New English Translation
Psalms 62:7
7God delivers me and exalts me; God is my strong protector and my shelter.
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
5Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence. 6He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended. God delivers me and exalts me; God is my strong protector and my shelter. 8Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah) 9Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
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 45:25All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the Lord and will boast in him.
- Jeremiah 3:23We know our noisy worship of false gods on the hills and mountains did not help us. We know that the Lord our God is the only one who can deliver Israel.
- Jeremiah 9:23The Lord says, “Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
- Galatians 6:14But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
- Psalms 3:3But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores me.
- Psalms 4:2You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame? How long will you love what is worthless and search for what is deceptive? (Selah)
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
- Psalms 94:22But the Lord will protect me, and my God will shelter me.
- Psalms 95:1Come! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord! Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us!
- Isaiah 26:4Trust in the Lord from this time forward, even in Yah, the Lord, an enduring protector!
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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