Psalms 62:10
Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
11Once hath God spoken, twice have I heard this, that strength [belongeth] unto God.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:10And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into the land which he swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee: great and good cities which thou buildedst not,
Job 20:19For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.
Job 27:16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;
Psalms 4:3But know that Jehovah hath set apart the pious [man] for himself: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.
Psalms 49:6They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches.
Psalms 91:14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 62:9-12
An Exhortation to Trust in God. 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. 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. 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou… Read the whole commentary →