KJV King James Version
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation.
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Psalm 62:1
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
WEB World English Bible
For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthan. A Psalm by David. My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
ASV American Standard Version
For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him cometh my salvation.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
To the Overseer, for Jeduthun.—A Psalm of David. Only—toward God is my soul silent, From Him is my salvation.
Surrounding context — Psalm 62
1 To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation.
2 He only [is] my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall [shall ye be, and as] a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast [him] down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
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Lamentations 3:25The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.Psalm 62:2He only [is] my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.Psalm 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.Isaiah 40:31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.Psalm 33:20Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he [is] our help and our shield.Isaiah 12:2Behold, God [is] my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH [is] my strength and [my] song; he also is become my salvation.James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.Psalm 40:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.Psalm 123:2Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, [and] as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes [wait] upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.Luke 2:30-32For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,Psalm 121:2My help [cometh] from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.Psalm 130:5-6I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.Psalm 62:5-6My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.Lamentations 3:38Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?Psalm 37:39But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble.Psalm 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.Isaiah 30:18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait for him.1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
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