Spiritual Anchor; Day056

He only is my Rock and my Salvation, my Defense and my Fortress, I shall not be greatly moved. How long will you set upon a man that you may slay him, all of you, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence? They only consult to cast him down from his height [to dishonor him]; they delight in lies. They bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!  My soul, wait only upon God and silently submit to Him; for my hope and expectation are from Him. He only is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my Defense and my Fortress, I shall not be moved.  With God rests my salvation and my glory; He is my Rock of unyielding strength and impenetrable hardness, and my refuge is in God! Psalm62: 2-7

During my Aikido training years ago, I learned the following good principles for the Unification of Body, Mind and Spirit.  During the peak of my training, my body and mind was so in-tuned but something was still missing deep inside, nothing can satisfy my longings and then I was led to discover a faith that changed it all.  The following principles are still being practiced today but I changed the reference and the focus.
1. Keep One Point
2. Relax Completely
3. Keep Weight Underside
4. Extend Ki

If I have to counsel someone today who is still searching for something, I will say “find the truth about God and His mercy”.  He is the only one that will make things plain and simple to us and put everything in perspective.  Having faith is not a weakness, it is a secret power and a very heavy spiritual anchor in life that when the trials and tribulation comes, we won’t be swift away. 

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 3Mile Leg Workout
2. Work-10H
3.

Barnes on Psa 62:2 –
He only is my rock … – See the notes at Psa_18:2.
I shall not be greatly moved – The word greatly here, or much – “I shall not be much moved,” implies that he did not anticipate perfect security from danger or calamity; he did not suppose that he would escape all disaster or trouble, but he felt that no great evil would befall him, that his most important interests were safe, and that he would be ultimately secure. He would be restored to his home and his throne, and would be favored with future peace and tranquility. None of us can hope wholly to escape calamity in this life. It is enough if we can be assured that our great interests will be ultimately secured; that we shall be safe at last in the heavenly world. Having that confidence the soul may be, and should be, calm; and we need little apprehend what will occur in this world.

Psa 62:3 –
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? – The original word here rendered “imagine mischief,” from התת  hâthath, occurs only in this place. It means, according to Gesenius (Lexicon), to break in upon; to set upon; to assail: “How long will ye break in upon a man?” that is, set upon him. So the Septuagint, and the Latin Vulgate. It does not refer to their merely forming purposes of mischief against a man, but to their making assaults upon him; to their endeavoring to take his life or to destroy him. The address here is to the enemies of David, and the language would apply well to the attempts made upon his life by Absalom and his followers. The question here is, “how long” they would continue to do this; how long they would show this determined purpose to take his life; whether they would never cease thus to persecute him. They had already done it long; they had showed great perseverance in this course of wickedness; and he asks whether it would never come to an end? Who these persons were he does not intimate; but there can be no great danger of mistake in referring the description to Absalom and his adherents.
Ye shall be slain all of you – Prof. Alexander renders this entire passage,” Will ye murder (that is, seek to murder him) all of you (combined against a single person, who is consequently) like wall inclined (or bent by violence), fence (or hedge) crushed (broken down).” So, substantially, DeWette renders it. Those who thus interpret the passage give it an active signification, meaning that his enemies pressed upon him, like a wall that was bent by violence, or a fence that was likely to fall on one. The original word rendered “ye shall be slain,” tªraatsªchuw – תרצחוּ  terâtsechû, is in the active form (Piel), and cannot without violence be rendered in the passive, as it is in our translation. But the active form may still be retained, and a consistent meaning be given to the whole passage without the forced meaning put on it in the rendering by Prof. Alexander. It is not natural to speak of enemies as so coming on a man as to make him like a falling wall, or a tottering fence. The evident idea is, that they themselves would be as a falling wall; that is, that they would be defeated or disappointed in their purpose, as a wall that has no solid foundation tumbles to the ground. The meaning of the original may be thus expressed: “How long will ye assail a man, that ye may put him to death? All of you shall be as a bowing wall,” etc. That is, You will not accomplish your design; you will fail in your enterprise, as a wall without strength falls to the ground.
As a bowing wall – A wall that bows out, or swells out; a wall that may fall at any moment. See the notes at Isa_30:13.
And as a tottering fence – A fence that is ready to fall; that has no firmness. So it would be with them. Their purposes would suddenly give way, as a fence does when the posts are rotted off, and when there is nothing to support it.

Psa 62:4 –
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency – This is the object of all their counsels and plans. They aim at one high in rank – and their purpose, their sole purpose, is to bring him down. This would apply well to the case of David in the time of the rebellion of Absalom.
They delight in lies – In false pretences; in secret plans of evil; in hypocritical assurances. This was eminently true of Absalom, who made use of these arts to seduce the people from allegiance to his father. 2Sa_15:1-6.
They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly – They profess true attachment and zeal, but they are traitors at heart. See the notes at Psa_28:3. This, too, would apply well to the conduct of Absalom and those associated with him.

Psa 62:5 –
My soul, wait thou only upon God – See the notes at Psa_62:1. There is, in the word used here, and rendered wait, the same idea of rest or repose which occurs in Psa_62:1. The meaning is, that he would commit the whole cause to God, and that his soul would thus be calm and without apprehension.
For my expectation is from him – In Psa_62:1, this is salvation. The idea here is, that all that he expected or hoped for must come from God. He did not rely on his fellow men; he did not rely on himself. God alone could deliver him, and he confidently believed that God would do it. Often are we in such circumstances that we feel that our only “expectation” – our only hope – is in God. All our strength fails; all our resources are exhausted; our fellow-men cannot or will not aid us; our own efforts seem to be vain; our plans are frustrated, and we are shut up to the conclusion that God alone can help us. How often is this felt by a Christian parent in regard to the conversion of his children. All his own efforts seem to be vain; all that he says is powerless; his hopes, long-cherished, are disappointed; his very prayers seem not to be heard; and he is made to feel that his only hope is in God – a sovereign God – and that the whole case must be left in His hands. This state of mind, when it is fully reached, is often all that is needful in order that our desires may be granted. It is desirable that this state of mind should be produced; and when it is produced, the prayer is answered.

Psa 62:6 –
He only is my rock … – See the notes at Psa_62:2. The only difference between this verse and Psa_62:2 is, that in this verse the word “greatly” is omitted. The psalmist declares here in the most absolute manner, that he shall not be “moved” at all. In Psa_62:2, he said that he would not be “greatly moved;” his mind would not be much or materially disturbed. The language here indicates more entire confidence – more certain conviction – showing that the slight apprehension or fear which existed in the beginning of the psalm, had been wholly dissipated, and that his mind had become perfectly calm.

Psa 62:7 –
In God is my salvation – See Psa_62:1. That is, his salvation, his safety, his anticipated deliverance, was to come only from God.
And my glory – That in which I glory or boast; the source of all in me that is glorious or honorable. he gloried that there was such a God; he gloried that He was his God.
The rock of my strength – The strong rock; the refuge that cannot be successfully assailed; where I shall feel strong and secure. See the notes at Psa_18:2.
My refuge – That to which I may flee for safety. See the notes at Psa_46:1.

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