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Psalms 62:5
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Surely wait in silence for God, O my soul,For my hope is from Him.
My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him.
[Neuerthelesse] O my soule, stay thou only vpon the Lorde: for my confidence is in him.
Upon God alone, O my soul, rest peacefully; for my expectation is from him.
My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.
Only be silent to God, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
My soul, wait in silence for God alone, For my expectation is from him.
My soule, wait thou onely vpon God: for my expectation is from him.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Sela. Neuertheles, my soule abydeth only vpon God, for he is my God.
God, the one and only— I'll wait as long as he says. Everything I hope for comes from him, so why not? He's solid rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul, An impregnable castle: I'm set for life.
For God alone my soul waits in silence and quietly submits to Him, For my hope is from Him.
My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.
My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my hope.
My soul, wait in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.
Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.
Only God gives inward peace, and I depend on him.
They only want to shake him from his height, they take delight in lying — with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. (Selah)
Yet my soule keepe thou silence vnto God: for mine hope is in him.
My soul, wait only upon God; for my salvation is from him.
My soul, wait in silence for God alone, For my expectation is from him.
They only devise to thrust him down from his height, delighting in lies;
Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.
My soul is quiet and waits for God alone. My hope comes from Him.
Nevertheless do thou, my soul, be subjected to God; for of him is my patient hope.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.
Surely, towards God, be thou silent, my soul, For, from him, is mine expectation:
(61-6) But be thou, O my soul, subject to God: for from him is my patience.
Only for God wait in silence, O my soul, because my hope is from him.
For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.
My soul, wait in silence for God alone, For my hope is from Him.
I find rest in God; only he gives me hope.
I depend on God alone; I put my hope in him.
Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
Netheles, my soule, be thou suget to God; for my pacience is of hym.
Only -- for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him [is] my hope.
For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.
Contextual Overview
To the director, Jeduthun. A song of David.
I must calm down and turn to God; only he can rescue me. 2 He is my Rock, the only one who can save me. He is my high place of safety, where no army can defeat me. 3 How long will you people attack me? Do you all want to kill me? I am like a leaning wall, like a fence ready to fall. 4 You want only to destroy me, to bring me down from my important position. It makes you happy to tell lies about me. In public, you say nice things, but in private, you curse me. Selah 5 I must calm down and turn to God; he is my only hope. 6 He is my Rock, the only one who can save me. He is my high place of safety, where no army can defeat me. 7 My victory and honor come from God. He is the mighty Rock, where I am safe.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
soul: Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 43:5, Psalms 103:1, Psalms 103:2, Psalms 104:1, Psalms 104:35, Psalms 146:1
wait: Psalms 62:1, Psalms 62:2, Psalms 27:13, Psalms 27:14, Psalms 37:34, Lamentations 3:24-26, Micah 7:7, Habakkuk 2:3, Zephaniah 3:8, John 6:67-69
my: Psalms 39:7, Psalms 71:5, Jeremiah 17:17, Philippians 1:20
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:18 - General 1 Samuel 30:6 - David 2 Kings 6:33 - wait for the Job 35:14 - trust Psalms 25:3 - wait Psalms 33:20 - soul Psalms 52:9 - wait Psalms 59:9 - his strength Psalms 78:7 - set Psalms 91:2 - in him Psalms 130:5 - I wait Isaiah 25:9 - Lo Isaiah 30:18 - blessed Isaiah 33:2 - be gracious Acts 4:24 - they Romans 8:25 - with patience Galatians 5:5 - wait Hebrews 6:19 - both
Gill's Notes on the Bible
My soul, wait thou only upon God,.... Be silent and subject to him, acquiesce in his providences, rest in him patiently and quietly, wait for his salvation; :-; perhaps some new temptation might arise, and David's soul began to be uneasy and impatient; for frames are very changeable things; and therefore he encourages it to be still and quiet, and patiently wait on the Lord, and on him only:
for my expectation [is] from him; or "my hope", as the Targum; the grace of hope is from the Lord, and the thing hoped for is from him; he is the author and the object of it; and his word of promise encourages to the exercise of it; or "my patience"; as the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions. The grace of patience is from the Lord; the means of it is his word; and it is exercised, tried, and increased by afflictions sent and sanctified by him; and "expectation" is nothing else than these graces in exercise, a waiting patiently for things hoped for Old Testament saints expected the first coming of Christ; New Testament saints expect his second coming; and all expect good things from him in time and eternity; nor shall their expectation fail and perish; and therefore is a reason why their souls should wait only on the Lord.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
My soul, wait thou only upon God - See the notes at Psalms 62:1. There is, in the word used here, and rendered wait, the same idea of rest or repose which occurs in Psalms 62:1. The meaning is, that he would commit the whole cause to God, and that his soul would thus be calm and without apprehension.
For my expectation is from him - In Psalms 62:1, this is salvation. The idea here is, that all that he expected or hoped for must come from God. He did not rely on his fellow men; he did not rely on himself. God alone could deliver him, and he confidently believed that God would do it. Often are we in such circumstances that we feel that our only “expectation” - our only hope - is in God. All our strength fails; all our resources are exhausted; our fellow-men cannot or will not aid us; our own efforts seem to be vain; our plans are frustrated, and we are shut up to the conclusion that God alone can help us. How often is this felt by a Christian parent in regard to the conversion of his children. All his own efforts seem to be vain; all that he says is powerless; his hopes, long-cherished, are disappointed; his very prayers seem not to be heard; and he is made to feel that his only hope is in God - a sovereign God - and that the whole case must be left in His hands. This state of mind, when it is fully reached, is often all that is needful in order that our desires may be granted. It is desirable that this state of mind should be produced; and when it is produced, the prayer is answered.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 62:5. Wait thou only upon God — There is none but him in whom thou canst safely trust; and to get his help, resign thyself into his hands; be subject to him, and be silent before him; thou hast what thou hast deserved. See on Psalms 62:1.
