Psalm 62:5 NIV

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 62:1-12

Psalms 61-64 Longing for GodFar from home, weary, depressed and in danger, David seeks refuge and refreshment with God. He trusts that God will bring him safely back to Jerusalem and give him the strength to carry out his promise to lead God’s people in God’s ways (61:1-5). The people with him add their support to his request (6-7), and David responds that he will always remain faithful to his task (8).God alone is the strength of David’s assurance (62:1-2). David’s enemies think they can ruin... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 62:5

THE PEOPLE WERE INVITED TO ADOPT AN ATTITUDE LIKE THAT OF THE PSALMIST"My soul, wait thou in silence for God only;For my expectation is from him.He only is my rock and my salvation:He is my high tower; I shall not be moved.With God is my salvation and my glory;The rock of my strength and my refuge, is in God.Trust in him at all times, ye people;Pour out your heart before him:God is a refuge for us."Psalms 62:5-6 here are almost a verbatim repeat of Psalms 62:1-2, with three variations. (1)... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 62:5

5, 6. (Compare Psalms 62:1; Psalms 62:2). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 62:1-12

Psalms 62David expressed trust in the Lord in spite of opposition in this psalm of confidence. He contrasted the security that comes from trusting in God with the insecurity of hoping in human schemes. The background may be Absalom’s rebellion. [Note: Kirkpatrick, pp. 347-48.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 62:5-6

These verses repeat the idea of Psalms 62:1-2 with minor variations. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 62:5-8

2. David’s encouragement to trust in God 62:5-8 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 62:1-12

This is a Ps. of the strongest faith, in which the experience of hostility (Psalms 62:3-4) and the contemplation of life (Psalms 62:9-10) only provide the background against which a serene confidence in God displays itself. Its tone is not inconsistent with the character of David, who ’strengthened himself in the Lord his God’ (1 Samuel 30:6 RV). Psalms 62:1-2 are practically repeated in Psalms 62:5, Psalms 62:6.Title.—Jeduthun] see on Psalms 39.1. Truly.. waiteth] RV ’my soul waiteth only.’... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 62:5

(5) As in Psalms 62:1. Truly to God, be silence my soul. The state of resignation is one which can only be preserved by prayer. We may say, I will, but can only feel it through prayer. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 62:1-12

Psalms 62:1-12THERE are several points of affinity between this psalm and the thirty-ninth-such as the frequent use of the particle of asseveration or restriction ("surely" or "only"); the rare and beautiful word for "silence," as expressing restful, still resignation; and the characterisation of men as "vanity." These resemblances are not proofs of identity of authorship, though establishing a presumption in its favour. Delitzsch accepts the psalm as Davidic, and refers it to the time of... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 62:1-12

Psalms 62:0 Waiting and Trusting 1. He only (Psalms 62:1-2 ) 2. Persecuted (Psalms 62:3-4 ) 3. My expectation from him (Psalms 62:5-12 ) This Psalm is not difficult to interpret. It has always been food for the saints of God. Faith in God in the midst of adversity and persecution, waiting on Him, expecting salvation, deliverance and defense only from Him is beautifully expressed. Like all these Psalms this one also gives us a prophetic glimpse into the experience of the remnant of... read more

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 62:1-12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 62:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 62:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 62:1-12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 62:5-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 62:5-8

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 62:1-12

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 62:5

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 62:1-12

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 62:1-12

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