God’s Word Translation
Psalms 62:5
5Wait calmly for God alone, my soul, because my hope comes 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.
Context of Psalms 62:5
3How long will all of you attack a person? How long will you try to murder him, as though he were a leaning wall or a sagging fence? 4They plan to force him out of his high position. They are happy to lie. They bless with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse. Selah Wait calmly for God alone, my soul, because my hope comes from him. 6He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold. I cannot be shaken. 7My salvation and my glory depend on God. God is the rock of my strength, my refuge.
Read all of Psalms 62Psalms 62:5 word by word
אַ֣ךְ לֵ֭אלֹהִים דּ֣וֹמִּי נַפְשִׁ֑י כִּי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תִּקְוָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 62:5
- Psalms 42:5Why are you discouraged, my soul? Why are you so restless? Put your hope in God, because I will still praise him. He is my savior and my God.
- Psalms 43:5Why are you discouraged, my soul? Why are you so restless? Put your hope in God, because I will still praise him. He is my savior and my God.
- Psalms 103:1Praise the Lord, my soul! Praise his holy name, all that is within me.
- Psalms 104:1Praise the Lord, my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great. You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Psalms 146:1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, my soul!
- Psalms 62:1My soul waits calmly for God alone. My salvation comes from him.
- Psalms 27:13I believe that I will see the goodness of the Lord in this world of the living.
- Psalms 37:34Wait with hope for the Lord, and follow his path, and he will honor you by giving you the land. When wicked people are cut off, you will see it.
- Lamentations 3:24My soul can say, ‘The Lord is my lot ⌞in life⌟. That is why I find hope in him.’
- Micah 7:7I will look to the Lord. I will wait for God to save me. I will wait for my God to listen to me.
- Habakkuk 2:3The vision will still happen at the appointed time. It hurries toward its goal. It won’t be a lie. If it’s delayed, wait for it. It will certainly happen. It won’t be late.
- Zephaniah 3:8The Lord declares, “Just wait! One day I will stand up as a witness. I have decided to gather nations, to bring kingdoms together, and to pour my rage, my burning anger, on them. The whole land will be consumed by my fiery fury.
- John 6:67So Jesus asked the twelve apostles, “Do you want to leave me too?”
- Psalms 39:7And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? My hope is in you!
- Psalms 71:5You are my hope, O Almighty Lord. You have been my confidence ever since I was young.
- Jeremiah 17:17Do not terrorize me. You are my refuge on 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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