Topic: Psalm 62 – Pour Out Your Heart to Jesus
In Psalm 61, David teaches us that sustained confidence was his prayer life: “Hear my cry, O God: give heed to my prayer.”
In Psalm 62, David shares his confidence in the Lord through prayer while running for his life. Prayer slows you down and allows you to wait on the Lord. Prayer is telling God the burden you are carrying and letting Him carry the burden for you.
In verse 1, the word “salvation” speaks of that which has been saved or delivered. When David spoke of the Lord as being his salvation, he was declaring that God was his deliverer. He knew that in the hard times the Lord would deliver him. Then in verse 5, David repeats himself, “My soul, wait in silence for God for my hope (expectation in the KJV) is from Him.”
The difference is that he used the word “salvation” in verse 1 and the word “hope” or “expectation” in verse 5. The word “expectation” is an interesting word to use to describe how God delivers. The word literally describes a cord or line. It is the word used in Joshua 2:18 where it speaks of the “line” or rope used to let the two spies down out of the window of Rahab’s house. But in David’s case, you might say it was to pull him up or out. It is almost like David was saying that when we find ourselves in difficult situations, God lets down a lifeline to lift us out or deliver us from our problems. We may go through hard times, but God is our salvation. He can deliver us and bring us out.
Since God is our salvation, we can share with Him the burdens that weigh us down. Look at verse 8, “Trust in Him at all times; O people, pour out your heart before Him:” David was telling us that when hard times come, we ought to talk to the Lord. He also showed us how we are to talk to the Lord. He poured out his heart freely. The words “pour out” literally mean “to spill forth.” It describes something gushing out or gushing forth. The idea is of someone talking to another and as they do, they open their heart and just freely pour out their heart and soul to them.
David poured out his heart fully. We can tell God everything!
Elisha Hoffman was a pastor in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He went by to see a dear lady in his church who had been carrying a heavy burden. As she unburdened her heart and told him what had happened, she wrung her hands and said, “Oh, Brother Hoffman, what shall I do? What shall I do?” Pastor Hoffman opened the Bible and read to her verses of assurance, trust and of the faithfulness of God. After he read Scripture to her, he said, “You see, my dear sister, God wants to bear all these sorrows whether great or small. The best thing we can do is to take them to Jesus. We must tell Jesus!” For a moment there was silence and then with a face aglow she exclaimed, “Yes, Pastor, you are so right. I must tell Jesus. I must tell Jesus!” For the rest of the day those words kept burning in the heart of Elisha Hoffman: “I must tell Jesus. I must tell Jesus.” He went back to his church study and wrote the hymn “I Must Tell Jesus.” Listen to it here.
See you Sunday!
Dr. Scott Kallem