5My soul, wait in silence for God only,
         For my hope is from Him.

6He only is my rock and my salvation,
         My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

7On God my salvation and my glory rest;
         The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.

8Trust in Him at all times, O people;
         Pour out your heart before Him;
         God is a refuge for us.

9Men of low degree are only vanity and men of rank are a lie;
         In the balances they go up;
         They are together lighter than breath.

10Do not trust in oppression
         And do not vainly hope in robbery;
         If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

11Once God has spoken;
         Twice I have heard this:
         That power belongs to God;

12And lovingkindness is Yours, O Lord,
         For You recompense a man according to his work.

NASB ©1995

American Standard Version
My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But be thou, O my soul, subject to God: for from him is my patience.

Darby Bible Translation
Upon God alone, O my soul, rest peacefully; for my expectation is from him.

English Revised Version
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

Webster's Bible Translation
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

World English Bible
My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

Young's Literal Translation
Only -- for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him is my hope.April 3. "My Expectation is from Him" (Ps. Lxii. 5).
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Forgiveness and Retribution.
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Waiting on God
Psalms 62:5.--My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from Him. The solemn question comes to us, "Is the God I have, a God that is to me above all circumstances, nearer to me than any circumstance can be?" Brother, have you learned to live your life having God so really with you every moment, that in circumstances the most difficult He is always more present and nearer than anything around you? All our knowledge of God's Word will help us very little, unless that comes to be the question …
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My High Tower
"He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my defence, I shall not be moved."--Ps. lxii. 6. Paul Gerhardt, 1676. tr., Emma Frances Bevan, 1899 Is God for me? I fear not, though all against me rise; I call on Christ my Saviour, the host of evil flies. My friend the Lord Almighty, and He who loves me, God, What enemy shall harm me, though coming as a flood? I know it, I believe it, I say it fearlessly, That God, the Highest, Mightiest, for ever loveth me; At all times, in all places, He standeth …
Frances Bevan—Hymns of Ter Steegen and Others (Second Series)

Remembrance and Resolution. --Ps. Lxii.
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James Montgomery—Sacred Poems and Hymns

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The psalms which probably belong to the period of Absalom's rebellion correspond well with the impression of his spirit gathered from the historical books. Confidence in God, submission to His will, are strongly expressed in them, and we may almost discern a progress in the former respect as the rebellion grows. They flame brighter and brighter in the deepening darkness. From the lowest abyss the stars are seen most clearly. He is far more buoyant when he is an exile once more in the wilderness, …
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