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Psalms 62:1
1I will be patient as I wait for God to help me. He is the only one who can make me safe.
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
I will be patient as I wait for God to help me. He is the only one who can make me safe. 2He alone is the strong rock where I can hide and be safe. With him, nothing will make me fall. 3How long will you all continue to attack me? I am just one man, and you want to kill me! You want to knock me down, like a weak wall or a fence that is falling down.
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אַ֣ךְ אֶל־אֱ֭לֹהִים דּֽוּמִיָּ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ יְשׁוּעָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 62:1
- Psalms 39:1I said, ‘I will be careful what I do, so that I do not sin. I will also be careful what I say. When wicked people are listening, I will not even open my mouth.’
- Psalms 77:1I will call out to God for help. I will call aloud to God, and he will listen to me.
- 1 Chronicles 16:41Heman and Jeduthun were with them at the tabernacle in Gibeon. There were also other Levites that David had chosen to help them. Their special job was to give thanks to the Lord with songs, because his faithful love continues for ever.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the army officers chose some Levites to serve God as musicians. They belonged to the families of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun. They chose these men to speak messages from God while they made music with harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is a list of the men that they chose for this work:
- Psalms 62:2He alone is the strong rock where I can hide and be safe. With him, nothing will make me fall.
- Psalms 25:5Please be my guide and teach me your truth. I trust you every day, because you are the God who keeps me safe.
- Psalms 27:14Wait for the Lord to help you! Be strong and brave. Yes, wait for the Lord to help you!
- Psalms 33:20Yes! We will trust the Lord to come and help us. He is our helper who keeps us safe, like a soldier's shield.
- Psalms 40:1I was patient while I waited for the Lord to help me. He turned towards me, and he heard me when I called to him.
- Psalms 123:2Yes, our eyes look up to the Lord our God. We want him to be kind to us, so we wait for his help. We wait like servants who want help from their master.
- Psalms 130:5I will wait for the Lord to help me. I trust him completely. So I wait for him to do what he has promised.
- Isaiah 30:18So the Lord is waiting for the right time to be kind to you. He is ready to show his great love for you. The Lord God does what is right and fair. Everyone who waits for him to come and help them is a happy person!
- Isaiah 40:31But people who wait for the Lord to help them will receive new strength. They will rise up high, as if they have the wings of eagles. They will run and they will not become tired. They will walk and they will not become weak.
- Lamentations 3:25The Lord does good things for people who wait for him. He is kind to everyone who looks for him.
- James 5:7So, my Christian friends, be patient until the Lord Jesus returns. Think about how a farmer is patient. He waits for the ground to give him valuable food to eat. He waits patiently for the rain to come in the autumn and in the spring.
- Psalms 37:39The Lord will make righteous people safe. He will take care of them in times 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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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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