Psalm 62:9

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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31

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!”

2 Samuel 15:6

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 Kings 19:14

Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the Lord’s temple and spread it out before the Lord.

Psalm 116:11

I rashly declared, “All men are liars.”

Psalm 118:9

It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in princes.

Psalm 142:3

Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

Psalm 39:11

You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)

Psalm 39:5

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.

Psalm 46:2

For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,

Psalm 71:7

Many are appalled when they see me, but you are my secure shelter.

Isaiah 26:4

Trust in the Lord from this time forward, even in Yah, the Lord, an enduring protector!

Isaiah 40:15

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.

Isaiah 40:17

All the nations are insignificant before him; they are regarded as absolutely nothing.

Daniel 5:27

As for teqel – you are weighed on the balances and found to be lacking.

Matthew 21:9

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

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!”

Romans 3:4

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 Samuel 1:15

But Hannah replied, “That’s not the way it is, my lord! I am under a great deal of stress. I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to the Lord.

1 Samuel 18:5

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 Samuel 18:7

The women who were playing the music sang, “Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands!”

1 Samuel 23:12

David asked, “Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul’s hand?” The Lord said, “They will deliver you over.”