Psa 62:8 | KingComments | STEP | The confrontation with the assailants ( ) forces David to say to his soul, to himself, to “wait in silence for God only” ( ). David uses this powerful word “only” or “sure” for the fourth time. This is stronger than what he says in . It shows a growing confidence in God, as we also see in . This in turn leads to encouraging others to put their trust in God as well ( ). David does not bring the assailant before God, but himself. He tells himself that his expectation is from God only. Everything in him is directed toward God in the confidence that he and his future are in God’s hand. In doing so, he silences the opponents, as well as any potentially emerging doubt in his soul. With another powerful “only” or “sure” ( ), he adds what God is to him. God is his unshakable “rock”, his present and future “salvation” and his impregnable “stronghold”. When he thus says Who God is to him, he comes to the statement: “I shall not be shaken.” As already mentioned, we see here a growing trust in God. A few verses back he spoke of “not be greatly shaken” ( ). Now he says with certainty “I shall not be shaken”. This growing in certainty will also be found in the believing remnant in the end time. This growing certainty is also reflected in what David has “in God” ( ). Here it is no longer so much about Who God is to him, but Who God Himself is. When he says that his “salvation” and his “glory” rest on God, the emphasis is not on his own salvation and his own glory, but on God. His salvation, honor, glory, or position have their origin and meaning in God. They are in Him and have value only because of that. The same is true of his “rock” and his “refuge”. The emphasis is not on their usefulness to him – and that usefulness is great! – but on God, in Whom these things are present. Neither his protection nor his safety are in the foreground anymore, but God in Whom these things are found. God is always what David says of Him here. God uses the various circumstances in which His own may be to reveal more and more of Himself. He wants to focus our eye beyond redemption or through redemption on Himself. All His actions in our favor must bring us to admire His Person and not the actions themselves. When the eye is thus fixed on God, the believer bears witness of this to encourage others to trust God in this same way ( ). In what David says here, we hear the Messiah speaking, inviting the people, the remnant, to also trust in God and to do so “at all times”. It is about constant trust and that in all circumstances, of prosperity and of adversity. If we believe that He is perfect in His ways, we will not wish to do anything without Him. This does not mean that there are no more exercises and trials. Waiting for God also does not mean that we do not need to cry out to Him. It is precisely because there is trust in God that the exhortation to pour out their hearts before Him follows. Everything that is in the heart may be said to Him. God’s answer to this is that He gives His peace in the heart ( ). Whether He gives what we ask for, and at what time He gives it, we will leave to Him if we remember that He is full of goodness and love for those who wait for Him. Christ poured out His heart for God throughout His life. We see this every time we read in the Gospels that He is in prayer. He is prayer ( ). We see this particularly in the Gospel according to Luke where He is presented as the perfect Man. We find Him there eight times in prayer ( ). The seventh prayer, the one in Gethsemane, is very impressive. There He pours out His heart before God because it is full with the work that He will accomplish on the cross of Calvary where He will be made sin. Then He says not only “my refuge is in God” ( ), but “God is a refuge for us”. By the word “us” He connects Himself with the remnant. He does the same when He lets Himself be baptized and says: “In this way it is fitting for us [He and John the baptist] to fulfill all righteousness” ( ).

‏ Psalms 62:8

Trust in God

The confrontation with the assailants (Psa 62:3-4) forces David to say to his soul, to himself, to “wait in silence for God only” (Psa 62:5). David uses this powerful word “only” or “sure” for the fourth time. This is stronger than what he says in Psa 62:1b. It shows a growing confidence in God, as we also see in Psa 62:6b. This in turn leads to encouraging others to put their trust in God as well (Psa 62:8).

David does not bring the assailant before God, but himself. He tells himself that his expectation is from God only. Everything in him is directed toward God in the confidence that he and his future are in God’s hand. In doing so, he silences the opponents, as well as any potentially emerging doubt in his soul.

With another powerful “only” or “sure” (Psa 62:6), he adds what God is to him. God is his unshakable “rock”, his present and future “salvation” and his impregnable “stronghold”. When he thus says Who God is to him, he comes to the statement: “I shall not be shaken.” As already mentioned, we see here a growing trust in God. A few verses back he spoke of “not be greatly shaken” (Psa 62:2). Now he says with certainty “I shall not be shaken”. This growing in certainty will also be found in the believing remnant in the end time.

This growing certainty is also reflected in what David has “in God” (Psa 62:7). Here it is no longer so much about Who God is to him, but Who God Himself is. When he says that his “salvation” and his “glory” rest on God, the emphasis is not on his own salvation and his own glory, but on God. His salvation, honor, glory, or position have their origin and meaning in God. They are in Him and have value only because of that.

The same is true of his “rock” and his “refuge”. The emphasis is not on their usefulness to him – and that usefulness is great! – but on God, in Whom these things are present. Neither his protection nor his safety are in the foreground anymore, but God in Whom these things are found.

God is always what David says of Him here. God uses the various circumstances in which His own may be to reveal more and more of Himself. He wants to focus our eye beyond redemption or through redemption on Himself. All His actions in our favor must bring us to admire His Person and not the actions themselves.

When the eye is thus fixed on God, the believer bears witness of this to encourage others to trust God in this same way (Psa 62:8). In what David says here, we hear the Messiah speaking, inviting the people, the remnant, to also trust in God and to do so “at all times”. It is about constant trust and that in all circumstances, of prosperity and of adversity. If we believe that He is perfect in His ways, we will not wish to do anything without Him.

This does not mean that there are no more exercises and trials. Waiting for God also does not mean that we do not need to cry out to Him. It is precisely because there is trust in God that the exhortation to pour out their hearts before Him follows. Everything that is in the heart may be said to Him. God’s answer to this is that He gives His peace in the heart (Phil 4:6-7). Whether He gives what we ask for, and at what time He gives it, we will leave to Him if we remember that He is full of goodness and love for those who wait for Him.

Christ poured out His heart for God throughout His life. We see this every time we read in the Gospels that He is in prayer. He is prayer (Psa 109:4b). We see this particularly in the Gospel according to Luke where He is presented as the perfect Man. We find Him there eight times in prayer (Lk 3:21 ; Lk 5:16 ; Lk 6:12 ; Lk 9:18 ; 29 ; Lk 11:1 ; Lk 22:41 ; Lk 23:34a). The seventh prayer, the one in Gethsemane, is very impressive. There He pours out His heart before God because it is full with the work that He will accomplish on the cross of Calvary where He will be made sin.

Then He says not only “my refuge is in God” (Psa 62:7), but “God is a refuge for us”. By the word “us” He connects Himself with the remnant. He does the same when He lets Himself be baptized and says: “In this way it is fitting for us [He and John the baptist] to fulfill all righteousness” (Mt 3:15).