TRUST IN HIM AT ALL TIMES

Psalm 62:5–8 ESV

5 For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. 6 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. 7 On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. 8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

I. GOD ALONE

Psalm 62:5 ESV

5 For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.

II. HE ONLY

Psalm 62:6 ESV

6 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

The Bible Knowledge Commentary 62:5–8

Again he affirmed that God was His Source of safety (Rock), deliverance (Salvation), and security (Fortress; cf. 62:2) and that therefore he was secure (he would not be shaken; cf. comments on 15:5). God was his Salvation and his Glory (Honor). Without God’s innumerable deliverances, David would have been crushed by his foes.

III. ON HIM

Psalm 62:7 ESV

7 On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.

IV. THE INVITATION

Psalm 62:8 ESV

8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

Psalms Vol 1&2: Crossway Classic Commentaries Psalm 62

His heart is set on you; lay bare your hearts to him. Turn the vessel of your soul upside down in his secret presence, and let your inmost thoughts, desires, sorrows, and sins be poured out like water. Let the Lord be your only father-confessor, for he only can absolve you when he has heard your confession. To keep our griefs to ourselves is to hoard up wretchedness. The stream will swell and rage if you dam it up; give it a clear course, and it leaps along and creates no alarm. Sympathy we need, and if we unload our hearts at Jesus’ feet, we shall obtain a sympathy as practical as it is sincere.

Psalm 40:1 ESV

1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalm 116:1–2 ESV

1 I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. 2 Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.