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Psalms 62:11
God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses himself and the reader, declaring a settled conviction about God's sovereignty. It sits between a warning against trusting in wealth (v. 10) and a statement that God repays each person according to deeds (v. 12).
The words — The verse turns on the numerical pair: אַחַת ('aChat, "once") and שְׁתַּיִם (she.ta.yim, "two times"). God spoke once; the psalmist has heard it twice — a deliberate doubling that signals the truth has registered with full force.
The thread — Job 33:14 observes that God speaks in one way and another, yet no one notices; here the speaker claims he has noticed. Isaiah 26:4 reinforces the same posture: trust in the LORD forever, because the LORD is the Rock eternal.
Why it lands — The verse strips the reader of any alternative source of security. If power belongs to God alone, then every strategy built on wealth, status, or self-reliance is already a misallocation of trust.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
Cross-references
- Revelation 19:1 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
- Job 33:14 For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
- Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
- Job 40:5 I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”
- Psalms 68:34 Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.
- John 19:11 Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
- Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- Psalms 59:17 To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.