Bible Strands
Psalms 62:6
He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses his own soul in a moment of resolved trust, following an explicit command to rest in God after acknowledging Him as the sole source of deliverance.
The words — אַךְ־ ('akh-) translates literally as "only," emphasizing exclusive reliance, while אֶמּוֹט ('e.Mot) means "I will be shaken," negated here to declare absolute stability.
The thread — The declaration of unshakable security in God as rock and fortress appears in Psalms 62:2, where the psalmist repeats the identical formula, and echoes the promise that the righteous will never be shaken in Psalms 112:6 and the personal vow of stability in Psalms 16:8.
Why it lands — The text asserts that steadfastness depends entirely on God's nature as rock and salvation, requiring the reader to anchor personal hope exclusively in Him rather than in shifting circumstances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
Cross-references
- Psalms 62:2 He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
- Psalms 112:6 Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
- Psalms 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Proverbs 10:30 The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
- Psalms 18:31 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
- Isaiah 45:17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
- Proverbs 12:7 The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
- Hosea 1:7 Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”