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Psalms 62

Psalms 62 Summary, Context, and Full Chapter

Psalms 62 centers on calm trust in God when pressure, lies, and unstable power surround a believer. David repeats that God alone is rock, refuge, and salvation. The psalm also warns against putting confidence in wealth, status, or human schemes, and invites honest prayer before God.

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What happens in Psalms 62?

This psalm opens with a personal declaration that true rest and rescue come from God alone. David describes himself as under threat from people who lie and try to bring him down, yet he keeps returning to God as his fortress. He then turns that personal confidence into public instruction, urging others to trust God at all times and to bring their hearts to Him. The psalm contrasts God with human weakness, warns against greed and false security, and ends by affirming God's power, steadfast love, and just repayment.

Psalms 62 is part of a stretch of Davidic psalms that focus on danger, trust, and God's protection. It follows a prayer for help and continues the theme of waiting on God rather than relying on human strength. The chapter stands as a quiet confession of faith, shaped for worship and for believers facing pressure.

Themes to notice

  • Trust in GodThe psalm repeats that God alone is the safe place for rest, hope, and confidence.
  • Human InstabilityLies, threats, status, and wealth are shown to be weak foundations compared with God.
  • Prayerful DependenceBelievers are told to pour out their hearts to God and wait for His just action.

Questions for Psalms 62

  • What stands out to you most in the repeated description of God as rock, refuge, and salvation?
  • Where are you tempted to place trust in people, wealth, or position instead of God?
  • How does this psalm shape the way you think about waiting on God when others speak falsely about you?

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Psalms 62

Waiting on God

For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

1In God alone my soul finds rest;

my salvation comes from Him.

2He alone is my rock and my salvation.

He is my fortress;

I will never be shaken.

3How long will you threaten a man?

Will all of you throw him down

like a leaning wall

or a tottering fence?

4They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch;

they delight in lies;

with their mouths they bless,

but inwardly they curse.

Selah

5Rest in God alone, O my soul,

for my hope comes from Him.

6He alone is my rock and my salvation;

He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.

7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock;

my refuge is in God.

8Trust in Him at all times, O people;

pour out your hearts before Him.

God is our refuge.

Selah

9Lowborn men are but a vapor,

the exalted but a lie.

Weighed on the scale, they go up;

together they are but a vapor.

10Place no trust in extortion,

or false hope in stolen goods.

If your riches increase,

do not set your heart upon them.

11God has spoken once;

I have heard this twice:

that power belongs to God,

12and loving devotion to You, O Lord.

For You will repay each man

according to his deeds.

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