Psalms 62:10
Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them.This verse in the real world
In what words
- הָבַלhâbalto be vain in act, word, or expectation; specifically to lead astray
- גָּזֵלgâzêlrobbery, or (concretely) plunder
- נוּבnûwbto germinate, i.e. (figuratively) to (causatively, make) flourish; also (of words), to utt
- עֹשֶׁקʻôsheqinjury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain
- שִׁיתshîythto place (in a very wide application)
- בָּטַחbâṭachfiguratively, to trust, be confident or sure
- חַיִלchayilprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Ti 6:17, Psa 52:7, Jer 17:11, Isa 61:8, 1Ti 6:10, Deu 6:10–12, Job 31:24–25, Job 20:19