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Psalm 62

Psa. 62:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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My soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
, wait
damam (Hebrew #1826)
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
KJV usage: cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.
Pronounce: daw-man'
Origin: a prim root (compare 1724, 1820)
thou only upon God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
; for my expectation
tiqvah (Hebrew #8615)
literally, a cord (as an attachment (compare 6961)); figuratively, expectancy
KJV usage: expectation ((-ted)), hope, live, thing that I long for.
Pronounce: tik-vaw'
Origin: from 6960
is from him.

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Soul; Spirit

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Ministry on This Verse

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soul.
Psa. 42:5,11• 5Why art thou cast down, my soul, and art disquieted in me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, for the health of his countenance.
 11Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. (Psa. 42:5,11)
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Psa. 43:5• 5Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. (Psa. 43:5)
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Psa. 103:1‑2• 1A Psalm of David. Bless Jehovah, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
 2Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: (Psa. 103:1‑2)
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Psa. 104:1,35• 1Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;
 35Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah! (Psa. 104:1,35)
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Psa. 146:1• 1Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah, O my soul. (Psa. 146:1)
wait.
Psa. 62:1‑2• 1To the chief Musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Upon God alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is my salvation.
 2He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved. (Psa. 62:1‑2)
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Psa. 27:13‑14• 13Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living …!
 14Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 27:13‑14)
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Psa. 37:34• 34Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. (Psa. 37:34)
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Lam. 3:24‑26• 24Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
 25Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
 26It is good that one should both wait, and that in silence, for the salvation of Jehovah. (Lam. 3:24‑26)
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Mic. 7:7• 7But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. (Mic. 7:7)
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Hab. 2:3• 3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but it hasteth to the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; for it will surely come, it will not delay. (Hab. 2:3)
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Zeph. 3:8• 8Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to assemble the nations, that I may gather the kingdoms together, to pour upon them mine indignation,--all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. (Zeph. 3:8)
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John 6:67‑69• 67Jesus therefore said to the twelve, Will ye also go away?
 68Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast words of life eternal;
 69and we have believed and known that thou art the holy one of God. (John 6:67‑69)
my.
Psa. 39:7• 7And now, what wait I for, Lord? my hope is in thee. (Psa. 39:7)
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Psa. 71:5• 5For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth. (Psa. 71:5)
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Jer. 17:17• 17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil. (Jer. 17:17)
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Phil. 1:20• 20according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but in all boldness, as always, now also Christ shall be magnified in my body whether by life or by death. (Phil. 1:20)
• There is, too, an active reckoning upon God. But this leaves the soul absolutely and exclusively waiting on Him. It is not active for itself; it waits only upon God. (“Truly” in verse 1 and “only” in verse 5 is the same word in Hebrew.) (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 59-63” by J.N. Darby)
• On the other hand, there is no working of self-will at all, no acceptance or saving of self by an intervention inferior in its nature to God Himself. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 59-63” by J.N. Darby)
• He does not seek to defend himself, He does not look to man for help. (“Psalms 62” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Upon God alone, O my soul, rest peacefullyb; for my expectation is from him.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "wait in silence," as Ps. 65.1.