They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah
David encourages himself and others to stake everything on God alone, turning from the evanescent things of the world that pull us away from Him. We are prone to trust what our senses show us, yet these perish; the psalm teaches us the folly of divided dependence and calls us to rest in God entirely.
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Commenting on Psalm 62:1-12
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency. The excellencies of the righteous are obnoxious to the wicked, and the main object of their fury. The elevation which God gives to the godly in Providence, or in dispute, is also the envy of the baser sort, and they labour to pull them down to their own level.
David waits upon God with his whole soul, silent before Him, acquiescing in all His providence and patiently expecting deliverance. He knows salvation comes from God alone, not from any creature; therefore he cheerfully refers all his affairs to the Lord's will and wisdom, and this is both our duty and our comfort.
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Commenting on Psalm 62:1-7