Psalms 62:7-12

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; if weighed in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

10 Trust not in oppression, and put not vain hope in robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

11 God hath spoken this once, twice have I heard this: that power belongeth unto God.

12 Also unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy, for Thou renderest to every man according to his work.

Psalms 62:7-12 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.