English Standard Version
Psalms 62:5
5For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.
Psalms 62:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
- New International Version (NIV)Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.
Context of Psalms 62:5
3How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? 4They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. 6He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. 7On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
Read all of Psalms 62Psalms 62:5 word by word
אַ֣ךְ לֵ֭אלֹהִים דּ֣וֹמִּי נַפְשִׁ֑י כִּי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תִּקְוָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 62:5
- Psalms 42:5Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation
- Psalms 43:5Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
- Psalms 103:1Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
- Psalms 104:1Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
- Psalms 146:1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
- Psalms 62:1For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
- Psalms 27:13I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!
- Psalms 37:34Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.
- Lamentations 3:24"The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."
- Micah 7:7But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.
- Habakkuk 2:3For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
- Zephaniah 3:8"Therefore wait for me," declares the Lord, "for the day when I rise up to seize the prey. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation, all my burning anger; for in the fire of my jealousy all the earth shall be consumed.
- John 6:67So Jesus said to the twelve, "Do you want to go away as well?"
- Psalms 39:7"And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.
- Psalms 71:5For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
- Jeremiah 17:17Be not a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
Commentaries on Psalms 62:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Wait thou only upon God - There is none but him in whom thou canst safely trust; and to get his help, resign thyself into his hands; be subject to him, and be silent before him; thou hast what thou hast deserved. See on Psalm 62:1; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5My soul, wait thou only upon God - See the notes at Psalm 62:1. There is, in the word used here, and rendered wait, the same idea of rest or repose which occurs in Psalm 62:1. The meaning is, that he would commit the whole cause to God, and that his soul would thus be calm and without apprehension. For my expectation is from him - In Psalm 62:1, this is salvation. The idea here is, that all that he expected or hoped for must come from God. He did not rely…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. 5-65-6. (Compare Psa 62:1, 2).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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