My Soul with Expectation

My soul with expectation doth
Depend on God indeed;
My strength and my salvation do
From Him alone proceed.

He only my Salvation is,
And my strong Rock is He;
He only is my sure Defense;
I shall not movèd be.

In God my glory placèd is,
And my salvation sure;
In God the Rock is of my strength;
My Refuge most secure.

Ye people, place your confidence
In Him continually;
Before Him pour ye out your heart;
God is our Refuge high.

Author: Unknown

Year: 1650

This is a metrical rendering of Psalm 62 from the 1650 Scottish Psalter (also known as the Psalter of the Church of Scotland). The text is a close paraphrase of the King James Version of the psalm; no individual author is credited, as was typical for the Scottish Psalter translations prepared by a committee of divines.