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Psalms 62:7
7My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock. My refuge is in God.
Psalms 62:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
- New International Version (NIV)My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
- English Standard Version (ESV)On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.
Context of Psalms 62:7
5Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from him. 6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken. My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock. My refuge is in God. 8Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before him. God is our refuge.Selah 9Common people are only a vapor; important people, an illusion. Together on a scale, they weigh less than a vapor.
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עַל־אֱ֭לֹהִים יִשְׁעִ֣י וּכְבוֹדִ֑י צוּר־עֻזִּ֥י מַ֝חְסִ֗י בֵּֽאלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 62:7
- Isaiah 45:25All the descendants of Israel will be justified and boast in the Lord.
- Jeremiah 3:23Surely, falsehood comes from the hills, commotion from the mountains, but the salvation of Israel is only in the Lord our God.
- Jeremiah 9:23“‘This is what the Lord says: The wise person should not boast in his wisdom; the strong should not boast in his strength; the wealthy should not boast in his wealth.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us — our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption —
- Galatians 6:14But as for me, I will never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. The world has been crucified to me through the cross, and I to the world.
- Psalms 3:3But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
- Psalms 4:2How long, exalted ones, will my honor be insulted? How long will you love what is worthless and pursue a lie? Selah
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock where I seek refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 94:22But the Lord is my refuge; my God is the rock of my protection.
- Psalms 95:1Come, let’s shout joyfully to the Lord, shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation!
- Isaiah 26:4Trust in the Lord forever, because in the Lord, the Lord himself, is an everlasting rock!
Commentaries on Psalms 62:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7In God is my salvation - אלהים עי al Elohim, "Upon God is my salvation;" he has taken it upon himself. And my glory - the preservation of my state, and the safety of my kingdom.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7In God is my salvation - See Psalm 62:1. That is, his salvation, his safety, his anticipated deliverance, was to come only from God. And my glory - That in which I glory or boast; the source of all in me that is glorious or honorable. he gloried that there was such a God; he gloried that He was his God. The rock of my strength - The strong rock; the refuge that cannot be successfully assailed; where I shall feel strong and secure. See the notes at Psalm…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8The psalmist encourages himself and others to place their hope in God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. rock of my strength--or strongest support (Psa 7:10; 61:3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 62
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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