9But vain are the sons of men, the sons of men are liars in the balances: that by vanity they may together deceive.


In Context

6 For he is my God and my saviour: he is my helper, I shall not be moved.

7 In God is my salvation and my glory: he is the God of my help, and my hope is in God.

8 Trust in him, all ye congregation of people: pour out your hearts before him. God is our helper for ever.

9 But vain are the sons of men, the sons of men are liars in the balances: that by vanity they may together deceive.

10 Trust not in iniquity, and cover not robberies: if riches abound, set not your heart upon them.

11 God hath spoken once, these two things have I heard, that power belongeth to God,

Psalm 62:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

62:9Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

62:9Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

62:9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

62:9Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together lighter than vanity.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

62:9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: in the balances they will go up; they are together lighter than vanity.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

62:9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

62:9Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

62:9Only — vanity are the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity are lighter.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

62:9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.