For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.
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
My soul, wait thou only upon God. When we have already practised a virtue, it is yet needful that we bind ourselves to a continuance in it. The soul is apt to be dragged away from its anchorage, or is readily tempted to add a second confidence to the one sole and sure ground of reliance; we must, therefore, stir ourselves up to maintain the...
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