Psalm 62:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

We humans are only a breath; none of us are truly great. All of us together weigh less than a puff of air.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31

Someone told David, “Ahithophel is helping Absalom plot against you!” David said, “Please, LORD, keep Ahithophel's plans from working!”

2 Samuel 15:6

That's how he treated everyone from Israel who brought a complaint to the king. Soon everyone in Israel liked Absalom better than they liked David.

2 Kings 19:14

After Hezekiah had read the note from the king of Assyria, he took it to the temple and spread it out for the LORD to see.

Psalm 116:11

though in my confusion I said, “I can't trust anyone!”

Psalm 118:9

including strong leaders.

Psalm 142:3

and whenever I feel low, you are there to guide me. A trap has been hidden along my pathway.

Psalm 39:11

You punish us severely because of our sins. Like a moth, you destroy what we treasure most. We are as frail as a breath.

Psalm 39:5

You made my life short, so brief that the time means nothing to you. “Human life is but a breath,

Psalm 46:2

And so, we won't be afraid! Let the earth tremble and the mountains tumble into the deepest sea.

Psalm 71:7

Many people think of me as something evil. But you are my mighty protector,

Isaiah 26:4

So always trust the LORD because he is for ever our mighty rock.

Isaiah 40:15

To the LORD, all nations are merely a drop in a bucket or dust on balance scales; all the islands are but a handful of sand.

Isaiah 40:17

God thinks of the nations as far less than nothing.

Matthew 21:9

Some people walked ahead of Jesus and others followed behind. They were all shouting, “Hooray for the Son of David! God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hooray for God in heaven above!”

John 19:15

“Kill him! Kill him!” they yelled. “Nail him to a cross!” “So you want me to nail your king to a cross?” Pilate asked. The chief priests replied, “The Emperor is our king!”

Romans 3:4

No, indeed! God tells the truth, even if everyone else is a liar. The Scriptures say about God, “Your words will be proved true, and in court you will win your case.”

1 Samuel 1:15

“Sir, please don't think I'm no good!” Hannah answered. “I'm not drunk, and I haven't been drinking. But I do feel miserable and terribly upset. I've been praying all this time, telling the LORD about my problems.”

1 Samuel 18:5

David was a success in everything that Saul sent him to do, and Saul made him a high officer in his army. That pleased everyone, including Saul's other officers.

1 Samuel 18:7

They sang: Saul has killed a thousand enemies; David has killed ten thousand enemies!

1 Samuel 23:12

David asked, “Would the leaders of Keilah hand me and my soldiers over to Saul?” “Yes, they would,” the LORD answered.