Psalms 62:11

"Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them."

Key Reflection

This passage cautions against relying on oppressive means to gain wealth or power and warns that even if one’s resources multiply, they should not become overly attached to material goods. Instead, it emphasizes trust in God as the true source of stability and strength.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this -This repetition, or this declaration that he had heard the thing repeated, is designed to give emphasis to what was said, or to call attention to it as particularly worthy of notice. See the notes atJob 33:14. CompareJob 40:5. The sentiment here is particularly important, or is deserving of special attention, because, as the psalmist had shown, all other resources fail, and confidence is to be placed in nothing else for that which man so much needs; neither in people, whether of low degree or highPsalms 62:9; not in oppressive acts - acts of mere power; not in plunder; not in wealth, however acquired,Psalms 62:10.

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