Psalm 62
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1 Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.
2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
I woke up with an anxious heart. My mind was running a million miles an hour. I couldn't focus. I needed to calm my soul. How? Biting my nails, fidgeting, fixing my hair for the seventh time. Still anxious. How? God smacked me with Psalm 62. True rest is found in Him. He is the source of our salvation, and He is unmoving. God is unchanging. He is constant. In the anxious anticipation of much change in my life, He holds faithful to me. When I find refuge in God, the world cannot overcome me. Jesus overcame the world for me.
my salvation comes from him.
2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
I woke up with an anxious heart. My mind was running a million miles an hour. I couldn't focus. I needed to calm my soul. How? Biting my nails, fidgeting, fixing my hair for the seventh time. Still anxious. How? God smacked me with Psalm 62. True rest is found in Him. He is the source of our salvation, and He is unmoving. God is unchanging. He is constant. In the anxious anticipation of much change in my life, He holds faithful to me. When I find refuge in God, the world cannot overcome me. Jesus overcame the world for me.
3
How long will you assault me?
Would all of you throw me down—
this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4 Surely they intend to topple me
from my lofty place;
they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse.
My soul cries out. The world seeks to pull me away from the God I love. The Father of lies lives to deceive me. The lies are sugarcoated, but they come back to haunt you. The lies will never benefit you. They will disguise themselves as the "answer" as the "only way" or as "help" but they won't ever satisfy you completely. The only thing that will truly fill you up in a way that is lasting is the love of our Savior.
How long will you assault me?
Would all of you throw me down—
this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4 Surely they intend to topple me
from my lofty place;
they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse.
My soul cries out. The world seeks to pull me away from the God I love. The Father of lies lives to deceive me. The lies are sugarcoated, but they come back to haunt you. The lies will never benefit you. They will disguise themselves as the "answer" as the "only way" or as "help" but they won't ever satisfy you completely. The only thing that will truly fill you up in a way that is lasting is the love of our Savior.
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him.
6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.
My anxious heart? My restless fidgeting? Who can calm? God! Yes, my soul, find rest in God. Let us build the foundation of our lives on His solid rock. He cannot be moved. My salvation is not up to me. My eternal destiny does not rest in my hands. It depends on God. That is worth resting! Trust Him. Trust Him. Trust Him.
9 Surely the lowborn are but a breath,
the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion
or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
do not set your heart on them.
Your status in this life doesn't matter! Whether you are popular or ugly or successful or homeless. Whether you get good grades or get rejected from college. Whether you are married or single. Whether you have many friends or only a few..... These things are only a breath. Life is not about these things. Well, life that matters anyway. Life, true life, is eternal life. And none of those things can affect your salvation, because we have an unchanging God. He is not phased by circumstance or emotion. He remains constant in our ever-changing lives.
the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion
or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
do not set your heart on them.
Your status in this life doesn't matter! Whether you are popular or ugly or successful or homeless. Whether you get good grades or get rejected from college. Whether you are married or single. Whether you have many friends or only a few..... These things are only a breath. Life is not about these things. Well, life that matters anyway. Life, true life, is eternal life. And none of those things can affect your salvation, because we have an unchanging God. He is not phased by circumstance or emotion. He remains constant in our ever-changing lives.
11 One thing God has spoken,
two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,
12 and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;
and, “You reward everyone
according to what they have done.”
"Blessing and honor and glory and power, forever to our King!"
The Lord is full of unfailing love. He loves me. He loves me. He loves me.
If you have an anxious heart today, like I do, I hope you can rest in Psalm 62. God's word is true for you, too.
two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,
12 and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;
and, “You reward everyone
according to what they have done.”
"Blessing and honor and glory and power, forever to our King!"
The Lord is full of unfailing love. He loves me. He loves me. He loves me.
If you have an anxious heart today, like I do, I hope you can rest in Psalm 62. God's word is true for you, too.
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