Psalms 62:1

Bishops' Bible (1568)

To the chiefe musition vpon Iudethun, a psalme of Dauid. My soule truly only stayeth vpon the Lorde: for of him commeth my saluation.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־יְדוּת֗וּן מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

Transliteration

To the mĕnaṣṣēaḥ upon yĕdûtûn, a mizmôr for dāwid

Grammar Details

• *mĕnaṣṣēaḥ*: masculine singular participle with prefixed preposition 'to/for' - the director/choirmaster
• *yĕdûtûn*: proper noun with preposition '*ʿal*' (upon/according to) - Jeduthun (likely a musical director)
• *mizmôr*: masculine singular noun construct - psalm/song
• *dāwid*: proper noun with prefixed preposition 'for/of' - David

Word Meanings

• *mĕnaṣṣēaḥ*: director/chief musician/choirmaster/overseer
• *yĕdûtûn*: Jeduthun (proper name, possibly a musical mode or guild)
• *mizmôr*: psalm/melody/musical composition
• *dāwid*: David (proper name)

Referenced Verses

• Ps 37:7 : 7 Holde thee still in God, and wayte paciently vpon him: fret not thy selfe at him whose way doth prosper, at the man that doth abhominations.
• Ps 33:20 : 20 Our soule wayteth after God: he is our ayde and shielde.
• Ps 37:39 : 39 But saluation of the righteous commeth of God: whiche is also their strength in time of trouble.
• Ps 121:2 : 2 My helpe commeth from God: who hath made heauen and earth.
• Ps 123:2 : 2 Beholde, as the eyes of seruauntes loke vnto the hande of their maisters, and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hande of her maistresse: euen so our eyes wayte vpon God our Lorde vntyll he haue mercie vpon vs.
• Ps 130:5-6 : 5 I haue wayted for God, my soule haue wayted for hym: and I haue reposed my trust in his worde. 6 My soule lifteth more after God, then watchmen do after the morning: I say more then watchmen do after the mornyng.
• Isa 12:2 : 2 Beholde, God is my saluation, in who I wyll trust and not be afrayde: for the Lorde God is my strength and my song, he also is become my saluation.
• Luke 2:30-32 : 30 For mine eyes haue seene thy saluatio, 31 Whiche thou hast prepared before the face of all people: 32 A light to be reuealed to the gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
• Jas 5:7 : 7 Be patient therfore brethren, vnto the commyng of the Lorde. Beholde, the husbandman wayteth for the precious fruite of the earth, and hath long patience thervpon, vntill he receaue the early and the later rayne.
• Isa 40:31 : 31 But vnto them that haue their trust in the Lorde, shall strength be increased: Egles winges shall growe vpon them, when they runne they shall not fall, and when they go they shall not be weerie.
• Lam 3:25 : 25 O howe good is the Lord vnto them that put their trust in hym, and to the soule that seeketh after hym.
• Lam 3:38 : 38 Out of the mouth of the most highest goeth not euyll and good?
• Isa 30:18 : 18 Therefore doth the Lorde cause you to wayte, that he may haue mercy vpon you, to the entent that he may haue the preeminence when he is gratious vnto you: For the Lord is the God of iudgement, Blessed are all they that hope in hym.
• Ps 25:5 : 5 leade me foorth in thy trueth and teache me, for thou art the Lorde of my saluation, I haue wayted for thee al the day long.
• Ps 27:14 : 14 Attende thou therfore vpon God, be of a good courage, and he will comfort thine heart: I say attende thou vpon God.
• Ps 39:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition Ieduthun, a psalme of Dauid. I sayde to my selfe I wyll take heede to my wayes, that I offende not in my tongue: I wyll kepe my mouth as it were with a brydell, whylest the vngodly is in my syght.
• Ps 40:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. I wayted patiently vpon God, and he enclined vnto me his eare: and heard my crying.
• Ps 62:2 : 2 He onlye is my rocke and my sauing helpe: he is my refuge, so that I can not be remoued greatly.
• Ps 62:5-6 : 5 Neuerthelesse O my soule, stay thou only vpon the Lorde: for my confidence is in him. 6 He only is my rocke and my sauing helpe: he is my refuge, so that I can not be remoued.
• Ps 65:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition, the psalme of Dauid, a song. O Lorde thou wylt be greatly praysed in Sion: and vnto thee shal vowes be perfourmed
• Ps 68:19-20 : 19 Blessed be the Lorde who day by day powreth his benefites vpon vs: and is God of our saluation. Selah. 20 The Lorde is our Lorde for to saue vs: and all maner of wayes for death pertayneth to God the Lorde.
• Ps 77:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition vpon Ieduthun, a psalme of Asaph. My voyce was vnto the Lorde, and I cryed: my voyce was vnto the Lord, and he hearkened vnto me.
• 1 Chr 16:41-42 : 41 And with them were Heman and Ieduthun, and other that were chosen, whose names were expressed to geue thankes to the Lorde, That his mercie lasteth euer. 42 And with them dyd Heman and Ieduthun sing with the trumpets and cymbales, making a sweete melodie with instrumentes of musicke & godly songues: And the sonnes of Ieduthun were porters.
• 1 Chr 25:1 : 1 And so Dauid and the captaynes of the hoast appoynted out to do seruice the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, & Ieduthun, which should prophecie with harpes, psalteries, and cymbales: And there was a multitude of the men that were appoynted to the seruice and ministration:
• 1 Chr 25:3 : 3 Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedeliahu, Zeri, Iesaiahu, Hasabiahu, and Mathathiahu, sixe, vnder the handes of their father Ieduthun, which prophecied with a harpe, for to geue thankes & prayses vnto the Lorde.
• Jer 3:23 : 23 Truely, in vayne is health hoped for from the hylles, be they neuer so many: but the health of Israel standeth only vpon God our Lorde.