PSA 62:9 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἐκολλήθη ἡ ψυχή μου ὀπίσω σου, ἐμοῦ ἀντελάβετο ἡ δεξιά σου.
(Ekollaʸthaʸ haʸ psuⱪaʸ mou opisō sou, emou antelabeto haʸ dexia sou. )

ULT Surely men of low standing are vanity, and men of high standing are a lie;
⇔ they will weigh lightly in the scales;
⇔ weighed together, they are lighter than nothing.

UST People who are considered to be unimportant are as unreliable as a breath of air;
⇔ people who are considered to be important also really amount to nothing.
⇔ If you put them all on a scale, it would be as if they weighed less than a puff of air.

BSB Lowborn men are but a vapor,
⇔ the exalted but a lie.
⇔ Weighed on the scale, they go up;
⇔ together they are but a vapor.

OEB ⇔ The lowly are nought but a breath,
⇔ the lofty are but an illusion:
⇔ in the balances up they go,
⇔ they are lighter than breath altogether.

WEBBE 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

LSV Surely vanity the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up
They [are] lighter than a breath.

FBV Ordinary people are mere breaths, while leaders are just fakes. Put them all together and weigh them on scales and they wouldn't weigh more than air!

T4T ⇔ People who are considered to be unimportant are as worthless/unreliable as a breath of air;
⇔ people who are considered to be important also really ◄amount to nothing/cannot be trusted to help us►.
⇔ If you put them all on a scale, it would be as if they weighed less than a puff of air.

LEB • [fn] are men of low degree, a deception are men of high degree. • [fn] in a balance, • together they are lighter than a vapor.

62:? Or “breath”

62:? Literally “To go up”

BBE Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.

Moff ⇔ The lower ranks are but a thing of naught,
⇔ the upper ranks are only a delusion;
⇔ weigh them, they prove to be lighter and slighter than a breath of air.

JPS (62-10) Men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie; if they be laid in the balances, they are together lighter than vanity.

ASV 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.

DRA My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.

YLT Only — vanity [are] the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity [are] lighter.

Drby Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together [lighter] than vanity.

RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

62.9 altogether: or, alike

KJB-1611 [fn]Surely men of low degree are vanitie, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the ballance, they are altogether lighter then vanitie.

62:9 Or, alike.

Bshps As for the chyldren of men, they be onlye but vanitie, the chyldren of lordes be but a lye: vpon the wayghtes they be altogether lighter then vanitie in selfe.
(As for the children of men, they be onlye but vanitie, the children of lords be but a lye: upon the wayghtes they be altogether lighter then vanity in self.)

Gnva Yet the children of men are vanitie, the chiefe men are lies: to lay them vpon a balance they are altogether lighter then vanitie.
(Yet the children of men are vanitie, the chief men are lies: to lay them upon a balance they are altogether lighter then vanitie. )

Cvdl Sela. As for men, they are but vayne, me are disceatfull: vpo the weightes they are al together lighter then vanite itself.
(Sela. As for men, they are but vayne, me are disceatfull: upo the weightes they are all together lighter then vanite itself.)

Wycl thi riythond took me vp.
(thi right hand took me up.)

Luth Hoffet auf ihn allezeit, lieben Leute, schüttet euer Herz vor ihm aus! GOtt ist unsere Zuversicht. Sela.
(Hoffet on him/it allezeit, lieben Leute, schüttet euer heart before/in_front_of him aus! God is unsere Zuversicht. Sela.)

ClVg Adhæsit anima mea post te; me suscepit dextera tua.
(Adhæsit anima mea after te; me suscepit dextera your. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Trusting God in the Psalms

The Lord’s love leads people to trust in him (13:5; 17:7; 21:7; 32:10; 36:7; 52:8; 143:8). His name and reputation also encourage people’s trust (9:10; 20:7; 33:21). The godly reject idolatry and any commitment that detracts from their absolute trust in the Lord (31:6, 14; 44:6; 49:6-13; 52:7). Trust in the Lord is a form of wisdom that rejects folly and evil and pursues the Lord’s way (31:19; 37:3, 5; 115:11).

For the godly, every adversity in life is an occasion for growth in trust (9:9; 25:2; 46:1; 55:23; 57:1; 59:16; 62:8; 78:7). The godly are not afraid of life’s circumstances (56:3-4, 11; 112:7) but grow more confident in the midst of them (112:7; 125:1).

The Lord rescues, cares for, and rewards his people who trust in him (see 7:1; 16:1; 25:20; 26:1; 31:1-2, 4, 19; 34:22; 37:39-40; 86:2). They are blessed (2:12; 22:4-5; 34:8; 40:4; 84:12) as they long for God’s redemption (37:7, 34; 38:15; 40:1; 119:166; 130:5-6). Faith in the Lord gives reason to rejoice and praise the Lord (5:11; 18:30-36; 28:7; 40:3; 56:4; 64:10).

Passages for Further Study

Pss 7:1; 9:9; 11:1; 18:30-36; 22:4-5, 8-9; 25:1-3, 20; 26:1; 28:7; 31:1-6; 34:8-10; 37:3-9; 40:1-4; 46:1; 56:3-4, 11; 62:1-12; 64:10; 78:7; 84:12; 86:2; 112:7; 115:9-11; 119:42; 125:1; 130:5-6; 141:8; Prov 3:5; 22:19; Isa 26:4; 40:31; Jer 17:7; Heb 10:35

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

men of low standing & men of high standing are a lie

(Some words not found in UHB: trust in=him/it in/on/at/with,all times people pour_out to,face/front,him heart,your_all's ʼElohīm refuge to/for=ourselves selah )

This refers to men of all levels of wealth and importance. The phrases “are vanity” and “are a lie” have the same meaning. One cannot confidently trust in anyone. Alternate translation: “you cannot place your trust in men, no matter how important they are” (See also: figs-parallelism)

weighed together, they are lighter than nothing

(Some words not found in UHB: trust in=him/it in/on/at/with,all times people pour_out to,face/front,him heart,your_all's ʼElohīm refuge to/for=ourselves selah )

If you put all of these kinds of men together on a scale, they would have no weight. This means that they have no real value to you.

Parallel PSA 62:9