Psalm 62:5-7 New English Translation
5 Patiently wait for God alone, my soul![a]
For he is the one who gives me hope.[b]
6 He alone is my protector[c] and deliverer.
He is my refuge;[d] I will not be shaken.
7 God delivers me and exalts me;
God is my strong protector and my shelter.[e]
Footnotes
- Psalm 62:5 tn Heb “only for God be silent, my soul.” The wording is similar to that of v. 1a. Here an imperatival form, דּוֹמִּי (dommi, “be silent”), appears instead of the noun דּוּמִיָּה (dumiyyah, “silence”). The psalmist is encouraging himself to maintain his trust in God.
- Psalm 62:5 tn Heb “for from him [is] my hope.”
- Psalm 62:6 tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”
- Psalm 62:6 tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).
- Psalm 62:7 tn Heb “upon God [is] my deliverance and my glory, the high rocky summit of my strength, my shelter [is] in God.”
New English Translation (NET)
NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.