Psalm 62:9

New International Reader's Version

Surely ordinary people are only a breath. Important people are not what they seem to be. If they were weighed on a scale, they wouldn’t amount to anything. Together they are only a breath.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31

David had been told, “Ahithophel, along with Absalom, is one of the people making secret plans against you.” So David prayed, “Lord, make Ahithophel’s advice look foolish.”

2 Samuel 15:6

Absalom did that to all the Israelites who came to the king with their cases or claims. That’s why the hearts of the people were turned toward him.

2 Kings 19:14

When Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, he read it. Then he went up to the Lord’s temple. There he spread the letter out in front of the Lord.

Psalm 116:11

When I was terrified, I said to myself, “No one tells the truth.”

Psalm 118:9

It is better to go to the Lord for safety than to trust in human leaders.

Psalm 142:3

When I grow weak, you are watching over my life. In the path where I walk, people have hidden a trap to catch me.

Psalm 39:11

You correct and punish people for their sin. Then, just as a moth eats cloth, you destroy their wealth. No one lasts any longer than a breath.

Psalm 39:5

You have given me only a few days to live. My whole life doesn’t seem like anything to you. No one lasts any longer than a breath. This is true even for those who feel secure.

Psalm 46:2

The earth may fall apart. The mountains may fall into the middle of the sea. But we will not be afraid.

Psalm 71:7

To many people I am an example of how much you care. You are my strong place of safety.

Isaiah 26:4

“Trust in the Lord forever. The Lord himself is the Rock. The Lord will keep us safe forever.

Isaiah 40:15

The nations are only a drop in a bucket to him. He considers them as nothing but dust on the scales. He weighs the islands as if they were only fine dust.

Isaiah 40:17

To him, all the nations don’t amount to anything. He considers them to be worthless. In fact, they are less than nothing in his sight.

Daniel 5:27

“The word Tekel means that you have been weighed on scales. And you haven’t measured up to God’s standard.

Matthew 21:9

Some of the people went ahead of him, and some followed. They all shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Psalm 118:26) “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

John 19:15

But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” “Should I crucify your king?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.

Romans 3:4

Not at all! God is true, even if every human being is a liar. It is written, “You are right when you sentence me. You are fair when you judge me.” (Psalm 51:4)

1 Samuel 1:15

“That’s not true, sir,” Hannah replied. “I’m a woman who is deeply troubled. I haven’t been drinking wine or beer. I was telling the Lord all my troubles.

1 Samuel 18:5

David did everything Saul sent him to do. He did it so well that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. That pleased Saul’s whole army, including his officers.

1 Samuel 18:7

As they danced, they sang, “Saul has killed thousands of men. David has killed tens of thousands.”

1 Samuel 23:12

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