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Psalm 62:9 KJV
Psalms · chapter 62 · verse 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.Psalm 62:9 · King James Version
Psalm 62:9 in context
7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9Surely 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.
10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
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Key words (Strong's)
- altogetheryachadproperly, a unitH3162 →
- balancemôʼzêna pair of scalesH3976 →
- vanityhebelemptiness or vanityH1892 →
- laidʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively or activelyH5927 →
- liekâzâbfalsehoodH3577 →
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Here we have David's exhortation to others to trust in God and wait upon him, as he had done. Those that have found the comfort of the ways of God themselves will invite others into those ways; there is enough in God for all the saints to draw from, and we shall have never the less for others sharing with us. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-12