Bible Strands
Psalms 62:7
My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David (or a psalmist in his voice) declares his settled confidence, addressing himself and then the people in the following verse. The moment follows a statement of unshakable steadiness (v. 6), making this the grounding explanation for that steadiness.
The words — צוּר (tsur) is the word for a sheer cliff face or bedrock, not a loose stone; it names God as the immovable natural fortress. מַחְסִי (machasi) is "my refuge," from the root for taking shelter or being hidden from danger.
The thread — The rock-and-refuge pairing recurs in Psalms 94:22 ("my God is my rock of refuge") and Isaiah 26:4 ("the Rock eternal"), while Psalms 3:3 adds the "glory" element that v. 7's "honor" echoes.
Why it lands — The verse is a claim about where one's weight actually rests; it asks the reader to check whether their salvation and honor are truly on God or on something that can be shaken.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Cross-references
- Psalms 3:3 But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
- Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
- Psalms 94:22 But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
- Psalms 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 95:1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
- Jeremiah 3:23 Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.
- Psalms 46:1 For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Jeremiah 9:23 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Psalms 18:46 The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
- Psalms 85:9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.