Psalms 62:10
(62:11) Do not put your trust in defrauding, and be not rendered vain through robbery: if riches flourish, set not your heart [upon them].
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
11(62:12) Once hath God spoken; [yea,] twice [what] I have heard: that strength belongeth unto God.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:10And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land which he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto thee, great and goodly cities, which thou didst not build,
Job 20:19Because he oppressed and forsook the indigent; because he took violently away a house, shall he not rebuild it;
Job 27:16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare garments [as plentifully] as the clay:
Psalms 4:3(4:4) But know that the Lord hath set apart the pious for himself: the Lord will hear when I call on him.
Psalms 49:6(49:7) Of those that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves of the multitude of their riches?
Psalms 91:14Because he hath fixed his desire upon me, therefore will I release him: I will set him on high, because he knoweth 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 →