Bible Strands
Psalms 62:5
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses his own soul, caught between enemies who curse him (v. 4) and the declaration that God is his fortress (v. 6). He is issuing a self-command in the middle of a crisis of trust.
The words — דּוֹמִּי (dōmmî), "be silent," is a jussive of דום (H1826), a command to one's own soul to cease its restless activity. Paired with אַךְ ('akh), "only," it narrows the source of hope to a single point.
The thread — Lamentations 3:24 mirrors the structure almost exactly: "The LORD is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in Him." Micah 7:7 echoes the posture of waiting on the God of salvation.
Why it lands — The command is directed inward, not outward; the work is to quiet the soul's own noise rather than to perform an act of faith. It asks the reader to identify what they are actually hoping in and check whether it is God alone.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Cross-references
- Micah 7:7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- Psalms 27:13 Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
- Lamentations 3:24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
- Psalms 42:11 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- Psalms 71:5 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
- Psalms 103:1 Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
- Psalms 43:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- Psalms 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Psalms 104:35 May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!
- John 6:67 So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”