Things to meditate on

Just looking at this Psalm, here were some observations I made this morning.

In verses 1-2, David simply states as fact,

For God alone my soul waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.

He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. (Psalm 62:1-2, ESV)

But in verses 5-6, he is exhorting and reminding himself,

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,
for my hope is from him.

He only is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken. (ESV)

There are times we simply have to remind ourselves and exhort ourselves to believe what we know is true.

In verse 2, he says, “I shall not be greatly shaken,” almost sounding as if he’s saying, “I may wobble a bit at times, but I will not fall.”

But in verse 6, he exhorts himself, “I will not be shaken at all.”

In verses 1 and 5, he talks about waiting for God silently.

In verse 8, he talks about pouring out our hearts to him.

We need both in prayer. We see David pouring out his heart in verses 3-4, complaining about his enemies.

But in verse 7-8, he confidently waits in silence before God.

In verses 1 and 5, “salvation” and “hope” are used as synonyms. Our hope, our salvation, is from God alone.

Finally, two things to meditate on that bring the whole psalm together.

1. Power belongs to God.
2. God is a God of steadfast love.

God is not a God who is loving toward us but powerless to help us.

Neither is he a God who is powerful but doesn’t care two cents for us.

Rather he is a God who is powerful to save.

And he is a God whose faithful love caused him to send his Son for us.

Even if you forget everything else, let’s meditate on those two truths today.