Psalms 62:2
What does Psalms 62:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 62:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He only is my rock and my salvation: He ismy high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He only is my rock and my salvation: He ismy high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Only--He <FI>is<Fi> my rock, and my salvation, My tower, I am not much moved.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 62:6
He only is my rock and my salvation: He ismy high tower; I shall not be moved.
- Micah 7:8
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me.
- Isaiah 32:2
And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
- Deuteronomy 32:30
How should one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Except their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?
- Psalms 37:24
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
- Psalms 27:1
Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
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