Psalms 62:1-12
To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1 Truly my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be greatly moved.
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 expectation is from Him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be 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 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 render to each one according to his work.
Today’s psalm gives us king David’s example and prophetic instructions to patiently wait for God’s deliverance and defense among the adverse situations of life. He waited silently for God, knowing where his salvation, his deliverance came from. It is important to note that he did not attack in his own strength or devise escape plans, but waited on the LORD to work the way through the situations. He rested in faith and trusted in the faithful one. God was the psalmist’s defense, as a solid foundation of rock to stand firmly upon without being blown away, a picture as if standing on a cliff in a hurricane and not falling down. Others attacked him, with lies through false blessings of inward evil intentions to really curse through the masks they wore. We find similar enemies who smile in our face and then backstab us when we turn away. But God justifies and adjudicates us. Dwell on those thoughts with a selah moment. Then go on to consider where our expectations come from as the king did in this song. He again said to wait silently and expectantly for God alone to deliver him. Do we do this also, or do we instead fight in our own power and reasoning? Our Lord is our only solid foundation and immovable defense. He alone is our deliverance and glory, our strength and refuge! Therefore, we can and must come before His throne of grace and mercy by faith to pour out our hearts to Him with the expectation of deliverance (2 Corinthians 1:10) and refuge of protection. Stop and consider these things. As the king sang in verse 9, we realize that men of high and low station in life have no greater influence or power than what is given them by God, for they all alike are weighed on the scales of God’s standards and all fall short (Romans 3:23). Each life vanishes away like mist in the end, so we should not put trust in men, even apparently great leaders of nations, nor in gathering wealth to rely on. The politicians all oppress others for their own gain and interests, and riches are gone in a bitcoin or stock crash moment; only God has our good in view for now and into eternity (Romans 8:28). Remember as David put so wisely here, God spoke clearly that all power belongs to Him alone. All mercy belongs to Him alone in Christ. He rewards according to our works, either falling short of salvation or leading to loss of rewards (Galatians 2:16, Titus 3:5, 1 Corinthians 3:13-15, 1 Peter 1:7-9). May therefore we stay firmly planted on the Rock of our salvation as we constantly wait for His defense and deliverance!
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