Psalms 62:3-12

3 How long will you assail a person in order to murder him, all of you, as if he were a sagging wall or a shaky fence?

4 They only want to shake him from his height, they take delight in lying with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. (Selah)

5 My soul, wait in silence for God alone, because my hope comes from him.

6 He alone is my rock and salvation, my stronghold; I won't be moved.

7 My safety and honor rest on God. My strong rock and refuge are in God.

8 Trust in him, people, at all times; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. (Selah)

9 Ordinary folks are merely a breath and important people a sham; if you lay them on a balance-scale, they go up both together are lighter than nothing.

10 Don't put your trust in extortion, don't put false hopes in robbery; even if wealth increases, don't set your heart on it.

11 God has spoken once, I have heard it twice: strength belongs to God.

12 Also to you, Adonai, belongs grace; for you reward all as their deeds deserve.

Psalms 62:3-12 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.