Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Psalms 62:1
Truly.. waiteth] RV 'my soul waiteth only.' The word rendered 'only' occurs six times in the Ps.
Truly.. waiteth] RV 'my soul waiteth only.' The word rendered 'only' occurs six times in the Ps.
PSALM LXII _David, in imminent danger, flees to God for help and safety_, 1, 2; _points out the designs of his adversaries_, 3, 4; _encourages his soul to wait on God_, 5-8; shows the vanity of t...
TRULY - Indeed; really. The state of mind indicated by this particle is that of one who had been seriously contemplating a subject; who had looked round on his own actual condition; who had taken an e...
Psalms 62 Waiting and Trusting _ 1. He only (Psalms 62:1)_ 2. Persecuted (Psalms 62:3) 3. My expectation from him (Psalms 62:5
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...
TITLE.. PSALM. Hebrew _mizmor,_ See App-65. A sequel to Psalms 61. TRULY. Only, or surely. Occurs six times in thisPsalm: "truly" in Psalms 62:1. "only " in Psalms 62:2;...
_Truly_ The particle _ak_is characteristic of this Ps., in which it occurs six times, and of Psalms 39, in which it occurs four times. It stands at the beginning of Psalms 62:1; Psalms 62:4;...
Patiently the Psalmist awaits God's help, and remonstrates with his enemies for their malice and hypocrisy....
_David, professing his confidence in God, discourageth his enemies. In the same confidence he encourageth the godly. No trust is to be put in worldly things. Power and mercy belong to God._ To the ch...
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...
_TRULY MY SOUL WAITETH UPON GOD: FROM HIM COMETH MY SALVATION._ Psalms 62:1.-Three strophes, marked by Selah at Psalms 62:4; Psalms 62:8. Each begins with "Only;" ...
62:1 Jeduthun. (a-6) * As Psalms 39 and 77, meaning 'praising' or 'celebrating.' peacefully; (b-18) Or 'wait in silence,' as Psalms 65:1 ....
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...
WAITETH UPON GOD. — Literally, _unto God_ (_is_)_ silence my soul._ (Comp. Psalms 22:2; Psalms 39:2; Psalms 65:1.) The LXX. and Vulg., “shall be in subjection to,” which no doubt gives one side of the...
לַ † מְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל ־יְדוּת֗וּן מִזְמֹ֥ור לְ...
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...
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...
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...
"To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David." Truly (a) my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation. (a) Though Satan tempted him to murmur against God, yet he bridled his affe...
Edom, ( Idumææ.) (Haydock) --- Several copies read Judææ; which agrees with the Hebrew, &c. The Idumeans, after the captivity, occupied those deserts (Calmet) or Ziph, Haret, &c., (Worthington) where...
CONTENTS In this Psalm here is a twofold subject: encouragement held forth to the faithful, in the assurance of God's love; and discouragement to the unbelieving, in the assurance of God's displeasur...
Whether we behold Christ in the first place, or David, as a member of Christ, in the next point of view; or whether we consider the whole body of Christ in any of the exercised members of Jesus in his...
1._Nevertheless, my soul is silent towards God. _Should the translation I have followed be adopted, the psalm is to be considered as beginning abruptly, in the usual style of compositions of an impass...
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...
TRULY MY SOUL WAITETH UPON GOD,.... In the use of means, for answers of prayer, for performance of promises, and for deliverance from enemies, and out of every trouble: or "is silent" e, as the Targum...
«To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. » Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation. _A Psalm of David_] Who being well assured that his prayers in the former psal...
_Truly my soul waiteth upon God_ Or, _Nevertheless_, as some render the Hebrew particle אךְ, _ach_, or, however it be, whatever difficulties or dangers I may meet with; though God frown upon me, and I...
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...
Truly my soul waiteth upon God, literally, "Only silent submission to God my soul," that is, in the midst of the difficulties besetting him he rested in the promises of God, keeping down every murmur...
TRULY: Or, only WAITETH: _ Heb._ is silent...
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...
PSALM 62 This Psalm was made in a time of great danger and distress, or at least with respect to it, as is manifest from PSALMS 62:3,4. TO JEDUTHUN, a famous musician; of whom see 1 Chronicles 9:16,...
Psalms 62:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) Jeduthun H3038 Psalm H4210 David H1732 soul H5315 silently H1747 God H430 salvation
HEADING. ‘For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.' This Psalm is again a Psalm of David, dedicated for the purpose of Tabernacle worship to the Chief Musician. Jeduthu...
JEDUTHUN (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 39:1). _...
Psalms 62:1 , PSALMS 62:5 We have here two corresponding clauses, each, beginning a section of the Psalm. The difference is that the one expresses the Psalmist's patient stillness of submission, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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--...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
1 Chronicles 16:41; 1 Chronicles 16:42; 1 Chronicles 25:1; 1 Chronicles 25:3;...