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Psalms 62:1
Psalms 62:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
- New International Version (NIV)Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.
Context of Psalms 62:1
Upon God alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is my salvation. 2He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved. 3How long will ye assail a man; will ye [seek], all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence?
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אַ֣ךְ אֶל־אֱ֭לֹהִים דּֽוּמִיָּ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ יְשׁוּעָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 62:1
- Psalms 39:1I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked is before me.
- Psalms 77:1My voice is unto God, and I will cry; my voice is unto God, and he will give ear unto me.
- 1 Chronicles 16:41and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, because his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;
- 1 Chronicles 25:1And David and the captains of the host separated for the service those of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who were to prophesy with harps and lutes and cymbals; and the number of the men employed according to their service was:
- Psalms 62:2He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved.
- Psalms 25:5Make me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
- Psalms 27:14Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah.
- Psalms 33:20Our soul waiteth for Jehovah: he is our help and our shield.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
- Psalms 123:2Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are directed] to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us.
- Psalms 130:5I wait for Jehovah; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
- Isaiah 30:18And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he lift himself up, that he may have mercy upon you; for Jehovah is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
- Isaiah 40:31but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew [their] strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; they shall walk, and not faint.
- Lamentations 3:25Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
- James 5:7Have patience, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the labourer awaits the precious fruit of the earth, having patience for it until it receive [the] early and [the] latter rain.
- Psalms 37:39But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Commentaries on Psalms 62:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Truly my soul waiteth upon God - I do not think that the original will warrant this translation, נפשי דומיה אלהים אל אך ak el Elohim dumiyah naphshi, "Surely to God only is my soul dumb." I am subject to God Almighty. He has a right to lay on me what he pleases; and what he lays on me is much less than I deserve: therefore am I dumb before God. The Vulgate, and almost all the Versions, have understood it in this sense: Nonne Deo subjecta erit anima mea?…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Truly - Indeed; really. The state of mind indicated by this particle is that of one who had been seriously contemplating a subject; who had looked round on his own actual condition; who had taken an estimate of all his resources, and of all his means of reliance, and who had carefully examined his own state of mind to see what was his real trust, and what were his real feelings toward God. Having done all this, he, at last, breaks out with the expression…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David's confidence in God. (1-7) No trust to be put in worldly things. (8-12) Verses 1-7 We are in the way both of duty and comfort, when our souls wait upon God; when we cheerfully give up ourselves, and all our affairs, to his will and wisdom; when we leave ourselves to all the ways of his providence, and patiently expect the event, with full satisfaction in his goodness. See the ground and reason of this dependence. By his grace he has supported me…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1See 1 Chronicles 25:1; also in Psalms 39 and 77.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. waiteth--literally, "is silent," trusts submissively and confidently as a servant.Read the comment
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- 1. Psalms 62:1 62.1 Elohim ↩
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
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