Psalm 62

The Akh-Ulkha poem

1: To the head of the choir master family. A melody of David.

Surely (Akh) to God my soul (is in) silence. From Him (is) my Jesus.

2: Surely He is my rock and my Jesus, my security – I will not be greatly shaken.

3: How long will you yell at man, “you all are being slaughtered – like flattened, spread out like a toppled fence.

4: Surely from their uprising, they counselled, they caused to cast down, they are happy with deception, blessing with their mouth, and cursing inside – think about that!

5: Surely to God my soul (is in) silence. From Him – my hope.

6: Surely He is my rock and my Jesus, my security – I will not be shaken.

7: In God – my salvation and my glory, my rock strength, In God – my refuge.

8: Trust Him with all time

People, be pouring out your heart before His face

Elohim  – a shelter for us. Pause and Think about that!

9: Surely on weighing scales, vaporous sons of Adam ( and) lying sons of a man are together weighed lighter than vapour!

10: Do not be trusting in oppression and theft.

Do not be hoping in efficiency ( ability/ wealth).

Because they do not bear fruit.

Do not set your heart on them.

11: One – God spoke. Two – This I heard: “Might to Elohim”.

12: And in You (Ulkha), my Lord (is) loving kindness because you shalom-ed (made whole / completed ) to man what he was doing.

 

Thank you Lord. I am silent before You – no eloquent words or prayers! And in any case I can see my feather weight efforts and management-speak and teams are toppled over – dead. I can expect you to make my work whole not by efficient or pragmatic or clever means, but by Your might. Not because of I deserve it but because of Your magnanimous loving kindness. Thank you Lord.