# Psalms 62.12

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 10. Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart thereon. 11. God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongeth unto God.
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> **12. Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work.** (Psalms 62:10-12, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 10. Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them. 11. God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God.
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> **12. Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.** (Psalms 62:10-12, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 10. Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 11. God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. <sup>power: or, strength</sup>
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> **12. Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.** (Psalms 62:10-12, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 10. Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth, when it increaseth, set not the heart. 11. Once hath God spoken, twice I heard this, That 'strength [is] with God.'
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> **12. And with Thee, O Lord, [is] kindness, For Thou dost recompense to each, According to his work!** (Psalms 62:10-12, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [The Justice and Mercy Argument](/codex/the-justice-and-mercy-argument/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## 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.