WHAT GOD IS IN PSALM 62

Morning Meditation 8/17/16

Psa. 62:1-11: “Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.”

God is mentioned seven times in this Psalm. The name God is the translation on Elohim. El means “strength and one to be feared.” The ending on this word makes it plural. In Hebrew a plural is three or more. Therefore the word “Elohim” has in it the idea of the Trinity. It is translated “gods” in other places where the context clearly shows that is the way it is to be translated. This is the word that is translated “gods” in Genesis 3:5 when Satan is reasoning with Eve: “For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil”(Gen. 3:5). Although it is plural and the Hebrew plural means three or more, it does not mean there are three Gods. Paul said in 1 Tim. 2:5 “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” God is one God but the Godhead is made up of three persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This truth is found throughout the Scriptures. The number seven is the perfect number and the number of completion. So we will see in this Psalm God is all we need to make us complete and satisfy all our needs.

Verse one says, “Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.” Here David says that God is the source of his SALVATION. Why would David wait? Because any move on his part would be self effort. It would like David going out in battle, winning the battle, and giving God the credit for the victory. This is human religion. David waited on God because to him God was his hope of salvation. He does not attempt to save himself. He waits for God to do it. There are two ways to look at the word salvation. First, and most important is the salvation we call “being born again.” It is the salvation that we experience when we become children of God. Then there is the salvation from the enemy in the time of battle. I think this is the way David is using the word in this verse. David had experienced victory many times in time of battle. David fought his battles by faith in the Salvation of God and he remained victorious. David says that he waits upon God because God is the source of his salvation.

Verse five says, “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.” The word EXPECTATION is the key word in this statement. God wants his children to expect things of Him. The word tiqvah is the Hebrew word and means “to look for with eager expectation.” Hebrews 11:6 says, “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him..” David believed that God had given him the right to expect things from Him. This is what faith does. Faith comes to God and believes that He is a Rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. What do you expect from God? On what grounds do you expect it? Do you have a right to expect it? These are question that we need to ask ourselves. The answers can change the way we live.

Verse seven says, “In God is my salvation and my glory. . .” The word “salvation” is from the same root word as salvation mentioned in verse one. But in this case the emphasis is more on deliverance, rescue, safety, welfare. So here we have PROTECTION being emphasized. God will protect us. The times I have experienced protection from God are too many to count. And it is hard to testify to this truth. Because unbelievers would laugh and say that would have happened anyhow. How many times has the Lord saved all in the plane that you were traveling in because He was protecting you? He saved all that were in the ship with Paul because He was protecting him. I am sure we will be surprised when we get to heaven and talk to our guardian angel and he explains the number of times that Satan would have ended our lives without his (the guardian angel’s) interference. David acknowledged and sung about God’s protection.

Verse seven also says, “the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.” Here the emphasis is on POWER. David experienced God’s power over and over again in his life. We believe that God is Omnipotent. That is just a theological way of saying God is all powerful. John said, “Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time” (1Pet. 1:5). We are in constant need of His power. Jesus said to the church, “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts 1:8). The power that came on Pentecost is for us today as well as for them: “For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call” (Acts 2:39). He is our POWER.

Verse eight says, “Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us” (Psa. 62:8). Here He is our SAFETY. Isaiah says, “And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land” (Isa. 32:2). He is our safety from all the fiery darts of the devil. Paul says “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked” (Eph. 6:16). The shield of faith is faith in Him. He is our protection against all that Satan throws at us. When we are under attack from Satan, we must exercise our faith in Christ who has overcome the evil one. As we recognize that He overcame Satan and come against him by faith in the finished work of Christ, no fiery dart can penetrate that. He is our Safety.

Verse eleven says, “God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God” (Psa. 62:11). Here we have REVELATION. God hath spoken His Word. I have no greater comfort and joy than to know that I have in my possession the Word of God. I believe it is inspired without error. I make not apologies for this belief. I would not give anyone the time of day that would argue with the proposition. If I did not believe the Bible was inspired without error, I would not be saved. How can a man have faith in something he is not for sure about. The strength of faith is in the object it is believing in. You say, “I do not believe in the BIBLE, I believe in Christ.” I ask, “How did you learn about Christ?” The answer to that will bring you right back to the Bible. You believed the Bible was telling you the truth about Christ are you wouldn’t be saved.

Verse eleven says, “. . . power belongeth unto God.” This speaks of POSSESSION. God is the Author of power. Power finds its source in God. It is His property. God is Creator and Owner of all things. Power belongeth unto God. He is not only the POSSESSOR of power He is the sovereign Controller and Director of that power.

So we have in this Psalm the doctrines of Salvation, Expectation, Protection, Power, Safety, Revelation and Possession connected with Elohim. David wrote and sung of these in the sixty-second Psalm.

May The Lord bless each of you.

In Christ

Bro. White