Psalms 62:10
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
King James Version
In Context
11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:10And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
Job 20:19Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
Job 27:16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
Psalms 4:3But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.
Psalms 49:6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude 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 →