Psalm 62

Psalm 62
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Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, and BCP Psalter) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
- Chapter IX, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- Chapter X, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- IV.6, IV.22, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- IV.15, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- I.VI.1, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- From Augustine's Exposition on the Psalms.
- Exegetical Fragments, (Doubtful but attributed to Hippolytus.) (Scroll down to On Psalm lxii. 6.) Hippolytus (c 210).
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- On the Danger of Increasing Riches (Ps 62:10). Sermon by John Wesley.
- "God Alone the Salvation of His People, Psalm 62:2," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1856.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- "Wait in Silence," meditations on the Psalms by Sylvia Purdie, 2015.
- Commentary, Psalm 62:5-12, Shauna Hannan, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
  - "The homiletical possibilities for Psalm 139 are numerous and varied, ranging from satisfying to complex to potentially problematic."
- Commentary and Illustration ideas, Doug Bratt, Center for Excellence in Preaching, 2015.
  - "It's not until the psalmist has spoken to his enemies as well as lectured himself and his contemporaries that he finally turns to God at the end of the psalm. Yet even then his words of praise serve as a profession of faith."
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 62:5-12, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2015.
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
- Commentary, Psalm 62:5-12, Rolf Jacobson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
  - "Notice how the psalm critiques the things that we humans can give our ultimate allegiance to (other than God)."
- "The Truth," Frederick Buechner, Buechner Blog.
  - "Pilate asks his famous question, 'What is truth?' (John 18:38), and Jesus answers him with a silence that is overwhelming in its eloquence. In case there should be any question as to what that silence meant, on another occasion Jesus put it into words for his disciple Thomas. 'I,' he said, 'I am the truth' (14:6)"
- "Psalmic #Poetry - Perspective and #OWS," Tim Good, The Naked Alien, 2012.
- Commentary, Psalm 62:5-12, Wendell Frerichs, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
  - "From experience and the Bible, we learn that this world and the people in it are unreliable. Yet our experience and the Bible also testify that God is a secure foundation upon whom to build."
- The Old Testament Readings: Psalm 62. Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
  - "The psalmist calls for trust and refuge in God (vv. 9-10; cf. 52.7) intensifying a thought already expressed in Psalm 61 and looking forward to Psalm 63, through the word nephesh, (?life, self?, NRSV: ?soul?) and the ?silence? motif (v. 1; cf. Ps. 65.1). Psalm 63 has a strong sense of comfort and assurance following the waiting of Psalm 62."
Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Bland, Dave, "Psalm 62," Restoration Quarterly, 1980.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
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- Harrisville, Roy A., "Paul and the Psalms: A Formal Study," Word & World, 1985.
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- Honeyman, A.M., "ID, DU and Psalm 62:12," Vetus Testamentum, 1961.
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Sermons:
With Children:
- "God is My Rock!" Frances Woodruff, On the Chancel Steps.
- "All of Us Together Weigh Less than a Puff of Air," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
Drama:
- "The Rise and Fall of Sir Jaspar Hardmaster," John McNeil, dramatix.
Liturgy:
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 62:5-12, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2012.
- Responsive Liturgical Paraphrase at The Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia:
  - Epiphany 3B
Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- The Seedbed Psalter, with selected tunes for singing.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Psalm 62. The Cyber Hymnal.
- "I Find Rest in My God," lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry.
- Psalm 62:5-12 set to Orientis (77 77) by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
  - Like a River Glorious
- The Psalmistry: Psalm 62 - All Psalms Music: original Christian sheet music, lyrics, guitar chords, midi, mp3 files for all 150 Psalms. See Terms of Use.
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Study Links and Resources for the Book of Psalms