--- title: "Psalms 62 - Study King James Bible with clarkes commentary" description: "Read Psalms 62 with clarkes commentary 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/clarkes-commentary/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 The *title*, "To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun," may mean that the Psalm was sent to him who was the chief or leader of the band of the family of Jeduthun. It appears that *Asaph, Jeduthun*, and *Heman*, were chief singers in the time of David; that they, with their families, presided over different departments of the vocal and instrumental worship in the tabernacle, [1 Chronicles 25:1](/kjv/1-chronicles/25/1), c. that they were holy men, full of the Divine Spirit, (a thing very rare among singers and performers in these latter days,) and that *they* *prophesied with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals*; that Jeduthun had *six* sons thus employed; that himself prophesied with a harp to give thanks and praise to God, [1 Chronicles 25:3](/kjv/1-chronicles/25/3); and that the sons of Jeduthun were appointed by *lot* to the different courses. The *eighth* course fell to his son *Jeshaiah*, [1 Chronicles 25:15](/kjv/1-chronicles/25/15); the *twelfth*, to *Hashabiah*, [1 Chronicles 25:19](/kjv/1-chronicles/25/19); and the *fourteenth*, to *Mattithiah*, [1 Chronicles 25:21](/kjv/1-chronicles/25/21). Will our modern performers on instruments of music in churches and chapels, pretend to the *prophetic influence*? If they do not, and cannot, how dare they quote such passages in vindication of their practice, which can be no better than a dulcet noise without its original meaning, and alien from its primary use? Do they indeed *prophesy* with *harps*, and *psalteries*, and *cymbals*? or with their *play-house aggregate* of fiddles and flutes, bass-viols and bassoons, clarionets and kettle-drums? Away with such trumpery and pollution from the worship and Church of Christ! Though it is not very clear from the Psalm itself on what occasion it was composed, yet it is most likely it was during the rebellion of Absalom; and perhaps at the particular time when David was obliged to flee from Jerusalem. Verse [Psalms 62:1](/kjv/psalms/62/1). ***Truly my soul waiteth upon God*** — I do not think that the original will warrant this translation, אך אל אלהים דומיה נפשי *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? 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