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Psalm 62:2

He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
Psalm 62:2
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Study notes

God alone is the psalmist's rock, salvation and fortress, so he will never be greatly shaken.

Explanation

The pictures of rock and fortress repeat the theme of security. Because God alone is these things, the psalmist will not be moved, even under attack (62:3-4).

Original language
  • צ֭וּרִי (Tzu.ri): rock
    Hebrew · Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · Strong's H6697H · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Rock.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 62:2, word 3

  • וִֽישׁוּעָתִ֑י (vi.shu.'a.Ti): salvation
    Hebrew · Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · Strong's H3444 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Salvation.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 62:2, word 4

  • מִ֝שְׂגַּבִּ֗י (mis.ga.Bi): high refuge
    Hebrew · Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · Strong's H4869A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Refuge, fortress.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 62:2, word 5

  • אֶמּ֥וֹט ('e.Mot): to shake
    Hebrew · Verb, niphal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · Strong's H4131 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    I will be shaken.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 62:2, word 7

Cross-references
  • Psalm 18:2 · Same theme

    The LORD is my rock and my fortress.

  • Psalm 16:8 · Same theme

    I will not be shaken.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אַךְ־ה֣וּא צ֭וּרִי וִֽישׁוּעָתִ֑י מִ֝שְׂגַּבִּ֗י לֹא־אֶמּ֥וֹט רַבָּֽה׃

  1. אַךְ־'akh-“only”
    Adverb · from אַךְ · “surely” · Strong's H0389
  2. ה֣וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  3. צ֭וּרִיTzu.ri“[is] rock my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from צוּר · “rock” · Strong's H6697H
  4. וִֽישׁוּעָתִ֑יvi.shu.'a.Ti“and salvation my”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יְשׁוּעָה · “salvation” · Strong's H3444
  5. מִ֝שְׂגַּבִּ֗יmis.ga.Bi“refuge my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִשְׂגָּב · “high refuge” · Strong's H4869A
  6. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. אֶמּ֥וֹט'e.Mot“I will be shaken”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מוֹט · “to shake” · Strong's H4131
  8. רַבָּֽה׃ra.Bah“much”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)