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Verse Psalms 62:9. _MEN OF LOW DEGREE_ ARE _VANITY_] בני אדם
_beney Adam_, which we here translate _men of low degree_, literally,
_sons of_ _Adam_, are put in opposition to בני איש _beney ish,
men o...
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SURELY MEN OF LOW DEGREE ARE VANITY - literally, “vanity are the
sons of Adam,” but the word Adam here is used evidently to represent
men, or the race. The same word is also employed particularly to
r...
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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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SURELY. Same word as "truly", Psalms 62:1.
MEN OF LOW DEGREE. sons of _'adam_. App-14.
VANITY. a breath.
MEN OF HIGH DEGREE. sons of _'Ish_. App-14.
ALTOGETHER. together....
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_Surely_ Lit., as before, _only_. Nought but vanity are men, (nought
but) a lie are great men. Only a mere breath which vanishes, an
imposture which deludes those who trust them, are all men, whatever...
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Trust in God, I say, and not in man or in material force. God's
strength and love are the guarantee for the punishment of the wicked
and the reward of the righteous....
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A LIE— That is, _deceitful;_ because unable to perform what they
seem by their outward appearance to promise: or _a lie_ may signify _a
mere nothing;_ for a lie has no reality....
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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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_SURELY MEN OF LOW DEGREE ARE VANITY, AND MEN OF HIGH DEGREE ARE A
LIE: TO BE LAID IN THE BALANCE, THEY ARE ALTOGETHER LIGHTER THAN
VANITY._
-Warning against trust in anyone or anything except God, to...
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62:9 degree (c-4) degree, (c-11) See Note, Psalms 49:2 . vanity;
(d-7) vanity. (d-24) As Job 7:16 ; Psalms 39:5 ,Psalms 39:6 ,...
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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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While God is all, men are nothing, whether they be high or low. VANITY
or breath, and lie or illusion are the most that they can be called.
TO BE LAID IN THE BALANCE] RV 'in the balances they will 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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ARE VANITY. — Or, _mere breath._
TO BE LAID IN THE BALANCE. — Literally, _in_ _the balances to go
up,_ which may mean _in the scales they must go up, i.e.,_ kick the
beam. But a slight change in one...
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_[Psalms 62:10]_ אַ֤ךְ ׀ הֶ֥בֶל בְּנֵֽי
־אָדָם֮ כָּזָ֪ב...
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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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Here are additional reasons urged for our firm reliance on the Lord,
because all other trusts must deceive, and prove vain. And the
Psalmist takes an instance, in proof, from the deceitfulness of
rich...
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9._Nevertheless, the sons of Adam are vanity. _If we take the particle
אך, _ach, _affirmatively, as meaning _surely _or _certainly, _then
this verse contains a confirmation of the truth expressed in t...
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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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SURELY MEN OF LOW DEGREE [ARE] VANITY,.... Or "sons of Adam" i; of the
earthly man; of fallen Adam; one of his immediate sons was called
Hebel, "vanity"; and it is true of all his sons; but here it de...
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Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are]
a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than
vanity.
Ver. 9. _Surely men of low degree are vanity_] Man...
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_Surely men of low degree are vanity_ Are most vain, impotent, and
helpless creatures in themselves. This he delivers as a reason, or
argument, to enforce his foregoing exhortation to _trust in God_,...
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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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Surely men of low degree, all the ordinary sons of Adam, ARE VANITY, a
mere breath as compared with His almighty power, AND MEN OF HIGH
DEGREE, the sons of those who are considered nobles on the earth...
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ALTOGETHER:
Or, alike...
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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 w...
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VANITY, i.e. most vain, impotent, and helpless creatures in
themselves. This he delivers as a reason or argument to enforce his
foregoing exhortation; _trust in God_, because there is no other
person...
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3). HE WARNS AGAINST TRUSTING IN MAN OF ANY LEVEL, OR IN BRUTE FORCE,
OR IN RICHES, AND CALLS ON HIS HEARERS TO RECOGNISE THE FACT THAT
POWER AND TRUE LOVE BELONG TO GOD WHO DEALS WITH MEN ON THE BASI...
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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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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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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 62:8 After speaking to his own soul (vv. Psalms
62:5), the singer now addresses the whole congregation (O PEOPLE). He
urges them to trust in God and
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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...
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1 Samuel 18:21; 1 Samuel 18:5; 1 Samuel 18:7; 1 Samuel 23:12;...
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Vanity — Vain, and helpless creatures. A lie — They promise much,
but generally deceive those who trust in them....