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HE ONLY IS MY ROCK ... - See the notes at Psalms 62:2. The only
difference between this verse and Psalms 62:2 is, that in this verse
the word “greatly” is omitted. The psalmist declares here in the
mo...
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Psalms 62
Waiting and Trusting
_ 1. He only (Psalms 62:1)_
2. Persecuted (Psalms 62:3)
3. My expectation from him (Psalms 62:5
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LXII. REST IN GOD. The Psalmist, who is closely allied in thought and
style to the author of Psalms 4, exhorts to complete trust in God. He
expresses his trust in Psalms 62:1 f., his rest in Psalms 62...
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_my defence_ My high tower, as in Psalms 62:2.
_I shall not be moved_ Perhaps the omission of -greatly" (Psalms 62:2)
marks a growing faith....
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The opening verses are repeated, with slight variations, leading up to
an exhortation to the Psalmist's sympathisers to trust in God....
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DISCOURSE: 599
GOD OUR ONLY AND ALL-SUFFICIENT HELP
Psalms 62:5. _My soul, wait thou only upon God: for my expectation is
from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I
shall not b...
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PSALMS 62
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Restful Resolution, Exposing the Treacherous and Encouraging the
Timorous, traces both Power and Kindness to God the Judge of All.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 62:1-4, Cou...
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_MY SOUL, WAIT THOU ONLY UPON GOD; FOR MY EXPECTATION IS FROM HIM._
-From the enemy he turns to God, urging his own soul, as well as
others, to wait only upon him.
Verse 5,6. MY SOUL, WAIT THOU ONLY...
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This is a Ps. of the strongest faith, in which the experience of
hostility (Psalms 62:3) and the contemplation of life (Psalms 62:9)
only provide the background against which a serene confidence in Go...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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_[Psalms 62:7]_ אַךְ ־ה֣וּא צ֭וּרִי וִֽ
ישׁוּעָתִ֑י...
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Psalms 62:1
THERE are several points of affinity between this psalm and the
thirty-ninth-such as the frequent use of the particle of asseveration
or restriction ("surely" or "only"); the rare and beau...
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OUR ONLY ROCK AND REFUGE
Psalms 62:1
This is the “Only” Psalm. It consists of three stanzas, each of
which begins with that word and ends with _Selah._ It was probably
composed during Absalom's rebe...
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In this psalm the principle of the last is yet more emphatically
expressed. It opens with the declaration: My soul waiteth only upon
God, and then proceeds in three stanzas to set forth this fact.
The...
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_Fatness. With the most exquisite delights of the temple, Jeremias
xxxi. 14. (Calmet) --- Thy grace will enable me to give thee due
praise (Worthington) with joy. (Menochius)_...
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Reader, do not fail to remark how quickly the soul of the faithful
returns again to the God of his confidence. We may spare a moment to
admonish the ungodly, but our own joy must not be long broken in...
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In Psalms 62 confidence is more expressed. It is not looking from an
overwhelmed heart, but a free looking up, so that one is not
overwhelmed. His soul waits on God, has none else indeed, but does not...
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HE ONLY [IS] MY ROCK AND MY SALVATION,....
Psalms 62:2;
[HE IS] MY DEFENCE; these epithets of God are repeated, to strengthen
his faith and hope in him, and to encourage a patient waiting upon
him;...
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He only [is] my rock and my salvation: [he is] my defence; I shall not
be moved.
Ver. 6. _He only is, &c._] _Versus amoibaeus._ See Psalms 62:2 .
_ I shall not be moved_] Before it was, I shall not...
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He only is my Rock and my Salvation, the thought of v. 2. being
repeated with emphasis; HE IS MY DEFENSE; I SHALL NOT BE MOVED, his
confidence being increased to the point where he knew himself to be...
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TRUST IN GOD IN THE FACE OF GREAT DANGER.
To the chief musician, to Jeduthun, the special choirmaster being
named who should take charge of this hymn for use in public worship, a
psalm of David, appa...
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1-7 We are in the way both of duty and comfort, when our souls wait
upon God; when we cheerfully give up ourselves, and all our affairs,
to his will and wisdom; when we leave ourselves to all the way...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Psalms 62:6 rock H6697 salvation H3444 defense H4869 moved H4131
(H8735)
rock - Psalms 62:2,...
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2). HE CALLS ON HIMSELF AND HIS PEOPLE TO TRUST WHOLLY IN GOD, WHO IS
THEIR SURE DEFENCE AND REFUGE (5-8).
He now repeats and expands on what he has said in Psalms 62:1, calling
on himself again to wa...
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In this Psalm the royal singer casts himself entirely on God. Here we
see the foundation of his expectation laid bare. He has no confidence
anywhere but in God. The Psalm begins in the original with t...
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Psalms 62:1. _Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my
salvation._
Waiting upon God, if not true and sincere, is only a mockery; it is
also an insult to the Lord; and, so far from bringing...
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CONTENTS: David professes his confidence in God and encourages himself
to wait on God.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Hope in God will always be an anchor to the soul, sure and
steadfast. Thoug...
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This psalm is inscribed to Jeduthun, leader of a choral band in the
temple. 1 Chronicles 6:41. Both this and Psalms 63., have been
understood as composed in the wilderness, though some would refer thi...
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_Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from Him cometh my salvation._
A TESTIMONY AND AN EXHORTATION
I. A religious testimony.
1. Concerning self (Psalms 62:1; Psalms 62:6). His confidence in God
was--...
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_Truly my soul waiteth upon God. .. My soul, wait thou only upon God._
SILENCE TO GOD
These clauses correspond: the “truly” of the first is the same
word as the “only” of the second, and in each it...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 62:1. God’s people sing this psalm for
encouragement as they are oppressed by powerful, wealthy people. In
such a situation, it would be easy to despair, or else to seek
sec...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“_To the Chief Musician_.” See introduction to
Psalms 57. “_To Jeduthun_.” See introduction to Psalms 39. “_A
Psalm of David_.” “There are no historical statements or de...
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EXPOSITION
THIS psalm, like so many, is the cry of an afflicted one—a man of
high position, whom his enemies seek to destroy, or, if that be not
possible, to thrust down from his dignity (Psalms 62:3,...
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Psa 62:1-12, another psalm of David.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: and from him comes my salvation. He
only is my rock (Psalms 62:1)
So remember the last one, "Lead me to the Rock that is higher t...