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ALSO UNTO THEE, O LORD, BELONGETH MERCY - Power, indeed, belongs to
God Psalms 62:11; but this is an attribute to be feared, and while, in
one respect, it will inspire confidence, or while it gives us...
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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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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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Once, yea twice, i.e. repeatedly (Job 33:14; Job 40:5) has God spoken
and the Psalmist heard (Psalms 85:8) the double truth which supplies
the answer to such temptations;
That strength belongeth unto...
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TRUST NOT IN OPPRESSION, &C.— _Trust not in oppression and rapine;
become not vain: If riches,_ &c. Psalms 62:11. _One thing God hath
pronounced; there are two which I have heard;_ Psalms 62:12 that p...
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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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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 62:13]_ וּ לְךָֽ ־אֲדֹנָ֥י חָ֑סֶד
כִּֽי...
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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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Also unto thee, O Lord, [belongeth] mercy: for thou (k) renderest to
every man according to his work.
(k) So that the wicked will feel your power, and the godly your mercy....
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The king. David, (Berthier, &c.) or Zorobabel, for whom the Jews had
the highest regard, though he was not an independent monarch, nor wore
a crown, Aggeus ii. 24., and Zacharias iii. 8. It was custom...
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What particular reference the Psalmist hath to God's speaking, is not
said; but surely never did the Lord give a more decided evidence of
his power, than in speaking in and by his Son in the redemptio...
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REFLECTIONS
OH! the blessedness of having a God in covenant to trust in, and that
God ever to look up to, and to lean upon, in and through a Mediator,
who hath, by his perfect obedience and death, com...
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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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ALSO UNTO THEE, O LORD, [BELONGETH] MERCY,.... This is the other thing
the psalmist had heard, and was assured of, and which encouraged his
hope and trust in the Lord; that mercy belonged to him,
Psa...
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Also unto thee, O Lord, [belongeth] mercy: for thou renderest to every
man according to his work.
Ver. 12. _Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy_] viz. To set thy
power a-work for the good of thy...
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_Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy_ Hebrew, חסד, _chesed,
benignity, beneficence, compassion._ “Significat id boni, quod
gratuito fit:” It signifies that good which is done gratuitously.
Buxtorf...
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Also unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy, with God is grace, a fact
which relieves the idea of His almighty power; FOR THOU RENDEREST TO
EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS WORK, by His power He can show both m...
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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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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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BELONGETH MERCY, or _benignity_, or readiness to do good. Thou art no
less willing than able to defend and preserve all that put their trust
in thee. FOR; or, _therefore_; for the following words seem...
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Psalms 62:12 Lord H136 mercy H2617 render H7999 (H8762) one H376 work
H4639
mercy - Psalms 86:
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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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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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_Also unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy._
THE MERCY OF GOD TO MISERABLE SINNERS HIS DISTINGUISHING ATTRIBUTE
I. Its properties.
1. Free and sovereign.
2. Rich and exceedingly abundant.
3. Effect...
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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 62:11 To say ONCE... TWICE is to indicate that
the idea is certain. God has the POWER to carry out his will, and
because of his STEADFAST LOVE, his people can
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 62:12 RENDER TO A MAN ACCORDING TO HIS WORK. In
the final judgment, believers’ deeds will show the reality of their
faith (see Matthew 12:33;...
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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 Corinthians 3:8; 1 Peter 1:17; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Colossians 3:25;...
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Therefore — God is almighty, therefore he can easily destroy all his
enemies: he is also merciful, and therefore will pardon good mens
failings. Renderest — And this as he is obliged to do by his holy...