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- Psalm 62: Trusting the Lord Our Refuge
May 25, 2026
Speaker: James
Main Bible passage:
Psalm 62
Theme: God is
completely trustworthy as our refuge in every circumstance.
James continues the church’s series through the Psalms, moving through the theme of trust. After Psalm 23 showed the Lord as shepherd and Psalm 27 showed the Lord as protector, Psalm 62 presents the Lord as our refuge. Trust, James says, is not optional for Christians; it is part of the whole journey of faith from beginning to end.
He explains that Psalm 62 is not abstract theology. David wrote it out of real experience: enemies, danger, betrayal, and pressure. David had learned through life that God was his salvation, rock, defence, glory, strength, and refuge.
A major phrase in the sermon is “my soul silently waits for God.” James reflects on both outward silence and inner stillness: the peace of waiting for God, trusting that he will act. But the Psalm also honestly acknowledges enemies and distress. David’s peace is disturbed by the reality of opposition, yet that leads him back to telling his own soul to keep waiting on God.
James then highlights the central command of the Psalm: “Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before him.” This is where trust and lament meet. Trusting God does not mean pretending everything is fine. It means bringing pain, fear, grief, crisis, and confusion honestly to him.
He gives examples of what this looks like: in health crises, financial trouble, betrayal, bereavement, and any situation where life feels overwhelming. God as refuge does not mean we avoid every storm, but that the storm will not finally engulf us.
James also warns against false refuges. David tells us not to place ultimate trust in people, status, wealth, possessions, or security. These things may fail, but God remains trustworthy.
The sermon closes with praise. Psalm 62 ends by showing God as powerful, loving, and just. James connects this to the cross of Jesus Christ, where God’s power, steadfast love, and justice meet. Jesus is the ultimate proof that God is our refuge, because through him our sins are paid for and we are safe from judgment.
Key Takeaway
Psalm 62 calls us to trust God at all times, pour out our hearts before him, and refuse false refuges. God is our rock, salvation, defence, and refuge — worthy of complete trust from the beginning of life to the end
00:00 Introduction: lament, trust, and
praise
01:02 Psalm 62: trusting the Lord our refuge
01:34 Tutankhamun’s mask and seeing Psalm 62 up close
03:02 Psalm 62 as sung worship from David’s real life
04:49 “My soul silently waits for God”
06:40 God as salvation, rock, and defence
08:15 David confronts his enemies
12:02 David tells his soul to keep trusting
16:56 “Trust in him at all times, you people”
20:01 Pour out your heart before him
22:33 Trust and lament in real life
23:38 God as our refuge above the floodwaters
26:35 False refuges: people, status, and possessions
29:41 Hearing God’s truth twice
32:04 God’s power, steadfast love, and justice
34:23 The cross: where power, love, and justice meet
35:57 Closing prayer