# Psalm 62 📖: Rest in God Alone
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#💬 Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#📂 Internal Notes]]
## 📜 Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
#### For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David.
[[#Verse 01.]] For God alone I patiently wait;
he is the one who delivers me.
[[#Verse 02.]] He alone is my protector and deliverer.
He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
[[#Verse 03.]] How long will you threaten a man like me?
All of you are murderers,
as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.
[[#Verse 04.]] They spend all their time planning how to bring their victim down.
They love to use deceit;
they pronounce blessings with their mouths,
but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)
[[#Verse 05.]] Patiently wait for God alone, my soul!
For he is the one who gives me hope.
[[#Verse 06.]] He alone is my protector and deliverer.
He is my refuge; I will not be shaken.
[[#Verse 07.]] God delivers me and exalts me;
God is my strong protector and my shelter.
[[#Verse 08.]] Trust in him at all times, you people!
Pour out your hearts before him.
God is our shelter. (Selah)
[[#Verse 09.]] Men are nothing but a mere breath;
human beings are unreliable.
When they are weighed in the scales,
all of them together are lighter than air.
[[#Verse 10.]] Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression.
Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery.
If wealth increases, do not become attached to it.
[[#Verse 11.]] God has declared one principle;
two principles I have heard:
God is strong,
[[#Verse 12.]] and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love.
For you repay men for what they do.
## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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###### Verse 11.
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. The heading names Jeduthun, a Levite musician (1 Chronicles 25:1), as in Psalms 39 and 77.
2. The Hebrew word *ak*, meaning "only" or "surely," appears six times in this psalm (62:1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9).
3. The enemies are compared to a leaning wall and a tottering fence, ready to fall (62:3).
4. People of low and high status alike are called a "breath" (*hebel*) in 62:9.
5. Placed on a scale, all people together weigh less than a breath (62:9).
6. *Selah* appears twice (62:4, 8).
7. The phrase "God has spoken once, twice I have heard" (62:11) is a Hebrew number pattern used for emphasis.
8. Paul and Jesus both echo 62:12, that God repays each person according to what he has done (Romans 2:6; Matthew 16:27).
9. The warning about trusting in riches (62:10) is echoed in 1 Timothy 6:17.
10. The psalm moves from David speaking to himself (62:1-7) to speaking to the people (62:8-12).
## 🧠 Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Rock and salvation in whom our souls find rest (62:1-2). Jesus invites the weary to come to Him and find rest for their souls (Matthew 11:28-29).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## 💬 Discussion Questions
1. David waits quietly for God alone (62:1, 5). What makes it hard for you to be still and wait on God?
2. David urges people to pour out their hearts to God (62:8). What would it look like to be completely honest with God today?
3. David warns not to set your heart on riches (62:10). Where are you tempted to find your security in money or status?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- 📖 verses 1-2: David waits patiently for God alone, his rock and deliverer.
- 📖 verse 8: Trust in God at all times and pour out your hearts before Him.
- 📖 verses 11-12: Power belongs to God, and so does loyal love.
## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference
- 🔗 [[Matthew 11#Verse 28.|Matthew 11:28-29]] - Find rest for your souls.
- 🔗 [[Isaiah 30#Verse 15.|Isaiah 30:15]] - In quietness and trust is your strength.
- 🔗 [[1 Timothy 06#Verse 17.|1 Timothy 6:17]] - Do not trust in uncertain riches.
- 🔗 [[Romans 02#Verse 06.|Romans 2:6]] - God repays each person according to his works.
- 🔗 [[Lamentations 03#Verse 25.|Lamentations 3:25-26]] - It is good to wait quietly for the Lord.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[Psalm 62- SOAP|Patient Expectation]]
## 📂 Internal Notes