Psalm 62:9

God's Word

Common people are only a whisper in the wind. Important people are only a delusion. When all of them are weighed on a scale, they amount to nothing. They are less than a whisper in the wind.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31

Then David was told, “Ahithophel is among those conspiring with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, make Ahithophel’s advice foolish.”

2 Samuel 15:6

This is what he did for all Israelites who came to the king to have him try their case. So Absalom stole the hearts of the people of Israel.

2 Kings 19:14

Hezekiah took the letters from the messengers, read them, and went to the Lord’s temple. He spread them out in front of the Lord

Psalm 116:11

I also said when I was panic-stricken, “Everyone is undependable.”

Psalm 118:9

It is better to depend on the Lord than to trust influential people.

Psalm 142:3

When I begin to lose hope, you ⌞already⌟ know what I am experiencing. ⌞My enemies⌟ have hidden a trap for me on the path where I walk.

Psalm 39:11

With stern warnings you discipline people for their crimes. Like a moth you eat away at what is dear to them. Certainly, everyone is like a whisper in the wind. Selah

Psalm 39:5

Indeed, you have made the length of my days ⌞only⌟ a few inches. My life span is nothing compared to yours. Certainly, everyone alive is like a whisper in the wind. Selah

Psalm 46:2

That is why we are not afraid even when the earth quakes or the mountains topple into the depths of the sea.

Psalm 71:7

I have become an example to many people, but you are my strong refuge.

Isaiah 26:4

Trust the Lord always, because the Lord, the Lord alone, is an everlasting rock.

Isaiah 40:15

The nations are like a drop in a bucket and are considered to be like dust on a scale. The weight of the islands is like fine dust.

Isaiah 40:17

All the nations amount to nothing in his presence. He considers them less than nothing and worthless.

Daniel 5:27

Weighed—you have been weighed on a scale and found to be too light.

Matthew 21:9

The crowd that went ahead of him and that followed him was shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

John 19:15

Then the Jews shouted, “Kill him! Kill him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked them, “Should I crucify your king?” The chief priests responded, “The emperor is the only king we have!”

Romans 3:4

That would be unthinkable! God is honest, and everyone else is a liar, as Scripture says, “So you hand down justice when you speak, and you win your case in court.”

1 Samuel 1:15

Hannah responded, “No sir. I’m not drunk. I’m depressed. I’m pouring out my heart to the Lord.

1 Samuel 18:5

David was successful wherever Saul sent him. Saul put him in charge of the fighting men. This pleased all the people, including Saul’s officials.

1 Samuel 18:7

The women who were celebrating sang, “Saul has defeated thousands but David tens of thousands!”

1 Samuel 23:12

“Will the citizens of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?” David asked. “They will hand you over,” the Lord answered.