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Psalms 62:4-12

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4 They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position; They 1delight in falsehood; They 2bless with their mouth, But inwardly they curse. Selah.
5 My soul, 3wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him.
6 He only is 4my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
7 On God my 5salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my 6refuge is in God.
8 7Trust in Him at all times, O people; 8Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9 Men * of 9low * degree * are only 10vanity and men * of rank are a 11lie; In the 12balances they go up; They are together lighter than breath.
10 13Do not trust in oppression And do not vainly hope in 14robbery; If riches increase, 15do not set your heart upon them.
11 Once God has 16spoken; Twice I have heard this: That 17power belongs to God;
12 And lovingkindness 18is Yours, O Lord, For You 19recompense a man according to his work.
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Psalms 62:4-12 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

Cross References 19

  • 1. Psalms 4:2
  • 2. Psalms 28:3; Psalms 55:21
  • 3. Psalms 62:1
  • 4. Psalms 62:2
  • 5. Psalms 85:9; Jeremiah 3:23
  • 6. Psalms 46:1
  • 7. Psalms 37:3, 5; Psalms 52:8; Isaiah 26:4
  • 8. 1 Samuel 1:15; Psalms 42:4; Lamentations 2:19
  • 9. Psalms 49:2
  • 10. Job 7:16; Psalms 39:5; Isaiah 40:17
  • 11. Psalms 116:11
  • 12. Isaiah 40:15
  • 13. Isaiah 30:12
  • 14. Isaiah 61:8; Ezekiel 22:29; Nahum 3:1
  • 15. Job 31:25; Psalms 49:6; Psalms 52:7; Mark 10:24; Luke 12:15; 1 Timothy 6:10
  • 16. Job 33:14; Job 40:5
  • 17. Psalms 59:17; Revelation 19:1
  • 18. Psalms 86:5; Psalms 103:8; Psalms 130:7
  • 19. Job 34:11; Psalms 28:4; Jeremiah 17:10; Matthew 16:27; Romans 2:6; 1 Corinthians 3:8; Revelation 2:23

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. Lit "his"
  • [b]. "Selah" may mean: "Pause, Crescendo" or "Musical interlude"
  • [c]. Lit "become vain in robbery"
  • [d]. Or "One thing"
  • [e]. Or "These two things I have heard"
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