Psalms 62 · Verse 6

Psalms 62:6

He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
Psalms 62:6, King James Version

Psalms 62:6 in other translations

BSBHe alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
WEBHe alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.
ASVHe only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be moved.
YLTOnly--He is my rock and my salvation, My tower, I am not moved.
DARBYHe only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be moved.
BBEHe only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.
WebsterHe only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved.

What does Psalms 62:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 62:5-6

5-6. (Compare Psa 62:1, 2).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 62:1-7

We are in the way both of duty and comfort, when our souls wait upon God; when we cheerfully give up ourselves, and all our affairs, to his will and wisdom; when we leave ourselves to all the ways of his providence, and patiently expect the event, with full satisfaction in his goodness. See the ground and reason of this dependence. By his grace he has supported me, and by his providence delivered me. He only can be…

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Psalms 62:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַךְ\־'akh-onlyH389
ה֣וּאhu'heH1931
צ֭וּרִיTzu.ri[is] rock myH6697
וִֽישׁוּעָתִ֑יvi.shu.'a.Tiand salvation myH3444
מִ֝שְׂגַּבִּ֗יmis.ga.Birefuge myH4869
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
אֶמּֽוֹט\׃'e.MotI will be shakenH4131

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 62:6

  • Psalms 62:2

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

  • Psalms 112:6

    Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

  • Psalms 16:8

    I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

  • Proverbs 10:30

    The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

  • Isaiah 45:17

    But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

  • Psalms 18:31-32

    For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God? It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

  • Hosea 1:7

    But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

  • Proverbs 12:7

    The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
rock.
2; 18:31,32; Isa 45:17; Ho 1:7
I shall.
16:8; 112:6; Pr 10:30; 12:7

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Context

  • Psalms 62:5

    My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

  • Psalms 62:6

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

  • Psalms 62:7

    In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

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Psalms 62:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El solamente es mi fuerte y mí salud: es mi refugio, no resbalaré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais toi, mon âme, repose-toi paisiblement sur Dieu; car mon attente est en lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Nur er ist mein Fels und meine Rettung, meine hohe Feste; ich werde nicht wanken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea, et labiis exsultationis laudabit os meum.