Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 62:5-8
2). He Calls On Himself And His People To Trust Wholly In God, Who Is Their Sure Defence And Refuge (5-8). He now repeats and expands on what he has said in Psalms 62:1-2, calling on himself again to wait quietly before God alone, because his expectation is from Him. He knows that he can wait quietly because it is God Who is his Rock, his Deliverance, his High Tower, his Glory and his Refuge. But this time his aim is not only to encourage himself, but also his followers who are sharing his... read more
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 62:5
WAITING UPON GOD‘My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from Him.’ Psalms 62:5 I. The inward man.—‘My soul’—where the resolve, desires, affections take their rise. That which sways the outer. The man rules the circumstances, the soul rules the man—two kingdoms, one within another. II. The attitude of the soul.—Waiting, not simply tarrying. ‘Wait upon a gentleman.’ Look towards. Then this word ‘only.’ Get away from self-dependence, from reliance on men or means—‘only upon... read more