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.
Elsewhere in Psalms 62
- Psalms 62:1Somewhere I Belong
- Psalms 62:1-2Love Somebody · STAY · Halo · Like a Prayer · Dreams · Surface Pressure (From "Encanto"/Soundtrack Version) · Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) · (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection · Disappear · Thinkin' Back · Dreamlover · Fastlove, Pt. 1 · Beautiful Life
- Psalms 62:8In the End · It's ok I'm ok
- Psalms 62:9-10Grieve · I Ain't Better