1 I wait in silence for God alone;

my salvation comes from him.

2 He alone is my rock and my salvation;

he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.

3 How long, all of you, will you attack a man,

that you may tip him over

like a leaning wall or a shaky fence?

4 They consult with him only to bring him down from his honorable position;

they love to tell lies;

they bless him with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse him.

5 I wait in silence for God alone;

for my hope is set on him.

6 He alone is my rock and my salvation;

he is my high tower; I will not be moved.

7 With God is my salvation and my glory;

the rock of my strength and my refuge are in God.

8 Trust in him at all times, you people;

pour out your heart before him;

God is a refuge for us.

9 Surely men of low standing are vanity, and men of high standing are a lie;

they will weigh lightly in the scales;

weighed together, they are lighter than nothing.

10 Do not trust in oppression or robbery;

and do not hope uselessly in riches,

for they will bear no fruit; do not fix your heart on them.

11 God has spoken once,

twice have I heard this:

power belongs to God.

12 Also to you, Lord, belongs covenant faithfulness,

for you pay back every person for what he has done.