Psalms 62:1

David declares that his soul rests in God alone, the sole source of his salvation. It expresses quiet, exclusive trust in God.

Cross-references · 26

• Lam 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
• Ps 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
• Ps 33:20Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
• Isa 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
• Ps 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
• Isa 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
• Jas 5:7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
• Ps 40:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
• Ps 123:2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
• Luke 2:30–32For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
• Ps 130:5–6I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
• Ps 121:2My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
• Ps 62:5–6Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
• Lam 3:38Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
• Ps 37:39The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
• 1 Chr 25:1Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
• Isa 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
• Ps 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
• Ps 25:5Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
• Ps 39:1For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
• Ps 65:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
• Jer 3:23Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.
• Ps 77:1For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
• Ps 68:19–20Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah
• 1 Chr 25:3From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
• 1 Chr 16:41–42With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”

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