Psalms 62:8

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 62:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah
Psalms 62:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 62

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Trust in him at all times, [ye] people, etc.] Of the house of Israel, as the Targum; or of God, as Aben Ezra; all that are Israelites indeed, and are the Lord’s covenant people; these are exhorted and encouraged to trust in him; not in a creature, nor in any outward thing, in riches, wisdom, strength, birth, privileges, the law, and the works of it; in their own righteousness, in their hearts, in themselves or in others; but in the Lord only, both for temporal and spiritual blessings: the Targum is, “in his Word”; his essential Word, by whom the world was made, and who, in the fulness of time, was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and who is a proper object of trust; in him should the people…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“pour out your heart--give full expression to feeling (Sa1 1:15; Job 30:16; Psa 42:4). ye people--God's people.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Trust in him at all times - This exhortation, addressed to all persons, in all circumstances, and at all times, is founded on the personal experience of the psalmist, and on the views which he had of the character of God, as worthy of universal confidence. David had found him worthy of such confidence; he now exhorts all others to make the same trial, and to put their trust in God in like manner. What he had found God to be, all others would find him to be. His own experience of God’s goodness and mercy - of his gracious interposition in the time of trouble - had been such that he could confidently exhort all others, in similar circumstances, to make the same trial of his love. Ye people,…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Trust: Psa 22:4, Psa 22:5, Psa 34:1, Psa 34:2, Psa 47:1-3; Job 13:15; Isa 26:4, Isa 50:10; Jo1 2:28 pour: Psa 42:4, Psa 102:1 \*title Psa 142:2; Sa1 1:15; Isa 26:16; Lam 2:19; Phi 4:6 God: Psa 18:2, Psa 46:11; Pro 14:26; Heb 6:18 Psalms 62:9”
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