--- title: "Psalms 62 - Study King James Bible with barnes notes on the whole bible" description: "Read Psalms 62 with barnes notes on the whole bible commentary. 1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 3 H" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/barnes-notes-on-the-whole-bible/psalms/62" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/62)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/62)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/62) Audio 1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him *cometh* my salvation.** 2 He only *is* my rock and my salvation; *he is* my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.* 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall *shall ye be, and as* a tottering fence. 4 They only consult to cast *him* down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.* 5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation *is* from him. 6 He only *is* my rock and my salvation: *he is* my defence; I shall not be moved. 7 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; *ye* people, pour out your heart before him: God *is* a refuge for us. Selah. 9 Surely men of low degree *are* vanity, *and* men of high degree *are* a lie: to be laid in the balance, they *are* altogether *lighter* than vanity.* 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart *upon them*. 11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power *belongeth* unto God.* 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, *belongeth* mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. [Psalms 61](/study/psalms/61) [Psalms 63](/study/psalms/63) ## Commentary To verse 1 **Truly -**Indeed; really. The state of mind indicated by this particle is that of one who had been seriously contemplating a subject; who had looked round on his own actual condition; who had taken an estimate of all his resources, and of all his means of reliance, and who had carefully examined his own state of mind to see what was his real trust, and what were his real feelings toward God. Having done all this, he, at last, breaks out with the expression - “My soul does sincerely confide in God; I have no other resource; I have no power to meet my foes, and I am sure - my inmost soul testifies - that my real trust is, where it ought to be, in God; I see nothing in myself on which to rely; I see so much crime, falsehood, treachery in people, that I cannot confide in them; I have had so much painful experience of their insincerity and baseness that I cannot rely on them; but I do see that in God which leads me to trust in him, and I am sure that my heart truly does rely on him.” **My soul waiteth upon God -**Margin, is silent. Septuagint, “Is not my soul subject to God?” So the Latin Vulgate. Luther, “My soul is still (calm) in God.” The Hebrew word - דומיה *dûmı̂yâh* - means “silence, quiet, rest”; and then, a silent expectation or hope. The idea here is, “Truly toward God is the silent waiting of my soul”; that is, “In him alone do I trust; there is calmness of mind; I have no apprehension as to what can happen. My mind is at peace, for I feel that all is in the hands of God, and that lie is worthy of entire trust and confidence.” The feeling is that which exists when we have entrusted all to God; when, having entire confidence in his power, his goodness, his wisdom, his mercy, we commit the whole case to him as if it were no longer our own. Such is the calmness - the peace - the quiet - the silence of the soul - when all is left with God. See the notes at [Isaiah 26:3](/kjv/isaiah/26/3), and [Philippians 4:6-7](/kjv/philippians/4/6-7). **From him cometh my salvation -**That is, My safety is from him; my security is with him. 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