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Psalm 62:1a "Truly my soul silently waits for God..."

Day 228 – Psalm 62

“Truly my soul silently waits for God…” Psalm 62:1a

SUPERSCRIPTION:

To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

1. Usual features

a) Dedication to the Chief Musician.
b) Authorship of the psalm is ascribed to king David.

2. Special element

a) To Jeduthun
b) He was one of the more prominent musicians named in 1 Chronicles 25.
c) Jeduthun appeared to have a special skill in two things:-
i) His prophetic gift (1 Chronicles 25:3).
ii) His playing on the harp (1 Chronicles 25:3).
iii) His special focus of giving thanks and singing praises to the Lord (1 Chronicles 25:3).
d) This particular psalm was to receive special attention from Jeduthun (by order of the king).

WAITING UPON THE LORD

David began the writing of Psalm 62 on a pensive note. He was conscious that he would have to wait on the Lord even as he prayed.

“Truly my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.”
Psalm 62:1

1. “Truly my soul silently waits for God”

a) This was a spiritual discipline that David had cultivated in his life.
b) The new word added is that he now waits “silently” rather than with a great sense of fear and foreboding.

2. “From Him comes my salvation”

There was a special sense of hope and anticipation concerning the salvation (“deliverance”) that he believed God would give him.