English Standard Version
Psalms 62:8
8Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
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.
- 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
- New Living Translation (NLT)O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Interlude
Context of Psalms 62:8
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. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah 9Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath. 10Put no trust in extortion; set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.
Read all of Psalms 62Psalms 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; they trusted, and you delivered them.
- Psalms 34:1I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
- Psalms 47:1Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
- Job 13:15Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face.
- Isaiah 26:4Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
- Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
- 1 John 2:28And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.
- Psalms 42:4These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival.
- Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to you!
- Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him.
- 1 Samuel 1:15But Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord.
- Isaiah 26:16O Lord, in distress they sought you; they poured out a whispered prayer when your discipline was upon them.
- Lamentations 2:19"Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches! Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord! Lift your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street."
- Philippians 4:6do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, 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
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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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