Psalms 62:5
Thus will I bless thee during my life: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
In Context
4For thy mercy is better than + 62:4 Gr. lives.life: my lips shall praise thee.
6Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness; and my joyful lips shall praise thy name.
Cross References
Psalms 42:5Wherefore art thou very sad, O my soul? and wherefore dost thou trouble me? Hope in God; for I will give thanks to him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalms 43:5Thou art indeed my King and my God, who commandest deliverances for Jacob.
Psalms 71:5And he shall continue as long as the sun, and before the moon for ever.
Psalms 104:1Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works among the heathen.
Psalms 146:1Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggæus and Zacharias. Praise ye the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 62:2-8
Waiting upon God; Confidence in God. 1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence. 4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. 5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my… Read the whole commentary →