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NOTES for Psa 62

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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.
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The peace that God gives is not apathy; it is the peace that arises from firm confidence in one’s strength and reliable support. The most secure support comes from the Lord, while the strength He provides surpasses our own natural powers. This is why He is called a secure fortress.

The enemies’ attempts to oppose those whose side the Lord is on are futile, but so are their hopes for the triumph of their own material prosperity. The words about the vanity of earthly wealth seem to appear unexpectedly, but the transition to mentioning it is entirely natural. For a person who places excessive hope in wealth not only forgets God, but also risks putting material prosperity in His place. The Lord can also grant people earthly wealth; it is not necessarily sinful in itself. But everything has its place, and when wealth takes possession of the soul, it cannot help but do harm.

Stern are the warnings addressed to those who acquire sinful wealth. Yet the psalmist sees mercy in just recompense, and therefore a desire to give sinners an opportunity to correct their ways.

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For Psa 62:1-11
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.
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Life without God resembles a parched desert. The desert where many of the events described in the Bible took place and...  Read more

Life without God resembles a parched desert. The desert where many of the events described in the Bible took place and where the words of the psalm were composed vividly conveys what happens in the soul of a person cut off from the Source of life and the Giver of living water. Not only the soul but also the flesh languishes in one who is cut off from true being. This is not merely a poetic image, but an expression of the important biblical truth about the significance of our bodies and the proper way to treat them. Our bodies were not given to us by the Creator by accident; they are not the prison of the soul, and in our bodies we too can glorify Him.

For the psalmist, the Lord's mercy is more precious than life. To some, these words may seem like a beautiful phrase, a rhetorical device detached from reality. Yet the bitter experience of many generations has shown time and again that life apart from the Lord becomes a slow dying.

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