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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 62, Verse 9

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Trust in him at all times; [ye] people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah.
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.
New English Translation
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.
World English Bible
Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.
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Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart [upon them].
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God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power [belongeth] unto God.
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Also unto thee, O Lord, [belongeth] mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
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A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
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To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
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Because thy lovingkindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
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Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
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My soul shall be satisfied as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips:
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When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches.
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Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.