Psalms 62:5-8

5 My soul, ¹wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him.

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

7 On God my ³salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my ⁴refuge is in God.

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

Psalms 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. Psalms 62:1
• 2. Psalms 62:2
• 3. Psalms 85:9; Jeremiah 3:23
• 4. Psalms 46:1
• 5. Psalms 37:3, 5; Psalms 52:8; Isaiah 26:4
• 6. 1 Samuel 1:15; Psalms 42:4; Lamentations 2:19