Psalm 62:5-8

5 For God alone, O ¹my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.

6 ²He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

7 On God rests my ³salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, ⁴my refuge is God.

8 ⁵Trust in him at all times, O people; ⁶pour out your heart before him; God is ⁷a refuge for us. Selah

Psalm 62:5-8 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. 62:5 [See ver. 1 above]
• 2. 62:6 [See ver. 2 above]
• 3. 62:7 See Ps. 3:8
• 4. 62:7 See Ps. 14:6
• 5. 62:8 See Ps. 37:3
• 6. 62:8 See Ps. 42:4
• 7. 62:8 [See ver. 7 above]