Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. New Living Translation He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken. English Standard Version He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. Berean Standard Bible He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken. King James Bible He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. New King James Version He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. New American Standard Bible He alone is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken. NASB 1995 He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. NASB 1977 He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. Legacy Standard Bible Surely He is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. Amplified Bible He alone is my rock and my salvation, My defense and my strong tower; I will not be shaken or disheartened. Christian Standard Bible He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken. Holman Christian Standard Bible He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken. American Standard Version He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He is my God and my Savior, and the great place of my refuge, so that I shall not be moved. Brenton Septuagint Translation For he is my God, and my saviour; my helper, I shall not be moved very much. Contemporary English Version God alone is the mighty rock that keeps me safe and the fortress where I am secure. Douay-Rheims Bible For he is my God and my saviour: he is my protector, I shall be moved no more. English Revised Version He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved. GOD'S WORD® Translation He alone is my rock and my savior-my stronghold. I cannot be severely shaken. Good News Translation He alone protects and saves me; he is my defender, and I shall never be defeated. International Standard Version He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower; nothing will shake me. JPS Tanakh 1917 He only is my rock and my salvation, My high tower, I shall not be greatly moved. Literal Standard Version He alone [is] my rock, and my salvation, | My tower, I am not much moved. Majority Standard Bible He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken. New American Bible God alone is my rock and salvation, my fortress; I shall never fall. NET Bible He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended. New Revised Standard Version He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. New Heart English Bible He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress--I will never be greatly shaken. Webster's Bible Translation He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. World English Bible He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken. Young's Literal Translation Only -- He is my rock, and my salvation, My tower, I am not much moved. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Waiting on God1For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him. 2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken. 3How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?… Cross References Psalm 18:31 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? Psalm 30:6 In prosperity I said, "I will never be shaken." Psalm 35:3 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: "I am your salvation." Psalm 59:9 I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress. Psalm 59:17 To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion. Psalm 62:6 He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken. Psalm 89:26 He will call to Me, 'You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.' Treasury of Scripture He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. He only Psalm 62:6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. Psalm 21:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! defence [heb. Psalm 59:9,17 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence… I shall Psalm 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. Micah 7:8,9 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me… 1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. Jump to Previous Alone Defence Defense Fortress Greatly High Moved Rock Salvation Shaken Stronghold TowerJump to Next Alone Defence Defense Fortress Greatly High Moved Rock Salvation Shaken Stronghold TowerPsalm 62 1. David, professing his confidence in God, discourages his enemies5. In the same confidence he encourages the godly 9. No trust is to be put in worldly things 11. Power and mercy belong to God (2) Defence.--Properly, high tower, as so often. The metaphor is important here from the contrast with the tottering wall of next verse. Shall not be greatly moved . . .--i.e. (as in Psalm 37:24), shall not be made to totter or fall. Verse 2. - He only is my Rock (comp. Psalm 61:2, and the comment ad loc.). And my Salvation (so Psalm 18:2; Psalm 27:1; Psalm 118:14, 21). He is my Defence; or, my High Tower, my Strong Hold. I shall not be greatly moved. Comp. ver. 6, where, with still greater confidence, the waiter declares, "I shall not be moved," i.e. not moved, or shaken in my faith, at all.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Heה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are alone אַךְ־ (’aḵ-) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely is my rock צ֭וּרִי (ṣū·rî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6697: A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge and my salvation; וִֽישׁוּעָתִ֑י (wî·šū·‘ā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3444: Something saved, deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity [He is] my fortress, מִ֝שְׂגַּבִּ֗י (miś·gab·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4869: A secure height, retreat, stronghold I will never לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be shaken. אֶמּ֥וֹט (’em·mō·wṭ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 4131: To waver, to slip, shake, fall Links Psalm 62:2 NIVPsalm 62:2 NLT Psalm 62:2 ESV Psalm 62:2 NASB Psalm 62:2 KJV Psalm 62:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 62:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 62:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 62:2 French Bible Psalm 62:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 62:2 He alone is my rock and my (Psalm Ps Psa.) |