Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 62
Overview:
David's confidence in
God.
(1-7) No trust to be
Put in worldly
things.
(8-12)
1-7 We are in the way both of duty and comfort, when our souls
wait upon
God; when we cheerfully give up ourselves, and all our
affairs, to his will and
Wisdom; when we leave ourselves to all
the ways of his
Providence, and patiently expect the event, with
full satisfaction in his
Goodness. See the ground and reason of
this dependence.
By his
Grace he has supported me, and
By his
Providence delivered me. He only can be my
Rock and my
Salvation; creatures are nothing without him, therefore I will
look above them to him. Trusting in
God, the
Heart is fixed. If
God be for us, we need not fear what
Man can do against us.
David having
Put his confidence in
God, foresees the overthrow
of his enemies. We have found it good to wait upon the
Lord, and
should charge our souls to have such constant dependence upon
him, as may make us always easy. If
God will save my soul, I may
Well leave every thing else to his disposal, knowing all shall
turn to my
Salvation. And as
David's
Faith in
God advances to an
unshaken stedfastness,
So his joy in
God improves into a holy
triumph. Meditation and
Prayer are blessed means of
strengthening
Faith and
Hope.
8-12 Those who have found the comfort of the ways of
God
themselves, will invite others into those ways; we shall never
have the less for others sharing with us. The good counsel given
is, to trust wholly in
God. We must
So trust in him at all
times, as not at any time to
Put that trust in ourselves, or in
any
Creature, which is to be
Put in him only. Trust in him to
guide us when in doubt, to protect us when in danger, to supply
us when in want, to strengthen us for every good
Word and work.
We must lay out wants and our wishes before him, and then
patiently submit our wills to his: this is pouring out our
hearts.
God is a
Refuge for all, even for as many as will take
shelter in him. The psalmist warns against trusting in men. The
multitude, those of low degree, are changeable as the wind. The
rich and noble seem to have much in their power, and lavish
promises; but those that depend
On them, are disappointed.
Weighed in the
Balance of
Scripture, all that
Man can do to make
us happy is lighter than vanity itself. It is hard to have
riches, and not to trust in them if they increase, though
By
lawful and honest means; but we must take heed, lest we set our
affections unduly upon them. A smiling world is the most likely
to draw the
Heart from
God,
On whom alone it should be set. The
consistent believer receives all from
God as a trust; and he
seeks to use it to his
Glory, as a steward who must render an
account.
God hath spoken as it were once for all, that power
belongs to him alone. He can punish and destroy.
Mercy also
belongs to him; and his recompensing the imperfect services of
those that believe in him, blotting out their transgressions for
the
Redeemer's sake, is a proof of abundant
Mercy, and
encourages us to trust in him. Let us trust in his
Mercy and
Grace, and abound in his work, expecting mercies from him alone.