Psalms 62 (LSB)

Chapter Text

62:1 For the choir director. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Surely my soul waits in silence for God; From Him is my salvation.

62:2 Surely He is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

62:3 How long will you assail a man, That you may murder him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a fence thrust down?

62:4 Surely they have counseled to thrust him down from his high position; They find pleasure in falsehood; They bless with their mouth, But inwardly they curse. Selah.

62:5 Surely wait in silence for God, O my soul, For my hope is from Him.

62:6 Surely He is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

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

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

62:9 Surely men of low degree are merely vanity and men of rank are a lie; In the balances they go up; They are together lighter than a breath of vanity.

62:10 Do not trust in oppression And do not put vain hope in robbery; If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

62:11 Once God has spoken; Twice I have heard this: That strength belongs to God;

62:12 And that to You, O Lord, belongs lovingkindness, For You repay a man according to his work.

Study Lenses

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

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