Psalms 62 (DBY)

Chapter Text

62:1 {To the chief Musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.} Upon God alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is my salvation.

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

62:3 How long will ye assail a man; will ye [seek], all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence?

62:4 They only consult to thrust [him] down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah.

62:5 Upon God alone, O my soul, rest peacefully; for my expectation is from him.

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

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

62:8 Confide in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is our refuge. Selah.

62:9 Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together [lighter] than vanity.

62:10 Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.

62:11 Once hath God spoken, twice have I heard this, that strength [belongeth] unto God.

62:12 And unto thee, O Lord, [belongeth] loving-kindness; for *thou* renderest to every man according to his work.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "chief", "musician", "jeduthun", "psalm", "david", "upon", and "alone". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "chief", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DBY text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "light" and "chief" 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 "chief" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.