Psalms 62:4-12

4 They only consult to cast [him] down from his excellence: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.

6 He only [is] my rock and my salvation: [he is] my defense; I shall not be moved.

7 In God [is] my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, [and] my refuge, [is] in God.

8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah.

9 Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity.

10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart [upon them].

11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power [belongeth] to God.

12 Also to thee, O Lord, [belongeth] mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

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.