Psalms 62:9

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Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.

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  • Ps 39:5 : 5 Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.(Selah)
  • Isa 40:15 : 15 Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales. He lifts the coastlands as if they were dust.
  • Isa 40:17 : 17 All the nations are insignificant before him; they are regarded as absolutely nothing.
  • Ps 39:11 : 11 You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor.(Selah)
  • 1 Sam 18:5 : 5 On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. This pleased not only all the army, but also Saul’s servants.
  • 1 Sam 18:21-26 : 21 Saul said,“I will give her to him so that she may become a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David,“Today is the second time for you to become my son-in-law.” 22 Then Saul instructed his servants,“Tell David secretly,‘The king is pleased with you, and all his servants like you. So now become the king’s son-in-law.” 23 So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately to David. David replied,“Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!” 24 When Saul’s servants reported what David had said, 25 Saul replied,“Here is what you should say to David:‘There is nothing that the king wants as a price for the bride except a hundred Philistine foreskins, so that he can be avenged of his enemies.’”(Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.) 26 So his servants told David these things and David agreed to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired
  • 1 Sam 23:12 : 12 David asked,“Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul’s hand?” The LORD said,“They will deliver you over.”
  • 1 Sam 23:19-20 : 19 Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said,“Isn’t David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon? 20 Now at your own discretion, O king, come down. Delivering him into the king’s hand will be our responsibility.”
  • 1 Sam 26:21-25 : 21 Saul replied,“I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won’t harm you anymore, for you treated my life with value this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!” 22 David replied,“Here is the king’s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it. 23 The LORD rewards each man for his integrity and loyalty. Even though today the LORD delivered you into my hand, I was not willing to extend my hand against the LORD’s chosen one. 24 In the same way that I valued your life this day, may the LORD value my life and deliver me from all danger.” 25 Saul replied to David,“May you be rewarded, my son David! You will without question be successful!” So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
  • 2 Sam 15:6 : 6 Absalom acted this way toward everyone in Israel who came to the king for justice. In this way Absalom won the loyalty of the citizens of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 Now David had been told,“Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed,“Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O LORD.
  • Ps 116:11 : 11 I rashly declared,“All men are liars.”
  • Ps 118:9 : 9 It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in princes.
  • Matt 21:9 : 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting,“Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
  • John 19:15 : 15 Then they shouted out,“Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked,“Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,“We have no king except Caesar!”
  • Rom 3:4 : 4 Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written:“so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged.”
  • 1 Sam 18:7 : 7 The women who were playing the music sang,“Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands!”
  • Ps 55:13-14 : 13 But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided. 14 We would share personal thoughts with each other; in God’s temple we would walk together among the crowd.
  • Dan 5:27 : 27 As for teqel– you are weighed on the balances and found to be lacking.

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    5Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.(Selah)

    6Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

  • Ps 62:10
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    10Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

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    6Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

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    4People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.

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    8Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter!(Selah)

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    9Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.

    10But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.

  • Isa 2:17
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    17Proud men will be humiliated, arrogant men will be brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

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    11Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

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    18They are worthless, objects to be ridiculed. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

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    22Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?

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    15They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

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    11I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights.

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    2You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame? How long will you love what is worthless and search for what is deceptive?(Selah)

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    6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

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    15Men will be humiliated, they will be brought low; the proud will be brought low.

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    4How blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

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    31Let him not trust in what is worthless, deceiving himself; for worthlessness will be his reward.

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    1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

    2After pride came, disgrace followed; but wisdom came with humility.

  • Isa 40:17
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    17All the nations are insignificant before him; they are regarded as absolutely nothing.

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    23A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

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    4They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)

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    23The LORD abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

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    3Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!

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    3For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

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    6I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD.

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    11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

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    23He is the one who reduces rulers to nothing; he makes the earth’s leaders insignificant.

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    8The people of those nations are both stupid and foolish. Instruction from a wooden idol is worthless!

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    2All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates the motives.

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    9Better is a person of humble standing who works for himself, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.

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    8It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in people.

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    2Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor!

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    5Indeed, the LORD knocks down those who live in a high place, he brings down an elevated town; he brings it down to the ground, he throws it down to the dust.

  • Job 7:17
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