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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.
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.
9Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are 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.
Understand This
Psalm 62, explained
What Psalm 62 is saying
A psalm of pure trust, Psalm 62 is distinctive for its repeated declaration of waiting in silence (akh) before God alone. The psalm systematically eliminates all alternative sources of security—human allies, wealth, power—leaving God as the sole foundation. The numerical proverb in verse 11 ('One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard') employs a wisdom tradition device to establish that power and chesed both belong to God.
The background behind it
The psalm's Solomonic-wisdom vocabulary and its absolute confidence suggest a mature theology of trust, possibly from David's later reign. Its placement after psalms of crisis creates a literary arc from distress to settled confidence.
Themes running underneath
The psalm's theological core is radical divine sufficiency. The repeated 'alone' (akh) in relation to God contrasts sharply with the 'mere breath' (hevel) applied to human beings. The integration of divine power and divine chesed in the closing verses resolves any tension between God's sovereignty and His love.
Why it still matters
Psalm 62 challenges the subtle idolatries of trusting in wealth, status, or human alliances. The call to silence before God suggests that true trust requires stilling the anxious voices that offer competing securities.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible — used by permission, Bible Hub.