Psalms 62:1-11

1 Only in God does my soul rest; from him comes my saving health.

2 He only is my rock and my saving health; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? Shall ye murder each other until ye are as a bowing wall and as a tottering fence?

4 They only consult to cast him down from his greatness; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse in their inward parts. Selah.

5 My soul, rest thou only in God, for my hope is from him.

6 He only is my rock and my saving health; he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

7 In God is my saving health and my glory; the rock of my strength and my refuge is in God.

8 Wait in him at all times; ye peoples, pour out your heart before him; God is our refuge. Selah.

9 Surely the sons of Adam are vanity, and the sons of nobles are a lie; to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

10 Trust not in violence and become not vain in the taking of spoil; if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this that power belongs unto God.

Psalms 62:1-11 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.