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Psalm 62

Psa. 62:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Surely men
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
of low degree are vanity
hebel (Hebrew #1892)
from 1891; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
KJV usage: X altogether, vain, vanity.
Pronounce: heh'bel
Origin: or (rarely in the abs.) habel {hab-ale'}
, and men
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
of high degree are a lie
kazab (Hebrew #3577)
falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
KJV usage: deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.
Pronounce: kaw-zawb'
Origin: from 3576
: to be laid
`alah (Hebrew #5927)
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
KJV usage: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
Pronounce: aw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
in the balance
mo'zen (Hebrew #3976)
(only in the dual) a pair of scales
KJV usage: balances.
Pronounce: mo-zane'
Origin: from 239
, they are δaltogether
yachad (Hebrew #3162)
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
KJV usage: alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-)together, withal.
Pronounce: yakh'-ad
Origin: from 3161
lighter than vanity
hebel (Hebrew #1892)
from 1891; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
KJV usage: X altogether, vain, vanity.
Pronounce: heh'bel
Origin: or (rarely in the abs.) habel {hab-ale'}
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or, alike.

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Psa. 39:5,11• 5Behold, thou hast made my days handbreadths,{HR}And my lifetime as nothing before thee:{HR}Surely all vanity [is] every man appointed. Selah.
 11With chastisement for iniquity thou correctest man,{HR}And consumest like the moth what he desireth;{HR}Only vanity is every man. Selah. (Psa. 39:5,11)
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1 Sam. 18:5,7• 5{i}And{/i} David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
 7And the women answered one another as they played, and said,{HR}Saul hath slain his thousands,{HR}and David his ten thousands. (1 Sam. 18:5,7)
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1 Sam. 23:12,19‑20• 12Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver thee up.
 19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
 20Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand. (1 Sam. 23:12,19‑20)
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2 Sam. 15:6• 6And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. (2 Sam. 15:6)
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Matt. 21:9• 9{i}And the crowds who went before him and who followed cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed [be] he who comes in the name of [the] Lord; hosanna in the highest.{/i} (Matt. 21:9)
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John 19:15• 15They cried therefore, Away with [him], away with [him]; crucify him. Pilate saith to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. (John 19:15)
of high.
Psa. 55:13‑14• 13But thou, a man mine equal,{HR}Mine intimate, my familiar!
 14We who together sweetened counsel,{HR}To the house of God we walked in the throng. (Psa. 55:13‑14)
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Psa. 118:9• 9[It is] better to confide in Jehovah{HR}Than to trust in rulers. (Psa. 118:9)
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1 Sam. 18:21‑26• 21And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law in the one of the twain.
 22And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.
 23And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
 24{i}And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner did David speak.{/i}
 25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, {i}but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies.{/i} But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
 26And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired. (1 Sam. 18:21‑26)
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1 Sam. 26:21‑25• 21{i}And Saul said, I have sinned: return, my son David; for I will no more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have acted foolishly, and have erred exceedingly.{/i}
 22{i}And David answered and said{/i}, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
 23Jehovah render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for Jehovah delivered thee into my hand today, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against Jehovah's anointed.
 24And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of Jehovah, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
 25{i}And Saul said to David{/i}, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. {i}And David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.{/i} (1 Sam. 26:21‑25)
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2 Sam. 15:31• 31{i}And one told David saying{/i}, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. {i}Then said David{/i}, O Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. (2 Sam. 15:31)
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Rom. 3:4• 4Let it not be, but let God be true and every man false, even as it is written, “That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and overcome when thou art judged.” (Rom. 3:4)
laid.
Dan. 5:27• 27TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. (Dan. 5:27)
altogether.
or, alike.
lighter.
Isa. 40:15,17• 15Behold, the nations are counted as a drop from a bucket, and as the fine dust on the balance; behold, he taketh up the isles as an atom.
 17All the nations [are] as nothing before him; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity. (Isa. 40:15,17)
• Having exhorted to trust in God, the psalmist warns against putting confidence in man. (“Psalm 62” by H. Smith)
• {v.9-10} man is corrupt, a lie; or violent, they oppress and rob; or covetous, they set their heart upon money. But let the godly be warned against trusting in social position, corrupt schemes, human power, and earthly riches. (“Psalm 62” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Men of low degreec are only vanityd; men of high degreec, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together lighter than vanityd.

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See Note, Ps. 49.2.
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As Job 7.16; Ps. 39.5,6,11.

W. Kelly Translation

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Only a breath [are] lowborn men,{HR}A lie are highborn men;{HR}In a balance they go up less than a breath together.