Psalm 62:5 My soul, wait you only on God; for my expectation is from him. The text applies to every believer. I. CONSIDER WHAT IT IS TO WAIT UPON GOD. It is the act of the soul. Here, the soul means the whole man. II. IT IS A WAITING LIKE THAT OF A SERVANT UPON HIS MASTER. III. IT EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WAITING: "wait thou only upon God." IV. IT IS AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE. No man waits upon God until he knows God. V. OF CHILDLIKE TRUST. VI. THE MOTIVE OF ALL THIS — "my expectation is from Him." It is a great expectation: of guidance now, of eternal life with Christ hereafter. And it is from God,. derived from, warranted by, established in God. And all on account of the redemption which is in Christ. (George Fisk.) Parallel Verses KJV: My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.WEB: My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him. |
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