Psalms 62:5

WAITING UPON GOD

‘My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from Him.’

Psalms 62:5

I. The inward man.—‘My soul’—where the resolve, desires, affections take their rise. That which sways the outer. The man rules the circumstances, the soul rules the man—two kingdoms, one within another.

II. The attitude of the soul.—Waiting, not simply tarrying. ‘Wait upon a gentleman.’ Look towards. Then this word ‘only.’ Get away from self-dependence, from reliance on men or means—‘only upon God.’

III. The Divine object of the soul’s hope—God.—Think Who He is (attributes); think what He has done; think of His words (of promise).

IV. The reason of confidence.—There is expectation which means anticipated help. It is coming then. Two meanings—It is from Him who gives us hope. It is on Him, on Whom the whole is placed. Expectation, i.e. the thing expected.