Psalms 62:4
From his height they are planning to topple him. They take pleasure in falsehood; they bless with their mouth, but inwardly they curse. Selah
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In Context
3How long will you, all of you, batter a man, as one might a leaning wall?
5I wait alone in silence for God; for from him comes my hope.
Cross References
Psalms 2:1Why this turmoil of nations, this futile plotting of peoples,
Psalms 28:3Take me not off with the wicked, nor with the workers of wrong, whose speech to their neighbors is friendly, while evil is in their heart.
Psalms 52:3Evil, not good, you love, and falsehood, not words of truth. Selah
Psalms 119:163Falsehood I hate and abhor, but your law do I love.
Hosea 7:3Their wickedness amuses the king, and their lying gladdens the princes,
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 →