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Psalm 62:1

For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

1For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
2He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken.
3How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
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Notice

The word “alone” makes David’s rest a statement about whom he trusts, even as the surrounding verses describe people trying to bring him down.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.Both passages direct the soul toward God: David rests in him, and Lamentations speaks of seeking him and waiting for him.
Psalm 27:14Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.Both passages center dependence on God, with Psalm 62 describing rest and Psalm 27 urging courage while waiting.
Psalm 25:3Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.Both express confidence in God: salvation comes from him, and those who wait for him will escape shame.
Psalm 62:2He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken.Both repeat God’s exclusive place as the source of salvation; verse 2 adds the images of rock and fortress.
Psalm 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.Both speak of resting in God, with Psalm 37 urging that rest amid the apparent success of wicked plots.
Isaiah 40:31but those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not …Both look to God as the source of help: salvation in the psalm and renewed strength in Isaiah.
Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD, the LORD, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”Both name God as the source of salvation and express trust in him.
James 5:7Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it …Both turn attention toward the Lord, though James speaks of patience until his coming and the psalm of rest.
Luke 2:30–32for my eyes have seen your salvation,Both name salvation as God’s: David declares its source, and Luke records a speaker who has seen it.
Lamentations 3:38Doesn’t evil and good come out of the mouth of the Most High?Both speak of what comes from God, though Lamentations concerns good and evil rather than the psalm’s rest and salvation.
Revelation 8:1When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.The connection is slight: the psalm speaks of rest in God, while Revelation describes silence in heaven.
Isaiah 30:18Therefore the LORD will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for the LORD is a God of …Both locate help in God: David names him as salvation’s source, while Isaiah names his grace, mercy, and justice.
Where this verse fits

Anxiety or panic. fear for the future. waiting.

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Encouragement

David speaks of rest while facing threats. Your circumstances may remain unsettled as you turn toward God; the source of salvation is God himself.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).