God’s Word Translation
Psalms 62:8
8Trust him at all times, you people. Pour out your hearts in his presence. God is our refuge. 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
- 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
Context of Psalms 62:8
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. Trust him at all times, you people. Pour out your hearts in his presence. God is our refuge. Selah 9Common people are only a whisper in the wind. Important people are only a delusion. When all of them are weighed on a scale, they amount to nothing. They are less than a whisper in the wind. 10Do not count on extortion ⌞to make you rich⌟. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend 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 22:4Our ancestors trusted you. They trusted, and you rescued them.
- Psalms 34:1I will thank the Lord at all times. My mouth will always praise him.
- Psalms 47:1Clap your hands, all you people. Shout to God with a loud, joyful song.
- Job 13:15If God would kill me, I would have no hope ⌞left⌟. Nevertheless, I will defend my behavior to his face.
- Isaiah 26:4Trust the Lord always, because the Lord, the Lord alone, is an everlasting rock.
- Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? Let those who walk in darkness and have no light trust the name of the Lord and depend upon their God.
- 1 John 2:28Now, dear children, live in Christ. Then, when he appears we will have confidence, and when he comes we won’t turn from him in shame.
- Psalms 42:4I will remember these things as I pour out my soul: how I used to walk with the crowd and lead it in a procession to God’s house. ⌞I sang⌟ songs of joy and thanksgiving while crowds of people celebrated a festival.
- Psalms 102:1O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you.
- Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaints in his presence and tell him my troubles.
- 1 Samuel 1:15Hannah responded, “No sir. I’m not drunk. I’m depressed. I’m pouring out my heart to the Lord.
- Isaiah 26:16O Lord, the people have come to you in trouble. They were humbled by oppression, by your discipline upon them.
- Lamentations 2:19Get up! Cry out at night, every hour on the hour. Pour your heart out like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him ⌞in prayer⌟ for the life of your little children who faint from hunger at every street corner.”
- Philippians 4:6Never worry about anything. But in every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks.
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the strength of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 46:11The Lord of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold. 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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