Psalms 62:4

Only — from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

In Context

3Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

5Only — for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him [is] my hope.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:1Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?

Psalms 28:3Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.

Psalms 52:3Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

Psalms 119:163Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.

Proverbs 13:5A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.

Hosea 7:3With their wickedness they make glad a king, And with their lies — 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 →

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