Bible Strands
Psalms 62:1
For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David, addressed to the choirmaster for performance by the Jeduthun ensemble, declares a personal conviction about where his soul finds its rest.
The words — דּוּמִיָּה (dumiyyah) literally means "silence" or "stillness," a hushing of the soul rather than mere comfort. The BSB's "rest" softens what the Hebrew says: the soul is made quiet.
The thread — The same waiting-on-God motif appears in Lamentations 3:25 and Isaiah 40:31, and the very next verse (Psalms 62:2) restates the claim with "rock" and "fortress."
Why it lands — It demands that a reader identify where their soul actually rests and check whether that place is God alone. The "only" (אַךְ) closes every other option.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Cross-references
- Lamentations 3:25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Psalms 62:2 He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
- Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Psalms 33:20 Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
- Psalms 37:7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
- Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- James 5:7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- Psalms 40:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Psalms 123:2 As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
- Luke 2:30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation,