Psalms 62:8

Psalms 62:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

Context of Psalms 62:8

6He only is my rock and my salvation; My fortress and my defense, I will not be shaken or discouraged. 7On God my salvation and my glory rest; He is my rock of [unyielding] strength, my refuge is in God. Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him. God is a refuge for us. Selah. 9Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion). In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value]; They are together lighter than a breath. 10Do not trust in oppression, And do not vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

Psalms 62:8 word by word

בִּטְח֘וּ ב֤וֹ בְכָל־עֵ֨ת׀ עָ֗ם שִׁפְכֽוּ־לְפָנָ֥יו לְבַבְכֶ֑ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים מַחֲסֶה־לָּ֣נוּ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• in him at all timesעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• pour outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
• your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• him: Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• a refugeמַחְסֶּהmachăseh machseh · refugeH4268
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 62:8

• Psalms 22:4In You our fathers trusted [leaned on, relied on, and were confident]; They trusted and You rescued them.
• Psalms 34:1I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
• Psalms 47:1O clap your hands, all you people; Shout to God with the voice of triumph and songs of joy.
• Job 13:15Even though He kills me; I will hope in Him. Nevertheless, I will argue my ways to His face.
• Isaiah 26:4Trust [confidently] in the Lord forever [He is your fortress, your shield, your banner], For the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages].
• Isaiah 50:10Who is among you who fears the Lord, Who obeys the voice of His Servant, Yet who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust and be confident in the name of the Lord and let him rely on his God.
• 1 John 2:28Now, little children (believers, dear ones), remain in Him [with unwavering faith], so that when He appears [at His return], we may have [perfect] confidence and not be ashamed and shrink away from Him at His coming.
• Psalms 42:4These things I [vividly] remember as I pour out my soul; How I used to go along before the great crowd of people and lead them in procession to the house of God [like a choirmaster before his singers, timing the steps to the music and the chant of the song], With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a great crowd keeping a festival.
• Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry for help come to You!
• Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him.
• 1 Samuel 1:15But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman with a despairing spirit. I have not been drinking wine or any intoxicating drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.
• Isaiah 26:16O Lord, they sought You in distress; They managed only a prayerful whisper When Your discipline was upon them.
• Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry aloud in the night, At the beginning of the night watches; Pour out your heart like water Before the presence of the Lord; Lift up your hands to Him For the life of your little ones Who are faint from hunger At the head of every street.”
• Philippians 4:6Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God.
• Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me; My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.
• Psalms 46:11The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold [our refuge, our high tower]. Selah.

Commentaries on Psalms 62:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Trust in him - ye people - All ye who are faithful to your king, continue to trust in God. The usurper will soon be cast down, and your rightful sovereign restored to his government. Fear not the threatenings of my enemies, for God will be a refuge for us.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Trust in him at all times - This exhortation, addressed to all persons, in all circumstances, and at all times, is founded on the personal experience of the psalmist, and on the views which he had of the character of God, as worthy of universal confidence. David had found him worthy of such confidence; he now exhorts all others to make the same trial, and to put their trust in God in like manner. What he had found God to be, all others would find him to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 Those who have found the comfort of the ways of God themselves, will invite others into those ways; we shall never have the less for others sharing with us. the good counsel given is, to trust wholly in God. We must so trust in him at all times, as not at any time to put that trust in ourselves, or in any creature, which is to be put in him only. Trust in him to guide us when in doubt, to protect us when in danger, to supply us when in want…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8The psalmist encourages himself and others to place their hope in God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. pour out your heart--give full expression to feeling (1Sa 1:15; Job 30:16; Psa 42:4). ye people--God's people.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 62:8

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Righteous

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Commentaries on Psalms 62

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings