Psalms 62

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

1 [a]Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
3 How long will you assault me? Would all of you throw me down— this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4 Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.[b]
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.
6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God[c] ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
9 Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
11 One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to you, God,
12 and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.”

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Cross References 21

  • 1. S Psalms 5:3; Psalms 33:20
  • 2. ver 5
  • 3. Psalms 18:31; Psalms 89:26
  • 4. S Exodus 15:2
  • 5. S Psalms 59:9
  • 6. S Job 29:18
  • 7. Isaiah 30:13
  • 8. Psalms 28:3; Psalms 55:21
  • 9. ver 1
  • 10. S Psalms 61:3; Psalms 46:1; Psalms 85:9; Jeremiah 3:23
  • 11. Psalms 37:5; Isaiah 26:4
  • 12. 1 Samuel 1:15; Psalms 42:4; Lamentations 2:19; Matthew 26:36-46
  • 13. Psalms 49:2
  • 14. S Job 7:7; Psalms 39:5,11
  • 15. Isaiah 40:15
  • 16. S Psalms 12:5; 1 Timothy 6:17
  • 17. Isaiah 61:8; Ezekiel 22:29; Nahum 3:1
  • 18. S Job 31:25; Matthew 19:23-24; 1 Timothy 6:6-10
  • 19. S 1 Chronicles 29:11; Revelation 19:1
  • 20. Psalms 86:5; Psalms 103:8; Psalms 130:7
  • 21. S Job 21:31; Job 34:11; Psalms 28:4; S Matthew 16:27; Romans 2:6*; 1 Corinthians 3:8; Colossians 3:25

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. In Hebrew texts 62:1-12 is numbered 62:2-13.
  • [b]. The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.
  • [c]. Or "/ God Most High is my salvation and my honor"

Psalms 62 Commentaries

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