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Psalm 62:5
My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.
3How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
4They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.
6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.
7My salvation and my honor is with God. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
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“My soul” makes waiting a word spoken to oneself amid threats, with silence directed toward God and expectation grounded in him alone.
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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 psalms direct the reader to wait for God while describing people whose words or plans threaten others.
Psalm 25:3Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.Both connect waiting for God with confidence in him; Psalm 25 adds that those who wait will escape shame.
Micah 7:7But as for me, I will look to the LORD. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.Both speakers direct their expectation toward God and name him as the one for whom they will wait.
Psalm 27:14Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.Both passages urge waiting for God, with Psalm 62 addressing the soul and Psalm 27 urging courage of heart.
Psalm 27:13–14I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.Both speakers express expectation rooted in God; Psalm 27 names the goodness the speaker expects to see.
Lamentations 3:24–26“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.”Both passages speak of the soul and locate its hope in God.
1 Samuel 30:6David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his …David strengthens himself in God under threat, while Psalm 62 turns toward God amid the assaults described around this verse.
John 6:67–69Jesus said therefore to the twelve, “You don’t also want to go away, do you?”The link is limited: Psalm 62 directs the soul toward God; Jesus asks the twelve whether they want to leave.
Philippians 1:20according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my …Both speakers express expectation and hope; Philippians names the hope that Christ will be magnified through life or death.
Galatians 5:5For we through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.Both passages join waiting with hope; Galatians describes that waiting as through the Spirit and by faith.
Habakkuk 2:3For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it, because it will surely …Both urge waiting with expectation, though Habakkuk speaks of an appointed vision and Psalm 62 speaks of God himself.
Jeremiah 17:17Don’t be a terror to me. You are my refuge in the day of evil.Both turn toward God amid danger; Jeremiah names him as refuge, as Psalm 62 does in its surrounding lines.
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Threats and lies surround this quiet sentence. Waiting for God can take place amid unfinished trouble, with hope resting on him before circumstances change.
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