Psalm 62:5-6 My soul, wait you only on God; for my expectation is from him. These clauses correspond: the "truly" of the first is the same word as the "only" of the second, and in each it stands at the beginning. Literally the words are, "My soul is silence unto God." His whole being was one great stillness before God. This silence is — 1. Of the will. Resignation is its characteristic; is a silent will. Such will strong: it is no feeble passiveness. 2. Of the heart. 3. Of the mind. How we need to be still and let God speak. The second clause is an exhortation to the psalmist's own soul, and such self-exhortation, if not the affirmation of the first clause, we can make our own. There must be conscious effort and self-encouragement would we preserve the highest religious emotion. As the constant wash of the sea undermines the cliffs and wastes the coasts, so do the wear and tear of daily occupation act upon and wear away the higher emotions of our religious life. Therefore stir up your soul to wait only upon God. (A. Maclaren, D. D.) 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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