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A Calm Resolve to Wait for the Salvation of God

To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

1 Truly amy soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation. 
2 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my1 defense;
I shall not be greatly amoved. 
3 How long will you attack a man?
You shall be slain, all of you,
aLike a leaning wall and a tottering fence. 
4 They only consult to cast him down from his high position;
They adelight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly. Selah 
5 My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my1 expectation is from Him. 
6 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be1 moved. 
7 aIn God is my salvation and my glory;
The rock of my strength,
And my refuge, is in God. 
8 Trust in Him at all times, you people;
aPour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah 
9 aSurely men of low degree are1 a vapor,
Men of high degree are a lie;
If they are weighed on the scales,
They are altogether lighter than vapor. 
10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
aIf riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them. 
11 God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.
12 Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;
For aYou render to each one according to his work. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Psalms 62:1

Truly my soul waiteth upon God - I do not think that the original will warrant this translation, ak el Elohim dumiyah naphshi , "Surely to God only is my soul dumb." I am subject to God Almighty. He has a right to lay on me what he pleases; and what he lays on me is much less than I deserve: therefore am I dumb before God. The Vulgate, and almost all the Versions, have understood it in this sense: Nonne Deo subjecta erit anima mea? Shall not my soul be subject to God? In other words, God alone has a right to dispose of my life as he pleases.


 
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