Psalms 62:1-10

1 For God alone ¹my soul ²waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.

2 ³He only is my rock and my salvation, my ⁴fortress; ⁵I shall not be greatly shaken.

3 How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like ⁶a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

4 They only plan to thrust him down from his ⁷high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. ⁸They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah

5 For God alone, O ⁹my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.

6 ¹⁰He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

7 On God rests my ¹¹salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, ¹²my refuge is God.

8 ¹³Trust in him at all times, O people; ¹⁴pour out your heart before him; God is ¹⁵a refuge for us. Selah

9 ¹⁶Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate ¹⁷are a delusion; in the balances they go up; ¹⁸they are together lighter than a breath.

10 Put no trust in extortion; ¹⁹set no vain hopes on robbery; ²⁰if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

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Psalms 62:1-10 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, [A Psalm] of David. Concerning "Jeduthun," See Gill on "Ps 39:1," title. Kimchi thinks this psalm was written concerning the captivity; and Jarchi twtdh le, concerning the decrees and judgments made against Israel by their enemies; and so some of their ancient expositions {d}; but it seems to have been composed by David when in distress, either through Saul and his courtiers, or by reason of the conspiracy of Absalom. Theodoret takes it to be a prophecy of the persecution of Antiochus in the times of the Maccabees.

{d} Vid. Yalkut Simeoni in loc.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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1. See Psalms 33:20
2. [Psalms 37:7]
3. Psalms 18:2
4. See Psalms 9:9
5. See Psalms 10:6
6. [Isaiah 30:13]
7. Job 13:11
8. See Psalms 28:3
9. [See ver. 1 above]
10. [See ver. 2 above]
11. See Psalms 3:8
12. See Psalms 14:6
13. See Psalms 37:3
14. See Psalms 42:4
15. [See ver. 7 above]
16. Psalms 39:5; [Isaiah 40:17]
17. [Psalms 116:11]
18. Psalms 39:5; [Isaiah 40:17]
19. See Proverbs 1:10-19
20. Luke 12:15; See Psalms 49:6

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