A great immovable rock in a wide bare valley in early morning, the night’s mist lifting away from it in thin rags, the sky above pale and empty.

Trust · David

Psalm 62

Everyone around you is pushing. This psalm is a way of getting quiet enough to stop being pushed.

12 verses≈ 3 minBSB

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Where we are

1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'
42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressurePsalm 62
73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last Hallelujah

Waiting on God

For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

In God alone my soul finds rest;

my salvation comes from Him.

He alone is my rock and my salvation.

He is my fortress;

I will never be shaken.

Psalm 62:1–2

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An old dry-stone terrace wall bulging and leaning far out over a stony path, stones already slipping, a broken stick fence at its end, in evening shade.

How long will you threaten a man?

Will all of you throw him down

like a leaning wall

or a tottering fence?

They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch;

they delight in lies;

with their mouths they bless,

but inwardly they curse.

Selah

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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain

Rest in God alone, O my soul,

for my hope comes from Him.

He alone is my rock and my salvation;

He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.

My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock;

my refuge is in God.

Plain work-worn hands tilting a clay jar, water pouring in one clean stream onto a flat rock and running away in the morning light.

Trust in Him at all times, O people;

pour out your hearts before Him.

God is our refuge.

Selah

A plain wood-and-cord balance hanging from a pole outdoors in cool gray morning, both pans empty and riding high, a breath of mist drifting past.

Lowborn men are but a vapor;

the exalted are but a lie.

Weighed on the scale, they go up;

together they are but a vapor.

Place no trust in extortion

or false hope in stolen goods.

If your riches increase,

do not set your heart upon them.

Pray

Pour it out

Be still before God for a minute. Name what you have been leaning on that can’t hold your weight. Then do what verse 8 says: “pour out your hearts before Him.”

God has spoken once;

I have heard this twice:

that power belongs to God,

and loving devotion to You, O Lord.

For You will repay each man

according to his deeds.

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Psalm 62

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A verse to carry with you

In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.

Psalm 62:1

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