My Soul Waits for God Alone

Psalm 62

1 Truly a my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my 1 defense;
I shall not be greatly b moved. 2

3 How long will you attack a man?
You shall be slain, all of you,
c Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his high position;
They d delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly. Selah

5 My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my 3 expectation is from Him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be 4 moved.
7 e In 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;
f Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah

9 g Surely men of low degree are 5 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;
h If 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 i You 6 render to each one according to his work.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 33:20
    Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 55:22
    Cast your burden on the LORD, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:13
    Therefore this iniquity shall be to you Like a breach ready to fall, A bulge in a high wall, Whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 28:3
    Do not take me away with the wicked And with the workers of iniquity, Who speak peace to their neighbors, But evil is in their hearts.
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 3:23
    Truly, in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, And from the multitude of mountains; Truly, in the LORD our God Is the salvation of Israel.
  6. Cross References
    1 Samuel 1:15
    But Hannah answered and said, "No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
    Psalms 42:4
    When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.
    Lamentations 2:19
    "Arise, cry out in the night, At the beginning of the watches; Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift your hands toward Him For the life of your young children, Who faint from hunger at the head of every street."
  7. Cross References
    Job 7:16
    I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, For my days are but a breath.
    Psalms 39:5
    Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Selah
    Isaiah 40:17
    All nations before Him are as nothing, And they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.
  8. Cross References
    Job 31:25
    If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much.
    Mark 10:24
    And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!
    Luke 12:15
    And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.
    1 Timothy 6:10
    For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  9. Cross References
    Matthew 16:27
    For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.
    Romans 2:6
    Who "will render to each one according to his deeds":
    1 Corinthians 3:8
    Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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