Psalms 62:1
A Psalm of David, when he was in the desert of Idumea.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
In Context
Cross References
1 Chronicles 16:41And after him, Heman, and Jeduthun, and the remainder of the elect, each one by his name, were appointed to confess to the Lord: “For his mercy endures forever.”
1 Chronicles 25:3Then of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, and Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hand of their father Jeduthun, who was prophesying with stringed instruments, while confessing and praising the Lord.
Psalms 37:7I have become miserable, and I have been bent down, even to the end. I have walked with contrition all day long.
Psalms 39:1Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself.
Psalms 62:2O God, my God: to you, I keep vigil until first light. For you, my soul has thirsted, to you my body, in so many ways.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 62:1
This psalm has nothing in it directly either of prayer or praise, nor does it appear upon what occasion it was penned, nor whether upon any particular occasion, whether mournful or joyful. But in it, I. David with a great deal of pleasure professes his own confidence in God and dependence upon him, and encourages himself to continue waiting on him, ver. 1-7 . II. With a great deal of earnestness he excites and encourages others to trust in God likewise, and not in any creature, ver. 8-12 . In singing it we should… Read the whole commentary →