Psalms 62:5

Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 62

12 songs meet this passage

  • Nothing Compares 2 U · Sinéad O'Connor

    strains against Psalms 62:5

    The song finds no comfort because it fixes all hope on a single human relationship, where Scripture points the soul toward resting its deepest hope in God, who does not leave.

  • I just need U. · TobyMac

    resonates with Psalms 62:5-6

    Declaring God as sole hope matches the psalmist's resolve to find rest and salvation in God alone.

  • “Without you I'd be lost”

    Without You · Mötley Crüe

    strains against Psalms 62:5-6

    The psalmist finds his only sure foundation in God alone; this song instead makes a human relationship the sole anchor against being lost.

  • Crescendo · ODIE

    strains against Psalms 62:5-8

    The psalmist places hope and salvation in God alone, a tension worth noting against crediting a romantic hope with saving him.

  • “You need something I can never give”

    Heat Waves · Glass Animals

    strains against Psalms 62:5-8

    The singer admits his own insufficiency to satisfy; the psalm points toward the only source that truly can.

  • Snooze · SZA

    strains against Psalms 62:5-8

    The psalmist finds his only refuge in God alone; here the singer places that same exclusive dependence on a romantic partner instead.

  • “Get mad independent and don't you ever forget it”

    That's My Girl · Fifth Harmony

    strains against Psalms 62:5-8

    The psalmist finds rest and refuge in God alone, a stark contrast to the song's call to find strength purely in independence.

  • “I built my world around the hope that one day”

    How Am I Supposed to Live Without You · Michael Bolton

    strains against Psalms 62:5-8

    The singer built his whole world on another person's love; the Psalmist points to a hope anchored in God that cannot be swept away by another's choice.

  • Oh Girl · Paul Young

    strains against Psalms 62:5-8

    Scripture points the soul to rest in God alone as refuge; here the singer's hope rests entirely on fragile human affection instead.

  • To Be with You · Mr. Big

    strains against Psalms 62:5-8

    The song looks entirely to a new romance to mend a wounded heart, where the Psalm points the soul first to God as refuge before any other comfort.

  • Can't Let Go · Mariah Carey

    strains against Psalms 62:5-8

    Where the song finds no rest apart from the one who left, the psalm points toward a soul that can find rest and refuge in God alone.

  • You'll See · Madonna

    strains against Psalms 62:5-8

    Where the psalmist finds rest and refuge in God alone, this song finds it in sheer self-assertion, a hopeful but God-less version of the same resolve.

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