PSALM 62; I Shall Not Be Moved

Clogher Valley Free Presbyterian Church – Teaching the Scriptures & Preaching the Gospel in a Fallen World (hopeinthevalley.co.uk)

By Rev. A.P. McIntyre - Posted at Clogher Valley Free Presbyterian Church

As with the 61st Psalm the focus of the 62nd is upon the Rock. What makes this Psalm different, however, is that David draws a contrast between the confidence of true faith and the frailty of natural human hopes. It is against this background he writes the words which dominate the text.

I shall not be greatly moved

Leaning on the Rock

David commences his Psalm as a soul waiting upon God. The word “wait” denotes faith and patience. It is a word which articulates the humble reliance upon God.

It is a silent word; the word wait in the Hebrew denotes silence. A panicking spirit and rash actions are entirely absent. There is an acceptance of circumstances we cannot change while we rest upon the sovereign God as we wait. Waiting may be silent, yet it is powerful because the waiting soul surrenders all unto the hands of the one who has the whole world in His hands.

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