1 Only God can save me,

and I calmly wait for* him.

2 God alone is the mighty rock*

that keeps me safe

and the fortress

where I am secure.

3 I feel like a shaky fence

or a sagging wall.

How long will all of you

attack and assault me?

4 You want to bring me down

from my place of honor.

You love to tell lies,

and when your words are kind,

hatred hides in your heart.

5 Only God gives inward peace,

and I depend on him.

6 God alone is the mighty rock

that keeps me safe,

and he is the fortress

where I feel secure.

7 God saves me and honors me.

He is that mighty rock

where I find safety.

8 Trust God, my friends,

and always tell him

each of your concerns.

God is our place of safety.

9 We humans are only a breath;

none of us are truly great.

All of us together weigh less

than a puff of air.

10 Don't trust in violence

or depend on dishonesty

or rely on great wealth.

11 I heard God say two things:

"I am powerful,

12 * and I am very kind."

The Lord rewards each of us

according to what we do.