomon, anonymous)
- **Audience:** worshipping Israel (corporate + individual devotion)
- **Location:** Israel, various periods
- **Time period:** composition spans c. 1400 BC (Moses, Ps 90), c. 400 BC; principal Davidic composition c. 1000 BC

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [H3820 - lev](/codex/h3820-lev/), *lev* (Strong's H3820). Also appears in: [Genesis 6.5](/codex/genesis-6-5/), [Genesis 6](/codex/genesis-6/), [Genesis 18.1-15](/codex/genesis-18-1-15/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.