granite-strength and safe-harbor-God

last night was my weekly beth moore bible study night
it is held at mcivor church and this time around i'm going with my friend lisa
we have decided not to be part of a small group, but have done some discussing on our own
anyway, last night was the hour long DVD portion, and i always love sitting there listening to beth
listening to the things she has discovered. studied. challenged.
i find that she helps me discover things about scripture that i would never on my own. she challenges me. she inspires me. and i leave encouraged.
last night she spent most of the hour on psalm 62 - and she described this as a "psalm that is begging for memorization". i haven't memorized scripture in so long, but i think it is such a powerful thing to do. to fill your mind with scripture so that it comes to mind all throughout the day. i was reading this psalm in different translations this morning. i think i will try to memorize the new living translation, because that is what my bible is. but there are some portions that i love from the message.
it is a beautiful psalm - true words that i can cling to even in the hardest days.

psalm 62 (new living translation)

¹ I wait quietly before God,
      for my victory comes from him.
 ² He alone is my rock and my salvation,
      my fortress where I will never be shaken.

 ³ So many enemies against one man—
      all of them trying to kill me.
   To them I’m just a broken-down wall
      or a tottering fence.
 ⁴ They plan to topple me from my high position.
      They delight in telling lies about me.
   They praise me to my face
      but curse me in their hearts.
                         Interlude

 ⁵ Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
      for my hope is in him.
 ⁶ He alone is my rock and my salvation,
      my fortress where I will not be shaken.
 ⁷ My victory and honor come from God alone.
      He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
 ⁸ O my people, trust in him at all times.
      Pour out your heart to him,
      for God is our refuge.
                         Interlude

 ⁹ Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,
      and the powerful are not what they appear to be.
   If you weigh them on the scales,
      together they are lighter than a breath of air.

 ¹⁰ Don’t make your living by extortion
      or put your hope in stealing.
   And if your wealth increases,
      don’t make it the center of your life.

 ¹¹ God has spoken plainly,
      and I have heard it many times:
   Power, O God, belongs to you;
    ¹² unfailing love, O Lord, is yours.
   Surely you repay all people
      according to what they have done.

and my favorite parts from the message:

^5-6 God, the one and only—
      I'll wait as long as he says.
   Everything I hope for comes from him,
      so why not?
   He's solid rock under my feet,
      breathing room for my soul,
   An impregnable castle:
      I'm set for life.

 ^7-8 My help and glory are in God
      —granite-strength and safe-harbor-God—
   So trust him absolutely, people;
      lay your lives on the line for him.
      God is a safe place to be.