Passage

Psalms 62

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

^{For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.} My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him cometh my salvation. 2. He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved. 3. How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence? 4. They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. [[Selah 5. My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him. 6. He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be moved. 7. With 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: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity. 10. Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart thereon. 11. God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongeth unto God. 12. Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work. (Psalms 62:1-12, ASV)

WEB

For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him. 2. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, I will never be greatly shaken. 3. How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence? 4. They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. 5. My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him. 6. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken. 7. With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 8. Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah. 9. Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath. 10. Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them. 11. God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God. 12. Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work. (Psalms 62:1-12, WEB)

KJV

To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. ^{Truly: or, Only} ^{waiteth: Heb. is silent} 2. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. ^{defence: Heb. high place} 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. ^{inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts} 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. ^{altogether: or, alike} 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. ^{power: or, strength} 12. Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. (Psalms 62:1-12, KJV)

YLT

To the Overseer, for Jeduthun., A Psalm of David. Only, toward God [is] my soul silent, From Him [is] my salvation. 2. Only, He [is] my rock, and my salvation, My tower, I am not much moved. 3. Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down. 4. Only, from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah. 5. Only, for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him [is] my hope. 6. Only, He [is] my rock and my salvation, My tower, I am not moved. 7. On God [is] my salvation, and my honour, The rock of my strength, my refuge [is] in God. 8. Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth before Him your heart, God [is] a refuge for us. Selah. 9. Only, vanity [are] the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity [are] lighter. 10. Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth, when it increaseth, set not the heart. 11. Once hath God spoken, twice I heard this, That 'strength [is] with God.' 12. And with Thee, O Lord, [is] kindness, For Thou dost recompense to each, According to his work! (Psalms 62:1-12, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Argument from Restlessness, via Psalms 62.1

Lexicon:

G4991 - soteria, via Psalms 62.1-2
H3444 - yeshuah, via Psalms 62.1, Psalms 62.1-2

Notes

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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