DIGGING DEEPER PSALM 62:5-8

This is one of several portions of Scripture that I quote often in counseling. In the NKJV verse 5 reads: "My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him." I refer to it often because we can get so mixed up and messed up by having expectations and when those expectations go unmet we get angry, demanding or sullen. I remind myself often that my expectations of people will often be disappointed but that when my expectations are in God He always provides what is best for me.

The ESV says "wait in silence." I have to ask myself, do I wait patiently in silence? Typically not. I whine and complain and try to rush things along. The Psalmist reminds us to wait, hope, rest, trust, and pour out our heart because He is our rock, salvation, fortress, glory, mighty rock, and refuge.

Psalm 62:5-8
5For 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.
7On 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

COMMENTARY: "David writes this psalm while facing treason from someone. David embraces the problem of his adversaries forthrightly (vv. 3,4), but his thoughts focus primarily on God..." [The MacArthur Bible Commentary ~ John MacArthur]

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