Psalms 62:1

"To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David." Truly (a) my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation.

(a) Though Satan tempted him to murmur against God, yet he bridled his affections, and resting on God's promise.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 62:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Truly - Indeed; really. The state of mind indicated by this particle is that of one who had been seriously contemplating a subject; who had looke...
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 express...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. Nevertheless, my soul is silent towards God. Should the translation I have followed be adopted, the psalm is to be considered as beginnin...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

David, professing his confidence in God, discourageth his enemies. In the same confidence he encourageth the godly. No trust is to be put in worldly...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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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 pr...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS In this Psalm here is a twofold subject: encouragement held forth to the faithful, in the assurance of God's love; and discouragement to th...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Whether we behold Christ in the first place, or David, as a member of Christ, in the next point of view; or whether we consider the whole body of Chr...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Truly my soul waiteth upon God ,.... In the use of means, for answers of prayer, for performance of promises, and for deliverance from enemies, and...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

«To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. » Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation. A Psalm of David ] Who be...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Scofield Reference Notes

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Truly my soul waiteth upon God, literally, "Only silent submission to God my soul," that is, in the midst of the difficulties besetting him he rested...
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 h...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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¹ Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 62:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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