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 · 2000

He only is my rock and my salvation: He ismy high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

He only is my rock and my salvation: He ismy high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Only--He <FI>is<Fi> my rock, and my salvation, My tower, I am not much moved.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

O 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 · 1890

He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved.

Context

v.1My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From himcomethmy salvation.

v.2This passage

v.3How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

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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