Psalms 62:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogetherc lighter than vanity. ”

Psalms 62:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Surely men of low degree are vanity - literally, “vanity are the sons of Adam,” but the word Adam here is used evidently to represent men, or the race. The same word is also employed particularly...
Psalms 62:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXII. Rest in God. The Psalmist, who is closely allied in thought and style to the author of Psalms 4, exhorts to complete trust in God. He expresses his trust in Psalms 62:1 f., his rest in Psa...
Psalms 62:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Surely. Same word as "truly", Psalms 62:1 . men of low degree . sons of 'adam . App-14. vanity . a breath. men of high degree . sons of 'Ish . App-14. altogether . together.
Psalms 62:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Nevertheless, the sons of Adam are vanity. If we take the particle אך, ach, affirmatively, as meaning surely or certainly, then this verse contains a confirmation of the truth e...
Psalms 62:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. Men of low degree are vanity - בני אדם beney Adam,...
Psalms 62:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A lie— That is, deceitful; because unable to perform what they seem by their outward appearance to promise: or a lie may signify a mere nothing; for a lie has no reality.
Psalms 62:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. -Warning against trust in anyone or anything except G...
Psalms 62:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a Ps. of the strongest faith, in which the experience of hostility ( Psalms 62:3-4 ) and the contemplation of life ( Psalms 62:9-10 ) only provide the background against which a serene confid...
Psalms 62:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Are vanity. — Or, mere breath. To be laid in the balance. — Literally, in the balances to go up, which may mean in the scales they must go up, i.e., kick the beam. But a slight change in...
Psalms 62:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 62:1-12 THERE are several points of affinity between this psalm and the thirty-ninth-such as the frequent use of the particle of asseveration or restriction ("surely" or "only"); the rare a...
Psalms 62:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Our only Rock and Refuge Psalms 62:1-12 This is the “Only” Psalm. It consists of three stanzas, each of which begins with that word and ends with Selah. It was probably composed during Absalo...
Psalms 62:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this psalm the principle of the last is yet more emphatically expressed. It opens with the declaration: My soul waiteth only upon God, and then proceeds in three stanzas to set forth this fact. T...
Psalms 62:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here are additional reasons urged for our firm reliance on the Lord, because all other trusts must deceive, and prove vain. And the Psalmist takes an instance, in proof, from the deceitfulness of ric...
Psalms 62:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Surely men of low degree [are] vanity ,.... Or "sons of Adam" i; of the earthly man; of fallen Adam; one of his immediate sons was called Hebel, "vanity"; and it is true of all his sons; but here it...
Psalms 62:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity. Ver. 9. Surely men of low degree are vanity ] M...
Psalms 62:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Surely men of low degree are vanity Are most vain, impotent, and helpless creatures in themselves. This he delivers as a reason, or argument, to enforce his foregoing exhortation to trust in God ,...
Psalms 62:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

An Exhortation to Trust in God. 8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a re...
Psalms 62:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Vanity, i.e. most vain, impotent, and helpless creatures in themselves. This he delivers as a reason or argument to enforce his foregoing exhortation; trust in God , because there is no other pers...
Psalms 62:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

3). He Warns Against Trusting In Man Of Any Level, Or In Brute Force, Or In Riches, And Calls On His Hearers To Recognise The Fact That Power And True Love Belong To God Who Deals With Men On The Ba...
Psalms 62:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ To the Chief Musician .” See introduction to Psalms 57 . “ To Jeduthun .” See introduction to Psalms 39 . “ A Psalm of David .” “There are no historical statements...
Psalms 62:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 62:1 . Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. Waiting upon God, if not true and sincere, is only a mockery; it is also an insult to the Lord; and, so far from bringi...
Psalms 62:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm is inscribed to Jeduthun, leader of a choral band in the temple. 1 Chronicles 6:41 . Both this and Psalms 63 ., have been understood as composed in the wilderness, though some would refe...
Psalms 62:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from Him cometh my salvation. A testimony and an exhortation I. A religious testimony. 1. Concerning self ( Psalms 62:1-2 ; Psalms 62:6-7 ). His confidence i...
Psalms 62:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm, like so many, is the cry of an afflicted one—a man of high position, whom his enemies seek to destroy, or, if that be not possible, to thrust down from his dignity ( Psa...
Psalms 62:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Trust in God in the Face of Great Danger. To the chief musician, to Jeduthun, the special choirmaster being named who should take charge of this hymn for use in public worship, a psalm of David, a...
Psalms 62:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 18:21-26 ; 1 Samuel 18:5 ; 1 Samuel 18:7 ; 1 Samuel 23:12 ; 1 Samuel 23:19 ; 1 Samuel 23:20 ; 1 Samuel 26:21-25 ; 2 Samuel 15:31 ; 2 Samuel 15:6 ; Daniel 5:27 ; Isaiah 40:15 ; Is...
Psalms 62:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Vanity — Vain, and helpless creatures. A lie — They promise much, but generally deceive those who trust in them.

Psalms 62:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 62:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 62:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 62:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 62:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 62:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 62:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 62:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 62:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 62:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 62:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 62:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 62:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 62:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 62:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 62:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 62:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 62:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 62:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 62:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 62:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 62:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 62:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 62:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 62:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 62:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 62:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes