Ps62 Quiet My Soul

# Quiet My Soul
## Psalm 62
[Peyto Lake, AB. Mark Basarab](https://unsplash.com/photos/1k5Qq4YQM0g "caption")

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# How do I **deal** with **personal attacks**?

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+ for all who feel **beaten down**
+ **attacked** by others w/evil intent
  + feel **powerless** to fight/flee
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+ 3 **levels** of application:
  + psalmist, us, and **Christ**
+ let the **words** of this psalm
  + be your **prayer** + commitment
+ your sorrows are uniquely your **own**
  + but they've been **carried** for you
  + by **Christ** the man of sorrows

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1. Despair [v1-4](# "ref")
1. Decision [v5-8](# "ref")
1. Declaration [v9-12](# "ref")

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+ split by "Selah" (pause/rest)
1. how **I** feel, what **they** intend
1. what I'll **do** because of **who** God is
1. what **truth** this reveals: about **people**, **power**, and **Providence**
+ Opens w/**conclusion**:

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**Truly** my **soul** finds **rest** in God; 
my **salvation** comes from him.

Truly he is my **rock** and my salvation; 
he is my **fortress**, I will never be shaken.

[Psalm 62:1-2 (NIV)](# "ref")
[Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam. Vincent Guth](https://unsplash.com/photos/3sR_0NhWMEI "caption")

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+ toward **God**, stillness (is) my life
+ "truly"/only: **emphasis** on God
  + "in": motion **toward**
  + as I draw **closer** to God
+ "rest": **silence**: water, dumb rock
  + *damam*: still, quiet
  + c.f. *qavah*: eager expect
  + c.f. *chul*: writhe, whirl, anguish
+ "soul" (נֶפֶשׁ): throat, **appetite**, being
+ "salvation": wide space ("Jesus")
+ "rock", "fortress": **secure**, strong

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> *damam*: Ps37:7a, 62:1
> *qavah* (twist, tension): Is40:31, Ps37:9, 25:3, 130:5
> *chul*: Ps37:7b

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1. **Despair** [v1-4](# "ref")
1. Decision [v5-8](# "ref")
1. Declaration [v9-12](# "ref")

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+ **anguish** over being **attacked**
+ complaint is in 2 **parts**: 1st is
+ their **actions** / words and
+ my **emotions** / state

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How long will you **assault** me? 
Would all of you **throw** me down —

this **leaning** wall, 
this **tottering** fence?

[Psalm 62:3 (NIV)](# "ref")
[Yuriria, Mexico.  Cristian Newman](https://unsplash.com/photos/Zi8-E3qJ_RM "caption")

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+ "how long?": **continual**, ongoing
  + already been **tolerating**
  + can't **take** any more
+ "assault": **yelling**, rush in attack
  + "throw down": **murder**
+ **bulging** wall, fence **thrown** down
  + on the verge of **collapse**, giving up
+ 2nd complaint: attackers' evil **intent**

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Surely they **intend** to topple me 
from my **lofty** place; 
they take **delight** in **lies**.

With their mouths they **bless**, 
but in their hearts they **curse**.

[Psalm 62:4 (NIV)](# "ref")
[Kristina Flour](https://unsplash.com/photos/BcjdbyKWquw "caption")

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+ we can't **judge** other's **hearts**
  + but this is how it **feels**
+ "intend": counsel, **know**, understand
  + "topple": thrust/**tear down**, banish
  + "lofty": **dignity**, majesty
+ "delight": find **favorable**: intent
  + **lies**: bless with mouth

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+ e.g. house-hunting: heard yelling
  + e.g. mom yell at son after church
  + vs silent treatment

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# Have others **torn** me down? 
# Have **I** done the same?

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+ or **intended** to tear down

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1. Despair [v1-4](# "ref")
1. **Decision** [v5-8](# "ref")
1. Declaration [v9-12](# "ref")

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+ cannot control **circumstances**
  + how others **treat** us
+ can control our **response**:
+ **revenge**? they yell, we yell **louder**?
  + they **humiliate** us, we humiliate them elsewhere?
+ **resignation**? give up, run away
  + hide in bed, depr, suicide?
+ or **refuge**?
  + v5 **echoes** v1, but slightly diff:

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Yes, my soul, **find rest** in God; 
my **hope** comes from him.

[Psalm 62:5 (NIV)](# "ref")
[Montreal, CA. Marc-Olivier Jodoin](https://unsplash.com/photos/TStNU7H4UEE "caption")

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+ v1 indicative vs v5 **imperative**
  + **tell** my own soul:
+ not "**find rest**" (psv, unable to find)
  + but **be at rest** / quiet:
  + active, we are **able** to do
+ v1: **motion** towards God (*al-*)
  + v5: expectant **direction** in regard to God (*le-*)
+ quietly **anticipate** God's rescue
+ v1 "salvation" => v5 "**hope**"

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Truly he is my **rock** and my **salvation**; 
he is my **fortress**, I will not be **shaken**.

[7](# "ref")
My **salvation** and my **honor** depend on God; 
he is my mighty rock, my **refuge**.

[Psalm 62:6-7 (NIV)](# "ref")
[Elephant Rock, Australia. Jordan Donaldson](https://unsplash.com/photos/FAVdyq1Qz24 "caption")

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+ rock (cliff), refuge (shelter), fortress (height)
+ salvation, not shaken, honor (glory)

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* e.g. JJ shush us
* e.g. wordless prayer @N.Van

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**Trust** in him at all times, you people; 
**pour out** your hearts to him, 
for God is our **refuge**.

[Psalm 62:8 (NIV)](# "ref")
[Ricardo Gomez Angel](https://unsplash.com/photos/-lYk9rDI2UU "caption")

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+ trust implies **obedience**
  + **believe** God's promises
  + continue to live **worthily** of His calling
+ **pour** out your heart
  + when **no** one else understands

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# Do I **wait** upon God as my **refuge**?

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+ who **God** is
+ what I **tell** my soul to do

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1. Despair [v1-4](# "ref")
1. Decision [v5-8](# "ref")
1. **Declaration** [v9-12](# "ref")

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1. how **I** feel, what **they** intend
1. what my soul will **do** because of **who** God is
1. what **truth** this reveals: about **people**, **power**, and **Providence**

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Surely the **lowborn** are but a **breath**, 
the **highborn** are but a **lie**.

If **weighed** on a balance, they are **nothing**; 
together they are only a **breath**.

[Psalm 62:9 (NIV)](# "ref")
[Savoie, France. Thomas Tixtaaz](https://unsplash.com/photos/rdwkamJlpiU "caption")

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+ don't trust in **people**:
  + Heb culture: whose **son** are you?
+ "highborn" *(bene-ish)*: son of **a man**
  + **well-known** fam, good repute
+ "lowborn" *(bene-Adam)*: son of **Adam**
  + if father was a **nobody**
  + everyone is at least a son of Adam
+ the pair repr **totality** of mankind
+ don't **chase** after human **acceptance**
  + to be appreciated by **kids**
  + to be loved by **spouse**
  + to be affirmed by **parents**
  + to be accepted by **friends**
+ for **all** of us are only a **breath**
  + fix your **hope** on **God** alone
  + **obedience** to His call

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Do not trust in **extortion** 
or put vain hope in **stolen** goods;

though your **riches** increase, 
do not set your **heart** on them.

[Psalm 62:10 (NIV)](# "ref")
[NegativeSpace](https://www.pexels.com/photo/working-business-money-coins-34204/ "caption")

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+ don't trust in own **power**:
+ **might**: abusive authority, oppress
  + stolen: rob, force / violence
+ **money**: wealth/power
+ trust in God's **Providence**:

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**Power** belongs to you, God, 
[12](# "ref")
and with you, Lord, is **unfailing love**;

and You **reward** everyone 
according to what they have **done**.

[Psalm 62:11-12 (NIV)](# "ref")
[Ciucaș Peak, Romania. David Marcu](https://unsplash.com/photos/78A265wPiO4 "caption")

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+ God owns **power** (strength) and
+ covenant **love** (חֶסֶד)
  + Is40:6-8 as grass (Ho6:4 as dew)
+ **reward**/recompense: balance books
  + revenge is in **His** hands, not mine
  + *shalom*: justice+peace

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# What has my **suffering** revealed about **people**, **power**, and God's **Providence**?

[5](# "ref")
Yes, my soul, **find rest** in God; 
my **hope** comes from him.

[6](# "ref")
Truly he is my **rock** and my **salvation**; 
he is my **fortress**, I will not be shaken.

[Psalm 62:5-6 (NIV)](# "ref")

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