English Standard Version
Psalms 62:7
7On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.
- New Living Translation (NLT)My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
Context of Psalms 62:7
5For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. 6He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. 8Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah 9Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
Read all of Psalms 62Psalms 62:7 word by word
עַל־אֱ֭לֹהִים יִשְׁעִ֣י וּכְבוֹדִ֑י צוּר־עֻזִּ֥י מַ֝חְסִ֗י בֵּֽאלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 62:7
- Isaiah 45:25In the Lord all the offspring of Israel shall be justified and shall glory."
- Jeremiah 3:23Truly the hills are a delusion, the orgies on the mountains. Truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.
- Jeremiah 9:23Thus says the Lord: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,
- 1 Corinthians 1:30And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
- Galatians 6:14But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
- Psalms 3:3But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
- Psalms 4:2O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 94:22But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.
- Psalms 95:1Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
- Isaiah 26:4Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God 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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