Message Notes

SSS 4 1 JANUARY 2023
Book 2
Psalms 42-72

Text: Psalm 62

To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1 Truly my soul silently waits for 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.

3 How long will you attack a man?
You shall be slain, all of you,
Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.

4 They only consult to cast him down from his high position;
They delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly. Selah

5 My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my expectation is from Him.

6 He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be moved.

7 In God is my salvation and my glory;
The rock of my strength,
And my refuge, is in God.

8 Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah

9 Surely men of low degree are a vapour,
Men of high degree are a lie;
If they are weighed on the scales,
They are altogether lighter than vapor.

10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.

11 God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.

12 Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;
For You render to each one according to his work.

Psalm 62:1-12

WAITING ON THE LORD

1. Silently waiting on the LORD

Truly my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.

Psalm 62:1

a) Waiting for God

b) Waiting for His salvation (deliverance)

c) Waiting silently

2. Waiting on the LORD alone

My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my expectation is from Him.

Psalm 62:5

a) Waiting for God alone

b) Expectation is from Him

c) Waiting silently

THE ENEMY

1. Attacks from the enemy

How long will you attack a man?
You shall be slain, all of you,
Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.

Psalm 62:3

a) Frequent attacks

b) The enemy is compared to a leaning wall and a tottering fence`

c) The enemy will ultimately be slain

2. The activities of the enemy

They only consult to cast him down from his high position;
They delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly.

Psalm 62:4

a) They delight in lies

b) They bless with their mouth

c) They curse inwardly

THE LORD DESCRIBED

1. My Rock, my Salvation. My defense

He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be greatly moved.

Psalm 62:2, 6

a) Three features of the LORD highlighted

b) Not greatly moved by enemies

2. My salvation, my glory

In God is my salvation and my glory

Psalm 62:7a

a) My salvation

b) My glory

3. Rock of my strength, my refuge

The rock of my strength,
And my refuge, is in God.

Psalm 62:7b

a) Rock of strength

b) Refuge in God

APPROPRIATE RESPONSE

1. Trust

Trust in Him at all times, you people;

Psalm 62:8a

2. Pour out the heart to God

Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us.

Psalm 62:8b

REASONS FOR APPROPRIATE RESPONSE

1. Trust in God’s power

God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.

Psalm 62:11

2. Trust in God’s mercy

Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;

Psalm 62:12a

3. Trust in God’s Justice

For You render to each one according to his work.

Psalm 6212c

VIEW OF MANKIND

1. Men of low degree

Surely men of low degree are a vapour

Psalm 62:9a

2. Men of high degree

Men of high degree are a lie

Psalm 62:9b

3. They are light-weight

If they are weighed on the scales,
They are altogether lighter than vapour

Psalm 62:9c

4. Reject worldly influence

Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.

Psalm 62:12

a) Oppression

b) Robbery

c) Wealth