“My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.”
The repetition of the opening affirmation establishes the resolution and reaffirmation of trust after articulating the reality of the threat. The return to the stance of silent waiting suggests that despite enemies' opposition, the proper response remains patient confidence in God. The refusal to be dissuaded from this stance by the reality of threat indicates that trust is not contingent on the absence of opposition. This verse articulates the stability and persistence of faith: it is not shaken by the intensity of opposition.
Church Fathers on Psalms 62:5
1. The title of it is, “Unto the end, in behalf of Idithun, a Psalm to David himself.” I recollect that already to you has been explained what Idithun is....Let us see how far he has leaped over, and whom he has “leaped over,” and in what place, though he has leaped over certain men, he is situate, whence as from a kind of spiritual and secure position he may behold what is below....He being set, I say, in a certain fortified place, does say, “Shall not my soul be subject to…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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