Parallel Verses
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician, to jeduthun. A Psalm of David.] Truly my soul waits upon God: from him comes my salvation.
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director;
From Him
King James Version
{To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.} Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Holman Bible
For the choir director: according to Jeduthun.
my salvation comes from Him.
International Standard Version
My soul rests quietly only when it looks to God; from him comes my deliverance.
A Conservative Version
My soul waits in silence for God only. From him [is] my salvation.
American Standard Version
My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him cometh my salvation.
Amplified
From Him comes my salvation.
Bible in Basic English
My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my salvation.
Darby Translation
{To the chief Musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.} Upon God alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is my salvation.
Julia Smith Translation
To the overseer, to Jeduthun: chanting to David. Surely my soul was silent to God: from him my salvation.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Only for God my soul [waits in] silence. From him [is] my salvation.
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Only to God is my soul in silence; from Him comes my salvation.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the Chanter, for by Jeduthun, a Psalm of David} My soul truly waiteth still upon God; for of him cometh my salvation.
NET Bible
For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.
New Heart English Bible
My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
The Emphasized Bible
Surely, towards God, silence becometh my soul, From him, is my salvation:
Webster
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
World English Bible
My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
Youngs Literal Translation
To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. Only -- toward God is my soul silent, From Him is my salvation.
Themes
God » What is from the lord God
Salvation » The lord being the only savior
Salvation » Where salvation comes from
Steadfastness » Who shall not be moved
Waiting » Should be with the soul
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 62:1
Prayers for Psalm 62:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Security In God
1 [To the Chief Musician, to jeduthun. A Psalm of David.] Truly my soul waits upon God: from him comes my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
Cross References
Psalm 33:20
Our soul waits for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
Psalm 37:7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.
Psalm 37:39
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Psalm 39:1
[To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.] I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked are before me.
1 Chronicles 16:41-42
And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endures forever;
1 Chronicles 25:1
Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with lyres, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
1 Chronicles 25:3
Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Shemei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.
Psalm 25:5
Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for you are the God of my salvation; on you do I wait all the day.
Psalm 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalm 40:1
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Psalm 62:2
He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
Psalm 62:5-6
My soul, wait you only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Psalm 65:1
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm and Song of David.] Praise waits for you, O God, in Zion: and unto you shall the vow be performed.
Psalm 68:19-20
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
Psalm 77:1
[To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.] I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
Psalm 121:2
My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 123:2
Behold, 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 he has mercy upon us.
Psalm 130:5-6
I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, and in his word do I hope.
Isaiah 12:2
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song; he also has become my salvation.
Isaiah 30:18
And 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 justice: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Isaiah 40:31
But 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.
Jeremiah 3:23
Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
Lamentations 3:25
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.
Lamentations 3:38
Out of the mouth of the most High proceeds not evil and good?
Luke 2:30-32
For my eyes have seen your salvation,
James 5:7
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain.