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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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Psa. 42:5,11• 5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
 11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou 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, O 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• 1<<A Psalm of David.>> Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
 2Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: (Psa. 103:1‑2)
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Psa. 104:1,35• 1Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty.
 35Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 104:1,35)
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Psa. 146:1• 1Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul. (Psa. 146:1)
wait.
Psa. 62:1‑2• 1<<To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.>> Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
 2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psa. 62:1‑2)
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Psa. 27:13‑14• 13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
 14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. (Psa. 27:13‑14)
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Psa. 37:34• 34Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. (Psa. 37:34)
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Lam. 3:24‑26• 24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
 25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
 26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. (Lam. 3:24‑26)
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Mic. 7:7• 7Therefore I will look unto the Lord; 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 at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Hab. 2:3)
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Zeph. 3:8• 8Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even 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• 67Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
 68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
 69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. (John 6:67‑69)
my.
Psa. 39:7• 7And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. (Psa. 39:7)
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Psa. 71:5• 5For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth. (Psa. 71:5)
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Jer. 17:17• 17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. (Jer. 17:17)
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Phil. 1:20• 20According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be 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.