Guiding Questions: Psalms 62

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. The JPS translation of the beginning of Psalms 62:2 is “wait quietly for God”. Would a different vowelization be as (or more) meaningful — Eyl instead of el namely, “the God of Gods”?
  2. What is the actual significance of “my rock” in protective terms? (Psalms 62:3)
  3. In Psalms 62:4 who are “all of you”?
  4. What is the nature of hypocrisy as described in Psalms 62:5?
  5. Would Psalms 62:6-9 indicate that the Psalmist has quiet confidence that, in the end, trust in God will result in overcoming the (undivine) enemies?
  6. In Psalms 62:10, who will be “placed on a scale all together”? Does this refer to one category (mortals) — or are there two categories — those of “low birth” and those of a different ancestry but who, in the last analysis, are the same in how they are judged?
  7. Does the conclusion of the Psalm indicate that strength and/or wealth are the determining factors in human affairs, or “something other”?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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