Psalms 62:2

2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

Psalms 62:2 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
English Standard Version (ESV)
2 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
New Living Translation (NLT)
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.
The Message Bible (MSG)
2 He's solid rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul, An impregnable castle: I'm set for life.
American Standard Version (ASV)
2 He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
2 He alone is my rock and my savior--my stronghold. I cannot be severely shaken.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
2 He alone is my rock. He is the One who saves me. He is like a fort to me. I will always be secure.

Psalms 62:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 62:2

He only [is] my Rock and my salvation
The Rock on which the church is built, and every believer; and which was David's safety, shelter, and shade, and which made him easy in his present state; and he was the author of his salvation, and the rock and strength of it, ( Psalms 95:1 ) ;

[he is] my defence;
or refuge; see ( Psalms 9:9 ) ( 46:7 ) ( Psalms 59:9 Psalms 59:17 ) ;

I shall not be greatly moved;
or "with much motion", as Kimchi; or "with great motions", as Jarchi: he could not be moved off of the rock on which he was built; nor out of the city of refuge, whither he had betook himself for safety; and though he might be troubled in spirit, and shaken in mind, and staggered in his faith, and fall from some degree of steadfastness of it; yet not fall so as to be utterly cast down, or finally and totally, and so as to perish eternally. Aben Ezra interprets it, "shall not be moved" into the great deep; into the abyss or bottomless pit; and so some of the ancient Midrashes expound (hbd) of "hell" F7; but much better is the Targum,

``I shall not be moved in a day of great affliction;''

see ( Acts 20:23 Acts 20:24 ) ( 1 Thessalonians 3:3 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F7 Vid. Jarchi & Yalkut Simeoni in loc.

Psalms 62:2 In-Context

1 Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
3 How long will you assault me? Would all of you throw me down— this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4 Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Psalms 18:31; Psalms 89:26
  • 2. S Exodus 15:2
  • 3. S Psalms 59:9
  • 4. S Job 29:18
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