←Psalm 62→BSB

In This Chapter 32 terms 2 themes 2 resources

Key Terms

Salvation 10 Refuge (Shelter) 5 Greatness 3 Kindness (Solidarity) 3 Bless (Approval) 2 Hope 2 Trust 2 Save (Help) Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Physical) Salvation (Deliverance) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means) Blessing (Act) Bless (Favor) Blessing (Content) Blessed Bless (Request Favor) Hope (NT) Glory (Presence of God) Glory (Splendor) Praise (Glorify) Praise (Respect) Refuge (Asylum) Taking Refuge Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection)

Themes

Trusting God in the Psalms Wisdom Psalms

Resources

Psalms Book Overview Jeduthun Articles

Waiting on God

For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

ⓘ This psalm expresses confidence in the king and...

This psalm expresses confidence in the king and offers prayer for him. The king rests in God despite his difficulties. Although his deceptive and powerful adversaries push hard against him, he remains undaunted. He encourages himself and his people to trust in God and to see their human adversaries from God’s perspective, where they appear frail, fleeting, and deceptive (62:9).
1In God alone my soul finds rest;my salvation comes from Him.2He alone is my rock and my salvation.He is my fortress;I will never be shaken.
ⓘ The enemies desire to topple the king with...

The enemies desire to topple the king with lies and cunning.
3How long will you threaten a man?Will all of you throw him downlike a leaning wallor a tottering fence?4They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch;they delight in lies;with their mouths they bless,but inwardly they curse.Selah
ⓘ The psalmist encourages himself and others to place...

The psalmist encourages himself and others to place their hope in God.
5Rest in God alone, O my soul,for my hope comes from Him.6He alone is my rock and my salvation;He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock;my refuge is in God.8Trust in Him at all times, O people;pour out your hearts before Him.God is our refuge.Selah
ⓘ Unlike God, humans are transient beings. Even when...

Unlike God, humans are transient beings. Even when they thrive, their prosperity is fleeting.
9Lowborn men are but a vapor;the exalted are but a lie.Weighed on the scale, they go up;together they are but a vapor.10Place no trust in extortionor false hope in stolen goods.If your riches increase,do not set your heart upon them.
ⓘ Strength and unfailing love remain in balance only...

Strength and unfailing love remain in balance only in God. He cares for his people by ridding the world of evildoers (see 1:6).
11God has spoken once;I have heard this twice:that power belongs to God,12and loving devotion to You, O Lord.For You will repay each manaccording to his deeds.†