King James Version
Psalms 62:8 in the King James Version says “Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 62 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.”
Psalms 62:8 · KJV
He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. altogether: or, alike
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
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“Trust”
H982properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“ye people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
“pour out”
H8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e., to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“him God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
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