Psalms 62:10

“Trust not in oppression, etc.] Either in the power of oppressing others; (see <233012>Isaiah 30:12); or in riches gotten by oppression, which being put into a man’s hand by his friend, he keeps, and will not return them; so Aben Ezra and Kimchi interpret it of mammon unlawfully obtained; mammon of unrighteousness, or unrighteous mammon; (see <241711> Jeremiah 17:11); and become not vain in robbery; in riches gotten by open rapine and theft; and men become vain herein when they boast of such riches, place their confidence in them, and think to make atonement for their sins by burnt sacrifices purchased with them, (<236108>Isaiah 61:8); if riches increase; in a lawful way, in such manner as…”

“Not only are oppression and robbery, which are wicked means of wealth, no grounds of boasting; but even wealth, increasing lawfully, ought not to engross the heart.”

“Trust not in oppression - The general meaning here is, that we are not to trust in anything but God. In the previous verse the psalmist had stated reasons why we should not trust in men of any rank. In this verse he enumerates several things on which people are accustomed to rely, or in which they place confidence, and he says that we should put no confidence in them in respect to the help which we need, or the great objects which are to be accomplished by us. The first thing mentioned is oppression; and the idea is, that we must not hope to accomplish our object by oppressing others; extorting their property or their service; making them by force subject to us, and subservient to our…”

“Vain - Feeding yourselves with vain hopes of felicity, from those riches which you take from others by violence. Psalms 62:11”

“62:10 The crime of extortion means using intimidation and threats to make others give up what is theirs, while stealing is taking what belongs to others.”

“Trust: Job 20:19, Job 20:29; Isa 28:15, Isa 30:12, Isa 47:10, Isa 59:4; Jer 13:25, Jer 17:11 riches: Psa 39:6, Psa 52:7; Deu 6:10-12, Deu 8:12-14; Job 27:16-23, Job 31:24, Job 31:25; Mar 8:36, Mar 8:37; Mar 10:23; Luk 12:15-21; Ti1 6:17 set: Psa 91:14; Pro 23:5 Psalms 62:11”