Psalms 62 (ASV)

Chapter Text

62:1 My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him [cometh] my salvation.

62:2 He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.

62:3 How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay [him], all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

62:4 They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah

62:5 My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.

62:6 He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be moved.

62:7 With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

62:8 Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah

62:9 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.

62:10 Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon].

62:11 God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongeth unto God.

62:12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work. Psalm 63 A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "soul", "waiteth", "silence", "only", "cometh", "salvation", and "rock". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "soul", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local ASV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "light" and "soul" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "soul" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.