Psalm 62 Commentary
Don’t Trust Riches
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KEY THOUGHT: If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them. [Psalm 62:10b NKJV]
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Psalm 62 NKJV
A Calm Resolve to Wait for the Salvation of God
To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
62 Truly my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my [a]defense;
I shall not be greatly moved.[b]
3 How long will you attack a man?
You shall be slain, all of you,
Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his high position;
They delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly. Selah
5 My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my [c]expectation is from Him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be [d]moved.
7 In God is my salvation and my glory;
The rock of my strength,
And my refuge, is in God.
8 Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
9 Surely men of low degree are [e]a vapor,
Men of high degree are a lie;
If they are weighed on the scales,
They are altogether lighter than vapor.
10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.
11 God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.
12 Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;
For You [f]render to each one according to his work.
Footnotes
a. Psalm 62:2 strong tower
b. Psalm 62:2 shaken
c. Psalm 62:5 hope
d. Psalm 62:6 shaken
e. Psalm 62:9 vanity
f. Psalm 62:12 reward
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Psalm 62 Commentary
In times of adversity, the saint learns that only God can be trusted. He alone protects and saves the saint. There is exclusivity to the claim.
This Psalm uses different terms to describe God: Protector, Savior, Defender, Shelter, Refuge, and loving. These qualities flow from the saint’s needs: protection, salvation, security, shelter, and love.
Without adversity (real or mere threat), humanity would have never known God as the Protector and Savior.
The world provides countless fake solutions for various human needs. Money tops the list. Violence would be another. But the scripture commands, “Even if your riches increase, don’t depend on them.”
“Don’t put your trust in violence.”
Violation of rules. Violation of the Law. Violence and violation have the same root. Don’t get what you want by breaking the Law of God.
“Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress.” Will the psalmist make the same statement without adversity? We doubt. The statement is tightly linked to his needs for salvation.
The last verse gives us a different picture. While we see a superhero in God, God sees an object of love in man. The terms “mercy” and “compassion” suggest intimacy from God’s end.
Yes, there is power to save. There is also a willingness to protect. But all of these exist because God loves individual human beings.
How do we respond to God’s interventions? We can love it as a welcome relief. But importantly, we can look at God’s love and seek help to reconnect to this loving Father, the Creator God.
In Jesus, both are achieved. The cry for salvation becomes the cry for life – an escape from perpetual adversity.
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