KJV King James Version
He only [is] my rock and my salvation: [he is] my defence; I shall not be moved.
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Psalm 62:6
He only [is] my rock and my salvation: [he is] my defence; I shall not be moved.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
WEB World English Bible
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.
ASV American Standard Version
He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be moved.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Only—He is my rock and my salvation, My tower, I am not moved.
Surrounding context — Psalm 62
3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall [shall ye be, and as] a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast [him] down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.
6 He only [is] my rock and my salvation: [he is] my defence; I shall not be moved.
7 In God [is] my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, [and] my refuge, [is] in God.
8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah.
9 Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity.
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Psalm 112:6Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.Psalm 62:2He only [is] my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.Psalm 16:8I have set the LORD always before me: because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved.Proverbs 10:30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.Isaiah 45:17[But] Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.Psalm 18:31-32For who [is] God save the LORD? or who [is] a rock save our God?Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.Hosea 1:7But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
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