Psalms 62:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 62:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He only is my rock ... - See the notes at Psalms 18:2 . I shall not be greatly moved - The word greatly here, or much - “I shall not be much moved,” implies that he did not anticipate perfec...
Psalms 62:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(b) He only [is] my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (b) It appears by the often repetition of this word, that the prophet endured many temptations by resting...
Psalms 62:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXII. Rest in God. The Psalmist, who is closely allied in thought and style to the author of Psalms 4, exhorts to complete trust in God. He expresses his trust in Psalms 62:1 f., his rest in Psa...
Psalms 62:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

only . same word as "truly", Psalms 62:1 . salvation. Repeated for emphasis. defence . high tower.
Psalms 62:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The particle אך, ach, in the second verse, I would render in the same way as in the first. The believer triumphs in one encounter with temptation only to enter upon another; and here David,...
Psalms 62:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. I shall not be greatly moved - Having God for my rock - strong fortified place, for my salvation - continual s...
Psalms 62:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. He only is my rock and my salvation ... my defense - or 'high places.' The accumulated names of God as the...
Psalms 62:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a Ps. of the strongest faith, in which the experience of hostility ( Psalms 62:3-4 ) and the contemplation of life ( Psalms 62:9-10 ) only provide the background against which a serene confid...
Psalms 62:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Defence. — Properly, high tower, as so often. The metaphor is important here from the contrast with the tottering wall of next verse. Shall not be greatly moved... — i.e. (as in Psalms 37...
Psalms 62:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 62:1-12 THERE are several points of affinity between this psalm and the thirty-ninth-such as the frequent use of the particle of asseveration or restriction ("surely" or "only"); the rare a...
Psalms 62:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Our only Rock and Refuge Psalms 62:1-12 This is the “Only” Psalm. It consists of three stanzas, each of which begins with that word and ends with Selah. It was probably composed during Absalo...
Psalms 62:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this psalm the principle of the last is yet more emphatically expressed. It opens with the declaration: My soul waiteth only upon God, and then proceeds in three stanzas to set forth this fact. T...
Psalms 62:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Whether we behold Christ in the first place, or David, as a member of Christ, in the next point of view; or whether we consider the whole body of Christ in any of the exercised members of Jesus in hi...
Psalms 62:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

FAITH TRIUMPHANT ‘He is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.’ Psalms 62:2 This psalm is an expression of strong and experienced faith. Let us call it Faith Triumphant. It falls naturally...
Psalms 62:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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;...
Psalms 62:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He only [is] my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. Ver. 2. He only is my rock, &c. ] See Psalms 18:2,3 . I shall not be greatly moved ] Non labascam...
Psalms 62:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He only is my rock He hath been so often; in him I have found shelter, and strength, and succour; he hath, by his grace, supported me under, and delivered me out of my troubles, and by his providen...
Psalms 62:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Waiting upon God; Confidence in God. To the chief musician, to Jeduthun. A psalm of David. 1 Truly my soul waiteth u...
Psalms 62:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Though I may be shaken, yet I shall not be overthrown. Compare Psalms 37:24 2 Corinthians 4:9 .
Psalms 62:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘He only is my rock and my deliverance, He is my high tower, I will not be greatly moved.' And this is why he can wait in silence before God in such confidence. It is because God is his Rock and hi...
Psalms 62:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ To the Chief Musician .” See introduction to Psalms 57 . “ To Jeduthun .” See introduction to Psalms 39 . “ A Psalm of David .” “There are no historical statements...
Psalms 62:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 62:1 . Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. Waiting upon God, if not true and sincere, is only a mockery; it is also an insult to the Lord; and, so far from bringi...
Psalms 62:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm is inscribed to Jeduthun, leader of a choral band in the temple. 1 Chronicles 6:41 . Both this and Psalms 63 ., have been understood as composed in the wilderness, though some would refe...
Psalms 62:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from Him cometh my salvation. A testimony and an exhortation I. A religious testimony. 1. Concerning self ( Psalms 62:1-2 ; Psalms 62:6-7 ). His confidence i...
Psalms 62:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm, like so many, is the cry of an afflicted one—a man of high position, whom his enemies seek to destroy, or, if that be not possible, to thrust down from his dignity ( Psa...
Psalms 62:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Trust in God in the Face of Great Danger. To the chief musician, to Jeduthun, the special choirmaster being named who should take charge of this hymn for use in public worship, a psalm of David, a...
Psalms 62:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:13 ; 2 Corinthians 4:8 ; 2 Corinthians 4:9 ; Deuteronomy 32:30 ; Deuteronomy 32:31 ; Isaiah 26:4 ; Isaiah 32:2 ; Micah 7:8 ; Micah 7:9 ; Psalms 37:24 ; Psalms 59:17 ; Psa...

Psalms 62:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 62:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 62:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 62:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 62:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 62:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 62:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 62:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 62:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 62:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 62:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 62:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 62:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 62:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 62:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 62:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 62:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 62:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 62:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 62:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 62:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 62:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 62:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 62:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 62:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 62:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 62:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge