Psalms 62 (YLT)

Chapter Text

62:1 To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. --A Psalm of David. Only--toward God <FI>is<Fi> my soul silent, From Him <FI>is<Fi> my salvation.

62:2 Only--He <FI>is<Fi> my rock, and my salvation, My tower, I am not much moved.

62:3 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.

62:4 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.

62:5 Only--for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him <FI>is<Fi> my hope.

62:6 Only--He <FI>is<Fi> my rock and my salvation, My tower, I am not moved.

62:7 On God <FI>is<Fi> my salvation, and my honour, The rock of my strength, my refuge <FI>is<Fi> in God.

62:8 Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth before Him your heart, God <FI>is<Fi> a refuge for us. Selah.

62:9 Only--vanity <FI>are<Fi> the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity <FI>are<Fi> lighter.

62:10 Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth--when it increaseth--set not the heart.

62:11 Once hath God spoken, twice I heard this, That `strength <FI>is<Fi> with God.'

62:12 And with Thee, O Lord, <FI>is<Fi> kindness, For Thou dost recompense to each, According to his work!

Study Lenses

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

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