Psalms 62:1-8

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.

Psalms 62:1-8 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.

Cross References

• 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

Footnotes

• [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"