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 alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken. 7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah 9Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor. 10Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

Psalms 62:8 word by word

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

• Trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• at allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• timesעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• O peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• pour outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
• your heartsלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• before Himפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• is our refugeמַחְסֶּהmachăseh machseh · refugeH4268
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 62:8

• Psalms 22:4In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
• Psalms 34:1I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
• Psalms 47:1Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
• Job 13:15Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
• Isaiah 26:4Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
• Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
• 1 John 2:28And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
• Psalms 42:4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
• Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
• Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
• 1 Samuel 1:15“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
• Isaiah 26:16O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
• Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.
• Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
• Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
• Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. 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
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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